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139,358 | <p>I have done redirection from 301k as well as from the .htaccess file. The thing is redirection is working fine but still can not index my <code>HTTPS</code> page. While going through the google search console, I found the problem. But don't know how to solve it. <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/uyb3V.jpg" alt="en... | [
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"text": "<p>Using a <code>site:</code> search is not a valid way of checking what is indexed. Google will ... | 2022/05/07 | [
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The proper way to check what is indexed is to check the coverage reports in Google search console. You should add "prefix" properties t... |
139,556 | <p>I'm a web developer using Google Analytics. A client asked us to build a fun "personality quiz" with 4 simple questions. At the end of the quiz we'd show a description of their personality with some custom music to go along with their responses. The combinations are 4x4x4x2 = 128 possible outcomes. The cli... | [
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"text": "<p>When you see this it typically means that sampling is being applied. Thresholding is only applied whe... | 2022/06/06 | [
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When running ad hoc reports I've experienced thresholds in the following circumstances:
1. **The sample is too small** (you seem ... |
139,732 | <p>I want these lines from my <code>.htaccess</code> to execute only if the URL is not <code>/wp-admin</code>:</p>
<pre class="lang-sh prettyprint-override"><code>Header add Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self';"
Header add Content-Security-Policy "script-src 'self';"
</code></pre>
<p>My idea... | [
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"text": "<p>Try something like this instead:</p>\n<pre><code><If "%{THE_REQUEST} !~ m#\\s/wp-admin#">\nHea... | 2022/06/21 | [
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] | I want these lines from my `.htaccess` to execute only if the URL is not `/wp-admin`:
```sh
Header add Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self';"
Header add Content-Security-Policy "script-src 'self';"
```
My idea was something like this:
```sh
<If "%{REQUEST_URI} !^/wp-admin">
</If>
<Else>
Header add Content... | I ended up with this solution. I think in my first try my regex was wrong.
```
<If "%{REQUEST_URI} =~ m#^/wp-admin/#">
</If>
<Else>
Header add Content-Security-Policy "style-src 'self'"
Header add Content-Security-Policy "script-src 'self'"
</Else>
``` |
139,768 | <p>I prefer clean URLs... so my internal links lack the <code>.html</code> or <code>.php</code> extension, and I'm omitting the <code>www.</code> subdomain. The links are resolved by <code>.htaccess</code> rules, and the browser shows <code>example.com/my-page</code>. This makes me smile.</p>
<p>For consistency, I ente... | [
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"text": "<p><strong>Best solution: 301 redirect</strong></p>\n<p>Whenever a user or bot opens <code>https://www... | 2022/06/29 | [
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For consistency, I entered the clean URLs as canonical links and in the sitemap (as `ht... | Here is the solution I came up with after researching for many hours...
```
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?(.+)$
RewriteRule (.*) https://%2%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,NE,QSA]
# 301 exte... |
139,813 | <p>We have a site <a href="https://example.org/forecast/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://example.org/forecast/</a> that at the time of writing redirects to a "time-stamped" (<code>/forecast/month-year/</code>) URL, like so: <a href="https://example.org/forecast/june-2022/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:/... | [
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"text": "<p>I would strongly suggest that you use 301 redirects. The link juice will flow down the re... | 2022/07/05 | [
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] | We have a site <https://example.org/forecast/> that at the time of writing redirects to a "time-stamped" (`/forecast/month-year/`) URL, like so: <https://example.org/forecast/june-2022/>. Say, in December, we will have a <https://example.org/forecast/december-2022/> edition, etc. We may have three or four editions ever... | Per comments, you would also like <https://example.com/forecast/> to be indexed.
**You are correct about your assessment that neither a 301 or a 302 fits your use case.** Although the 302 resolves the issue of caching, and is a little closer to your use case.
