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BartC on Blank line in copy

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:52:48 +0000

OK, I think I have found a solution to the WP Visual editor removing blank lines. There is plugin called:

TinyMCE Advanced by Andrew Ozz.

This plugin seems to take a blank line in the Visual Editor and places this code on a line:

at that location. If not careful one will actually end up with more blank lines than intended. This plugin also adds additional function buttons to the Visual Editor tool bar.

I don't understand all the options it has, but the bit for blank lines needs to be selected on its setup page that gets created under Settings.

Jeremy Clark on Blank line in copy

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:22:00 +0000

The Wordpress visual editor is stripping the extra p tags that it thinks are empty. You could try adding this to your custom Css under the style setting page.

#content p {
margin-bottom : 5px;
}

This will give some space to the bottom of your paragraphs. You can adjust the number to get more or less space.

BartC on Blank line in copy

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:50:31 +0000

Thanks Jeremy,

This is a big pain. What do other folks do about inserting blank lines?

Should this not be logged as a bug?

And what about:

Would '& # 1 6 0 ;' hold any better than '& n b s p ;' ? And actually, how are they different?

Jeremy Clark on Blank line in copy

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:34:09 +0000

The visual editor will strip them out whenever you save the post. It's meant to help average users who mistakenly add to many tags. I think I've seen a way to change this behavior I'll have to look around and find it again. I'll let you know of I find anything.

BartC on Blank line in copy

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:30:28 +0000

OK, I disabled the visual editor. Stuck the code in all places where I wanted it. And, this time it stuck.

However, what will happen if I re-enable the visual editor? And, then happen to load that page again, to fix a typo or some such. Will the visual editor then strip all my blank lines out?

Would '& # 1 6 0 ;' hold any better than '& n b s p ;' ? Actually, how are they different? And, should this 'feature' of the visual editor be reported as a bug.

Thanks…

Jeremy Clark on Blank line in copy

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:52:14 +0000

Whenever you go back to the page does it go straight to the html editor or does it switch to the visual editor first. If it switches then the visual editor will most likely remove it. If you go to your profile page by clicking on you name in your site's wp dashboard and then look for the box that says disable visual editor and check it then try it again. I've seen the visual editor cause All kinds of problems.

BartC on Blank line in copy

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:19:46 +0000

Jeremy,

OK, so there is something I am missing here. I selected the code (which I take to be a paragraph tag, with a space the only content.)

Using the HTML version of the page, I insert it on a line all by itself, and update the page. I use a different browser, and look at the page. Indeed there is a blank line where I placed the code. ... so far so good.

I then go back to the page and place another one. Go off and look at the page and indeed there is a blank line where I inserted the second instance of the code, but... the first one disappears!

I look at the HTML version of the page and indeed the first instance of the code is no longer there.

I must be missing something like the 800 pound gorilla, who is just standing in the room, about to sit on me.

The Front Burner

FYI: WP v3.0.1

Jeremy Clark on Blank line in copy

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:52:16 +0000

That is just the wordpress visual editor but instead of the ... you could switch to the html editor and use this code instead.

And it will do the same thing instead of ... will show just a blank line.

BartC on Blank line in copy

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:02:10 +0000

Hi Jeremy,

As a newbie to WP and Techozoic I have a raft of questions. I'll post them as separate Qs:

So here is #5:

The page/post text editor in the WP dashboard is not exactly a WYSIWYG view, by design. However, for us newbies, it sometimes is quite frustrating.

I would on occasion like to have a blank line between paragraphs. And, of course, a simple Enter does not do it. That blank line is ignored by the HTML code.

I have resorted to using a line with three dots as a place holder for the blank. I have tried Ctrl-Enter, and a bunch of other combos, all to now avail.

How is that done?

The site is HERE.

This is on WPv3 and Techozoic v 1.8.7

Thanks
bc

SarahM on Recommended spam filter

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:11:39 +0000

That was easy to do, thank you!!!

Jeremy Clark on Recommended spam filter

Tue, 25 May 2010 11:56:34 +0000

I personally use and recommend Askimet since it is included with wordpress and works very well in my cases. To use it you'll just need to signup to receive your api key. The instructions are included on this page. http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Akismet It is free for non commercial use so I think a church would qualify.

SarahM on Recommended spam filter

Tue, 25 May 2010 11:02:11 +0000

Hi Jeremy,
THank you in advance for fielding questions about Wordpress in general. I am in dire need of a good (but hopefully free) plug-in to stop my comments getting spammed daily and I was wondering if you had a favorite you could recommend for use with your Techozoic template (in case that matters). I would be grateful for your expertise here. Thanks!!

Jeremy Clark on Changing wordpress site to another account?

Mon, 03 May 2010 15:00:37 +0000

It looks like I've got the export/import process finished for in time for the next version. I'll be doing some more testing but should be able to get it released at the end of this week.

acoc100 on Changing wordpress site to another account?

Sun, 02 May 2010 18:51:17 +0000

Great thanks for the quick response

Jeremy Clark on Changing wordpress site to another account?

Sun, 02 May 2010 18:33:35 +0000

No bother at all, I see what your asking now. As it stands now if you do the customizing on your site, you will need to copy two fields from the wp_options table (assuming wp is your database prefix) you'll need to copy the techozoic_activation_check and techozoic_options fields. Then you'll need to import them into the clients database. For some of the smaller sites it would probably be quicker to install and configure on the clients site.

I have also been thinking about adding a way to backup and restore the theme options. I'll look and see how much time this will take and let you know. This would make it easier for you.