Well, I lied about the wordless part. It seems WordPress has sprung a surprise on the change of format in creating new posts. It had been awhile, and I guess since the last uproar died down, it was time to make another change. Ah, dear WordPress, you push us to the limits some days; or at least me, who is on a last nerve kind of place and trying to use my blog as a place of creative relaxation.
Wordless Wednesday ~ Drying Vines
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I thought it was just me! Tried to put out a post very late last night after a long time away and all I could think was wow, I’m more tired and out of it than I thought. Eventually found my way back to the old page. My guess is WP is trying to become more mobile friendly, not a bad thing considering how much more mobile friendly are tumblr and instagram.
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I still cannot for the life of me get back to the old editor in spite of everyone’s help. Trying to go with the flow on the new one. Just noticed today that I don’t think it has spellcheck…I’m in trouble.
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If you go to the WP icon in the top left corner, go down to Blog Posts (under the Publish title). Highlight and click Blog Posts, don’t click the nearby Add, which will take you to your list of posts. Scroll down the menu on the left and under the Posts pin you will find another list, click Add New and that takes you back to familiar country.
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Omg omg omg! It was what you said plus one other blogger’s way and it got me there!!! Thanks.
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Well done!
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In my blog if I go to Meta Admin and then click on Site Admin I arrive at the old editor, this may help somebody else. Why of why do they have to fool around so much ?? They forgot the old saying: if it is not broken, don’t fix it. It was working fine. Website features are not needed for a simple blog.
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Thanks, Vera. I plan a post for tomorrow so I’ll be in there today to try to get back to old editor. Maybe the new one works for some people, but I’m hearing, and reading that it’s just not a good fit for many of us. We should be given a choice.
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I am also stressed by the gratuitous changes… but like others I have found the old editor and I do not yet have to quit posting, even though I post very little these days.
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I’m glad that you keep posting, even if only infrequently. Always good to see you, Vera; thanks for your visit.
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Oh dear me … I’m too nervous to look
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I haven’t had the time to work on this of late. I must go back in and try to find the old editor, or figure out this new one. May the force be with you 🙂
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I feel the same frustration, Angeline – and other commentors. I simply do not like the new editor, and I wrote on the thread to WP. Many of us are angry and frustrated – I also use the old editor and will do so until the bitter end. Many comments were on the writing space – and IT IS TOO NARROW. I told them there are old people here…who still want to blog – me that is, for example. There must be the option of using either editor. I think they have modelled the new one to fit iPads and phones.
thank you for the link , Madhu – I’ll try that.
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Thanks, Leya. I read the WP post about the changes after I had posted this. Reading through the explanations for the new editor is so much gobbledygook to me (and I don’t consider myself computer illiterate).
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Me neither…but this is the closest I have come to stop blogging…
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I agree, it is beyond frustrating, and I cannot understand why they will not give us the option of reverting back to the old editor.
Here is the link to a set of instructions on how to force a redirect to the old editor when you click on the edit button.
Once you get there, it helps to also bookmark the classic WP Admin page.
Totally worth the bit of effort.
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Thanks for the link!!!!
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Most welcome 🙂
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This happened to me when i was away from blogging for about six months. I was totally lost when I came back. I couldn’t find my followers etc…I had to get familiarized with the new one all over again. I’m sorry, but I dislike the new editor. I’m still using the old one. It’s much easier compared to the new one.
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It just threw me for a loop when I opened up WP to see this change after just having posted on Monday! I’m going to hunt down how to get the old editor back.
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It’s still there. Click on “My Site” Then scroll down and click “WP Admin”. This is the old editor.
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This seems easy! Thanks, Anna.
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My pleasure, Angeline. 🙂
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We are of one mind, Angeline, and I let WP know my feelings. How did they respond? WIth the latest version of their editor. I guess they showed me. 😦
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They just don’t make things easy!
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Me too! We should declare war on them.
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They may indeed need to visit you in the PL to be set straight 🙂
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I’ll fetch them out for sure, Angeline!
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I still use the old editor (just go to Posts -> Add New). I imagine WP will eventually force me over to the new, not-improved, version, but I’ll wait until they make me do it. 😀
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That’s how I add a post. I need to get back there today and find the old editor. At least they stopped the “beep boop ” bit 🙂
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First I knew of this. You sent me to WP. Yep, more changes. You have to fool around with it to see how it works. This change doesn’t seem too bad. I have the old editor bookmarked. It’s still functioning fine.
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Change seems to be the name of the game. Now that I’ve had more coffee, I think I can handle it.
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I still use the old editor. I hope they don’t ever take that away!
Alison
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Oh, I’ll have to go look for that. Didn’t see that as an option. Thanks!
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yes WordPress needs to settle down and stay in some kind of easy place…..keeping in mind that we out here in the trenches sometimes find it hard to MAKE TIME to blog and when we manage to do that it is difficult to see that things have changed once again.
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At first I felt like just not posting and moving on, but I can be a stubborn cuss.
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I so agree with you, Angeline. These constant changes are very frustrating. I’m no longer getting my email notifications on time which is very annoying.
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We’ll just have to take a collective deep breath and soldier on.
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