New tricks and tips at my new place
Hello dear readers… How YOU doin’? (Say that in your best Joey-from-Friends voice please)
I need to know how you are handling the transition from my sweet stationary old blog to this newfangled Bush Babe of Oz place?
I know there have been some rough patches, a few potholes along the red dirt road you might say. Let’s address a couple of those, shall we? Let’s try and grade those jolts a little smoother for you.
I want you to bear in mind, that I am the ultimate greenhorn when it comes to internety things. Even two years down the track, I go a bit green when faced with code dilemmas. Just ask Conor, my ever-patient WordPress expert dude. I shall be quoting from him in a number of these tips, and running back to him crying if they don’t work. Filled with confidence yet? Now I have lowered your expectations a notch, we should be right to roll. Okay?
NAMES ON COMMENTS: I am hoping that after a certain number of times commenting here, the comments section will start to remember you. Is that happening? If you have a blog, please remember to put your blog address in too so we can come and visit you at your place when you make a really interesting/pertinent/naughty comment. See how Jayne and Jeanie (my clever sister) have done it below… Jayne has even showed off with a link within the comment. Jeanie DID show me how to do this, but I forgot. Time for a lesson again, please dear?
AVATARS: this is the little picture that should come up beside your comment. This is mine:
It doesn’t have to be your face – it can be anything you’d like really. Jeanie sometimes uses a sunflower in hers. It’s totally up to you!
Not every blogger has the option to put this image in their comments section, but I really liked the idea that we could all see the ID you have chosen as well as ‘hear’ your voice in my party comments space down below. More friendly. If you have used WordPress before and have registered an avatar with WP, it should come up each time you put your associated email address in the comments ID box. IF you haven’t used WP before, you can also go to Gravatar (stands for Globally Recognised Avatar) and set your own up for free. It’s the email that dictates the avatar which appears, apparently (quote, unquote Conor!). Have a fiddle and let me know how you go (I hope to even see the results for myself at the bottom of this post!).
COMMENT LUV: this is a new plugin I have activated which allows us to all see a link to your latest post. If you tick it (and you have a working blog url in the ID box) it will automatically bring up the title and link to the last post you published. Cool, eh? If you register with Comment Luv, you can choose which post you want to promote from a selection. I am too lazy to do that, but that’s no reason you can’t get all tricky! If you want it at your place, here is the wordpress link and here is the blogger link.
SUBSCRIBING: I am hoping most of the issues here are ironing themselves out – I will be gradually phasing out my old blog as I am sure that you are all getting the feeds to this new place. Of course, you need to have the new address in your feeder – www dot bushbabeofoz dot com . Most issues are with the ‘Followers‘ tool I use (see the wall of faces to the right). I guess it’s because I kinda hijacked you all over at my old Blogger site and I use a WordPress editor now – it’s foreign to this blog platform and I forced it – I just didn’t want to lose your smiling faces from the little sidebar party that the Google Friends tool lets me have. I’m selfish like that. Conor has helped sort out the back-end stuff, but there still appear to be hiccups for a couple of you.
If, for some unknown internety-gremliny reason (see how I have an iron-tight grasp of nerd lingo here?) you are NOT getting updated feeds through the Friends gadget, please try unsubscribing and then re-subscribing. That might re-set whatever is upsetting the cosmic flow of posts from me to you. (Yes I know Conor, that’s not the right terminology. You’ve met me, right?). It will put your image at the top of the block too. Bonus!
That’ll do for today. I am totally giving myself a headache – too much nerdy stuff and not enough of this…
Tell me how you go though, please… and if I totally bamboozled y’all with my kind of explanation. (Conor, are you ready?)
🙂
BB
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Jayne
Coolies, love the tech talk!
To insert a link within comments it’s just a tiny bit of code you could copy and paste to notepad and keep on the desktop.
here you insert the text you want to be the actual link.
IE – Google then close bracket with the /a will result in Google
.-= Jayne´s last blog ..May 7th with a side serving of natural oil =-.
Jayne
Drats.
text to act as link
.-= Jayne´s last blog ..May 7th with a side serving of natural oil =-.