**Luis is correct, the 301 is the redirect that passes the... |
139,825 | <p>I would like to understand whether changing a website's link without refreshing will allow web crawlers to effectively parse my page, and aid in SEO.</p>
<p>I have a website, with a dropdown menu where you are able to toggle between options. In my case, you are able to choose a company from the dropdown provided.</p... | [
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"text": "<p>Using the <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/History_API\" rel=\"nofollow nor... | 2022/07/06 | [
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] | I would like to understand whether changing a website's link without refreshing will allow web crawlers to effectively parse my page, and aid in SEO.
I have a website, with a dropdown menu where you are able to toggle between options. In my case, you are able to choose a company from the dropdown provided.
I have bri... | Using the [History api](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/History_API) is the preferred method to create routing between different views of an SPA. It will ensure that link URLs are accessible to Googlebot. I suspect this is true for other search engines as well, but can't say for certain.
Here's an exa... |
139,866 | <p>I have a client whose DNS records have been pointing to Googles MX servers for years, and these MX records are coded into my setup scripts for new DNS setups - however toolbox.googleapps.com was this morning advising the DNS records were incorrect. (I've never looked at this before, so I don't know how long this has... | [
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"text": "<p>If you do a search for <code>gmail MX records</code> the first result is <a href=\"https://support.google.com/... | 2022/07/12 | [
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<https://web.archive.org/web/20140921234242/https://support.google.com/a/answer/174125>
In my experience, it's always worth keeping an eye on changes at Google, for instance by subscribing to their admin newslet... |
139,932 | <p>I have a standalone website dedicated to a particular software brand of a parent development company.</p>
<p>I'm trying to optimize the About us page and schema.org markup so Google would show the Knowledge Panel about the <strong>software brand</strong>.</p>
<p>As numerous guides suggest, in such a case a proper ma... | [
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"text": "<p>I would not nest the Brand inside <code>Corporation</code> on the Brand website. I would use an <code... | 2022/07/20 | [
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I'm trying to optimize the About us page and schema.org markup so Google would show the Knowledge Panel about the **software brand**.
As numerous guides suggest, in such a case a proper markup type for the About us p... | I would not nest the Brand inside `Corporation` on the Brand website. I would use an `Organization` object, citing the Company as the `parentOrganization`. You can keep the rest as is.
```json
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"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Brand_name",
"brand":
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{
... |
139,966 | <p>I have been trying for months now to get Bing to index my personal website, to no avail. I'm not talking about ranking, as I expect it to rank quite low. It is invisible. I don't care about Bing in general but as it's the upstream index for DuckDuckGo this causes discoverability issues. Google has no issue at all wi... | [
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"text": "<p>I think you should re-evaluate your robots.txt. You have it set up to block everything, and then selecti... | 2022/07/23 | [
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Bing claims that there are description issues and missing H1 tags, yet the page they rank highest for our trade mark... |
139,989 | <p>I have several German project web sites, using different components. Let's say one site uses a social media plugin an the other site doesn't.</p>
<p>Can I use the same, <strong>generalized</strong> data protection policy text for the two sites?
Then I could use a policy generator and just activate all options/sectio... | [
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"text": "<p>Your Privacy Policy should disclose what data you collect and how you use the collected data. As a best pr... | 2022/07/26 | [
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Can I use the same, **generalized** data protection policy text for the two sites?
Then I could use a policy generator and just activate all options/sections?
Or... I am **only... | First of all, we need to understand the **legal structure** in a web page.
Usually you have at least 2 documents:
* Terms of Service (AKA TOS or General Terms or GA or General Agreement)
* Privacy Policy
First: It's a contract
======================
First and foremost: The "Terms of Service" is, in fact, a contract... |
140,104 | <p>I have had a website running for a while and it has a small following. What I wish to do now is password protect some specific files that sit in the root directory. So I'd like the user not to see any username/password request unless they attempt to access one of these files.</p>
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"text": "<blockquote>\n<p>I read that the htaccess/AuthName text does not get displayed on the login popup on chrome so I n... | 2022/08/11 | [
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On top of that I also want the user to see... | >
> I read that the htaccess/AuthName text does not get displayed on the login popup on chrome so I need an alternative.
>
>
>
The "alternative" is to role your own authentication system (which could still use HTTP Authentication together with your own server-side scripts) - which is beyond the scope of this answe... |
140,116 | <p>Below is the code that I'm using on a .htaccess page in order to get rid of the ".html" at the end of the URL. It works fine on all pages except for one. Would any of the code on that one page be interfering with this code?</p>
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There is a easy to overlook usability issue ... that when the font changes its size / space it uses it can cause a reflow page repaint for the above the fold portion of the page. This is read by google as page was not ready to be u... |
140,142 | <p>I have a domain hosted on AWS (<code>www.example.com</code>) and it works fine. I have now a temporary need to route traffic from this domain to a temporary Wix hosted domain (<code>www.example.net</code>). I've tried making a CNAME to simply route from <code>www.example.com</code> to <code>www.example.net</code> (s... | [
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There is a easy to overlook usability issue ... that when the font changes its size / space it uses it can cause a reflow page repaint for the above the fold portion of the page. This is read by google as page was not ready to be u... |
140,146 | <p>I am using <strong>Crazy Domains</strong> to host my website. It is controlled by <strong>cpanel</strong>. It is a shared server (for now). I just realized that my login user (effectively <em>root</em> for my part of the server) is also the user that serves the web pages.</p>
<p>I have verified it by running this i... | [
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I have verified it by running this in a php script
```php
echo exec ('whoami... | I have a great deal of certainty that it is all about usability when it comes to fonts.
There is a easy to overlook usability issue ... that when the font changes its size / space it uses it can cause a reflow page repaint for the above the fold portion of the page. This is read by google as page was not ready to be u... |
140,151 | <p>These are my link tags in my index.html (inside the head tag):</p>
<pre><code><link rel="icon" href="./iconePourOnglet.png" type="image/png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="./logo192.png" type="image/png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-... | [
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```
<link rel="icon" href="./iconePourOnglet.png" type="image/png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="./logo192.png" type="image/png" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="./logo192.png" type="image/png" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="./... | I don't have any issues with any of my 16 sites. Yandex is explicit and likes the first favicon to be at least 32X32. So, all my sites do this. Maybe Google also prefers this. And I would put the size on them - for example
```html
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/img/favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" />
<li... |
140,175 | <p>We have a "Thank You" page that users are redirected to after completing a form submission. Random IP addresses are accessing that page over and over causing our analytics data to be skewed.</p>
<p>Here's a screenshot of our page views for the past 7 days:
<a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/bWD8q.png" rel=... | [
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"text": "<p>You could require viewers to have a REFERER which matches the calling page.</p>\n<p>This would only be a par... | 2022/08/19 | [
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Here's a screenshot of our page views for the past 7 days:
[... | You could require viewers to have a REFERER which matches the calling page.
This would only be a partial solution - you would need to work with your webserver and/or script to filter out the bad results.
If your webserver is Apache, maybe something like the following in your htaccess will do you (untested, and not my... |
140,209 | <p>In Germany, lawyers can legally demand money from people who use <em>dynamic</em> web fonts on their websites, if they do not ask the user for permission. (Because of IP data storage.) I used to have this code on a site</p>
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```
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,700&subset=latin,cyrillic" rel="... | You can use the [Google Webfonts Helper](https://google-webfonts-helper.herokuapp.com/fonts) which bills itself as "A Hassle-Free Way to Self-Host Google Fonts". You will just need to:
1. Select a font
2. Choose the character range and font weights you want to use
3. Copy the generated CSS
4. Download all the font fil... |
140,259 | <p>Our website only shows image URLs with the <code>.jpg</code> file extention. When the <code>.jpg</code> request hits the server, we read the <code>accept</code> header in order to find out the best format for the browser.</p>
<p>For example: if the browser is able to process <code>.avif</code>, the request gets resp... | [
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"text": "<p>I don't think, it can make a big issue. But according to the <a href=\"https://developers.google.com/search/... | 2022/08/29 | [
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For example: if the browser is able to process `.avif`, the request gets responded by a file with `.jpg` extention but with `conte... | I don't see any known SEO issue, although the usage of header request information may not produce the ideal results -- I'm going to assume you are providing jpg unless you have good reason to believe avif is supported. IE the <https://caniuse.com/avif>?