Jayne
*sob* grrr.
Ironically, I will insert a link to a site to clearly explain the code needed HERE *is now cracking up* lol
.-= Jayne´s last blog ..May 7th with a side serving of natural oil =-.
Tracey
Being a ‘Feed’ virgin, still happy to click around to my fav blogs, it’s all hunky dory for me! I mean, I’d like to think that the comments section would remember me (like at other wordpress blogs) – just cos I’m speshul – but it’s less convoluted than how I had to comment at your blogger blog, so, happy days!
Lovin’ it! And lovin’ your techo terms. Next you’ll be talking about wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff (sorry, Dr Who ref)… or how it’s ‘just the Vibe’ 🙂
.-= Tracey´s last blog ..Socks and gender stereotypes. =-.
debby
Oooh. Technical stuff makes me nervous. Back to my books…
.-= debby´s last blog ..Cautionary Tale =-.
Pencil Writer
Hey . . . Bush Babe! I didn’t understan a thang you sayd. Must be all that there hokey pokey linqo stuffin’ you’s usin’. Huh.
Okay. So sorry for that lapse into the pit of despair and techno talk. I’m very tired, looked sideways and decided I’d better visit sometime in the future (soon) when my brain might be working a tad bit better and try to cogitate and assimilate the wonder of all the goodies you’re offering to help me (us) get up to speed.
I love the new “you”, except for the fact that my razor vision has much less of an edge and I can barely read the white on light gray that comes at the end of comments on this post following Topsy.com in bold blue and is followed by http://bit.ly (etc.) also in bold blue. Oh, to be young again. To be fresh and not so dadblamed tired, etc. (Whine, whine, whine. I know. Sorry.) I’ll be back and blessings for all your work to make this all work. ;-}
Bush Babe
THat’s not just YOU PW… I am hoping my man Conor can do his THANG and fix that text for ALL to see.
🙂
BB
Nancy in Iowa
I still haven’t taken the time to register for a gravitar thingy like my cat’s face that showed on the old blog. I picked Diane and Baby Henry up at the airport this morning!!! Best Mother’s Day present ever.
Problem – I’ve been having some problems getting the latest post to come up for me. It takes 2 or 3 clicks on the daily summary thing to finally get the whole post. Conor? A little help please? I know; my grandmotherly age is showing.
Bush Babe
Hmmm – I will have a little stab in the dark here and point out that:
– A CLICK IN THE SIDEBAR brings THAT post up as the FEATURED post on the FRONT PAGE (it doesn’t bring up the whole post).
– A CLICK ON THE FEATURED panel HEADLINE WILL bring up the ENTIRE POST on a static page.
Does that help??
🙂
BB
Kate
Liking the new site. I never do the feed thing. I visit my bloggy friends directly from my site’s sidebar where I have you all listed. Probably old-fashioned, but that’s just me.
I’m glad somebody understands all the lingo. I just like how it looks. And kudos to Conor.
.-= Kate´s last blog ..A trick I learned today =-.
Kate
I’m back, hopefully with an avatar. I mean a gravatar. We shall see.
.-= Kate´s last blog ..A trick I learned today =-.
Kate
Making sure I typed my e-mail correctly. Trying again.
.-= Kate´s last blog ..A trick I learned today =-.
Bush Babe
I see Kate, Kate, Kate – awesome! Sharp learning curve for us all today, no?
🙂
cna training
Great site. A lot of useful information here. I’m sending it to some friends!
Susan
It looks great BB! But I’m not techno-savy enough to comprehend all your high-flutin’ lingo 🙂 so I’m not sure if I have to do something else or not. I’ll see how this works.
.-= Susan´s last blog ..Aluminum Foil – Survival Cooking Essential =-.
Bush Babe
Yay! Well done Susan!!! 🙂
Amanda
I love the new digs. I did forget to fill in my details a few posts back and posted as anonymous … hope the thingamajigger will remember who I am soon.
.-= Amanda´s last blog ..Dear Darl, it’s May 6 =-.
Bush Babe
Whoo-hoot!!!! The danged thang works!! (To borrow Pencil Writer’s accent for a sec). 🙂
Cheryl
I love this new site! Love the photos and love today’s post as it’s teaching me heaps. I’m definitely a blogging virgin – so found your explanations great. Very easy to understand and not techo at all – sorry Conor – you may no longer be needed!
.-= Cheryl´s last blog ..What Sits on Your Doorstep? =-.
Cheryl
OK, apologies Conor/Bush babe – clearly I still need to sort out this avatar thingy! Off to Gravatar shortly.
.-= Cheryl´s last blog ..What Sits on Your Doorstep? =-.
LeeNJ
When I enter your site, I would REALLY like to see your latest post; not a succession or your last n posts alternating on my screen. Then I have to go to the column on the right and click the top-most one to move it over to the left so I can check it’s date. Then I can click on it (if it’s today’s post) and FINALLY get what I want to see/read. I think that’s about 3 potholes I’ve traversed. :o( (Opera 10.53 I think)
Again, this is with the latest version of Opera
Bush Babe
HINT for all those wanting to skip the sliding front page: just hit the “ALL YARNS” tab under the header and you will get all posts as a static read.
🙂
BB
Jayke
Oook Bush Babe! I’ve following you for a long time blogspot but this is the first time I’ve commented on your new fangled (and totally beautiful!) blog. Let’s see if it works.
.-= Jayke´s last blog ..Ethics in Business: Creating a Need. =-.
Kelly
Okay….I’m trying. Hopefully this will include my photo. If not, I may just give up! I still need to tweak a few things and see if I can get you to work right on the updates on my dashboard at blogger.
.-= Kelly´s last blog ..Oolong Dead by Laura Childs =-.
Kelly
I have been struggling with trying to get my comment published here this morning. Not to mention my avatar (which I hope will show up if I ever manage to post a comment!) and trying to get you to show up in my dashboard updates. You’re URL is correct, so I don’t know why it’s still picking up the old blog!! Grrr!
I’m about ready to throw in the towel.
.-= Kelly´s last blog ..Oolong Dead by Laura Childs =-.
Kelly
I just don’t understand why some days it will post my comments, and some days not. Today has been one of those “not” days.
I’m about to throw in the towel.
.-= Kelly´s last blog ..Oolong Dead by Laura Childs =-.
Bush Babe
Just a note to everyone here – Kelly’s comments have been going to the Spam folder for some reason. I will always fish out comments that are REAL (I am getting a lot more actual spam here than at my previous blog so I do have to leave a filter on).
Please don’t worry if your comment doesn’t immediately show. I check the blog every morning so will correct comments as soon as I see them. And I do so love getting your comments – they make me smile.
🙂
BB
Rhu
Complete confusion. But you expected that of me, right? x
Pony Girl
Just wanted to say howdy, BB! I’ve been so busy I haven’t been reading blogs at all lately. Have a fabulous weekend!! xo
Bush Babe
Hello to PG and everyone for commenting – I am so lucky to have readers who are willing to struggle through my ‘little teething issues’ here… I see the avatars are gradually popping up beside names. Fun!
Hugs
BB
jeanie
It doesn’t always remember me, but as long as you do…
Bush Babe
Don’t be silly! But I DO wish we could work out the ‘remember me’ bit!!! Anyone?
🙂
jeanie
And gaaaah – I have changed my gravatar, why does it keep showing that thing!!!
Cheryl
Hey, what do you know, the gravatar fills in past history. Thanks for the great tips Bush Babe, you’re helping a blog novice learn fast and it’s genuinely appreciated!
.-= Cheryl´s last blog ..Choko Time =-.
Scotty
Just checking in, BB.
🙂
.-= Scotty´s last blog ..Wirrina Cove =-.
Jenni in KS
This is not really the place for this, but I can’t find your email and Twitter is not letting me on. I just wanted to let you know I received the calendars a few days ago. They are gorgeous! Thank you so much!
As for the new blog, it seems to be working just fine for me:o) I got a new job, so I haven’t been able to post on my blog much or even keep up with other blogs (which always comes before writing on my own!).
Jenni in KS´s last blog post ..Musical Monday – Music from Déjà Dead