List item
But when the browser's identity is not specified, migr... |
140,264 | <p>I'm new to WordPress.</p>
<p>I need to build a 3-page site in various languages.</p>
<p>If it was not multilingual I'd use slugs pages (not posts) and publish like these for example:</p>
<pre><code>https://example.com/ # Home, meta lang=en
https://example.com/recomended-books # meta lang=en
h... | [
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I need to build a 3-page site in various languages.
If it was not multilingual I'd use slugs pages (not posts) and publish like these for example:
```
https://example.com/ # Home, meta lang=en
https://example.com/recomended-books # meta lang=en
https://example.com/do-it-... | This is definitely something you can achieve in WordPress.
However, you'll need a plugin like WPML or Polylang in order to achieve this.
With WPML for example you'll use the install wizard to choose your site's languages and then choose your URL format. When it comes to URL format above, use the **"Different language... |
140,330 | <p>I've seen basic articles online about allowing/disallowing certain subdirectories in <code>robots.txt</code>, but I have a more detailed need than that.</p>
<p>Google search console keeps trying to discover/crawl certain URLs on my site that it shouldn't be doing. It's not a security hazard, but essentially what it'... | [
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Google search console keeps trying to discover/crawl certain URLs on my site that it shouldn't be doing. It's not a security hazard, but essentially what it's crawling are compl... | The directive would be something like this:
```
user-agent: *
disallow: /*unnecessaryPage
```
Thus, anything that comes before the phrase "unnecessaryPage" will be included via wildcard. No trailing wildcard: it is optional because it is ignored. Further examples can be found in [Google's documentation](https://deve... |
140,472 | <p>Does it matter if an image and the link that wraps it each have a title attribute with different text?</p>
<pre><code><a class="cboxElement"
title="xxx"
href="yyy"
rel="gallery">
<img src="zzz"
alt="hhh"
title="www" />
<... | [
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```
<a class="cboxElement"
title="xxx"
href="yyy"
rel="gallery">
<img src="zzz"
alt="hhh"
title="www" />
</a>
```
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140,473 | <p>In e-commerce websites, we want to include product title in the URL for SEO benefit... however the title is not unique so we generally include an id along with the title.</p>
<p>The title is determined by the user, so they may change it to anything they want...</p>
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The title is determined by the user, so they may change it to anything they want...
This is exactly the same situation that happens in stackoverflo... | The code in question should be read as, ***"Link, xxx, Image, hhh"*** the title property should not be read as the alt tag exists and is higher up the chain for ARIA readers. I would say the reading of the source makes perfect sense. But only one title is going to be displayed by the browser unless you have some CSS co... |
140,512 | <p>I'm working dad's website which is OK but very badly coded. There are many errors like missing opening and closing tags, more brackets than is needed etc.</p>
<p>I know in VS Code offers <code>CTRL + SHIFT + M</code> which shows me current errors in opened current file. The problem is, I have in directory over 600 f... | [
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I know in VS Code offers `CTRL + SHIFT + M` which shows me current errors in opened current file. The problem is, I have in directory over 600 files. Some files are... | The code in question should be read as, ***"Link, xxx, Image, hhh"*** the title property should not be read as the alt tag exists and is higher up the chain for ARIA readers. I would say the reading of the source makes perfect sense. But only one title is going to be displayed by the browser unless you have some CSS co... |
140,515 | <p>I want Cloudflare WAF to restrict admin section of WordPress site<code>/wp-admin/</code> and allow access to WP admin section from only two countries India & UAE.</p>
<p>For some reason it block traffic from all countries not only to admin section but also to main website such as <code>www.example.com</code>.</p... | [
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For some reason it block traffic from all countries not only to admin section but also to main website such as `www.example.com`.
To me below setting should only bloc... | This is the easy way, supported in all cases. Limit Hostname with *equals* `example.com`, URI Path with *contains* `/wp-admin` or `/wp-admin/` (this is shown in the screenshot below), and Country with *is not in* `{ "IN", "AE" }`.
[![A screenshot of Cloudflare's Dashboard showing the implementation of the solution, ex... |
140,523 | <p>What does it mean when a domain has status "clientTransferProhibited" and no other domain status indicated in Whois? An example at the present moment would be "mcknight.us" (this is a current example, but not the one I'm interest in). It seems to be just past the "addPeriod". If it h... | [
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> To clarify my question: What is the difference between a domain having exactly one Domain Status line, that being "clientTransferProhibited", and a domain having exactly two Domain Status lines, those being "clientTransferProhibited" and "ok"?
>
>
>
That shouldn't happen (the second case).
The EPP specificati... |
140,620 | <p>Last time I used regex was to manipulate some BGP routes and it didn't go well. I don't expect anyone to write me a full <code>.htaccess</code> file, but: in which order would you write the lines? Should there be multiple <code>.htaccess</code> files in multiple directories?</p>
<p>There are multiple things I want t... | [
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There are multiple things I want to achieve:
1. Remove `.html` f... | My answers a little verbose but since the redirects in htaccess are done once and then forgotten about and these needed to be in one place ... you got a verbose answer.
The 404 error document does not redirect the browser to the 404 page.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
```
# whe... |
140,633 | <p>In Google Search Console, I noticed a few of my blog posts have started to rank for porn-related queries. When I checked in ahrefs I saw a few hundreds of spammy links to my page through a redirect following this pattern: <code>www.example.com?URL=https://shortener.example/dasdsa</code>. It's confusing because none ... | [
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The 404 error document does not redirect the browser to the 404 page.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
```
# whe... |
140,713 | <p>I would like to use a reverse proxy (NGINX) to redirect traffic from let's call it <code>SUBDOMAIN1.example.com/EXAMPLEPAGE</code> to <code>SUBDOMAIN2.example.com/EXAMPLEPAGE</code></p>
<p>Currently, I rank position 1-2 for most keywords, but the name of the subdomain does not describe the site accurately anymore.</... | [
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Currently, I rank position 1-2 for most keywords, but the name of the subdomain does not describe the site accurately anymore.
My question is simple. If I kee... | If your redirect returns a 301 http response for every URL(mean that your URL rewrite rule is done without errors) your ranking will be moved for the new URLs.(But you won't expect exactly the same rankings for every query and you might see a change). |
140,714 | <p>I've read the answers <a href="https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/a/3514/132105">here</a> and <a href="https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/a/19177/132105">here</a> both saying that Google penalizes for a hidden content</p>
<blockquote>
<p>when it is done for the purposes of manipulating the search engines</p>
</b... | [
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>
> when it is done for the purposes of manipulating the search engines
>
>
>
But there are at least two reasons w... | If Lighthouse is warning about dom size that may result in performance issues which can effect the sites rating because of the algo on performance. Can you use a progressive method to get the testimonies via a json request? which allows the page to begin rendering and then updates the page, (fills in the testimonials).... |
140,728 | <p>I have been trying to rank the right landing page for some specific keywords. But the page struggles to rank for the specific keywords. They are only ranking for the home page. The landing page is indexed in google, so got no issues.</p>
<p>Is it a good practice to add internal linking from the target keyword from t... | [
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Is it a good practice to add internal linking from the target keyword from the landin... | If Lighthouse is warning about dom size that may result in performance issues which can effect the sites rating because of the algo on performance. Can you use a progressive method to get the testimonies via a json request? which allows the page to begin rendering and then updates the page, (fills in the testimonials).... |
140,745 | <p>Examples for understanding, please tell me by your experience, is it good to use?</p>
<pre><code>Name_of_film - watch online
Name_of_season_2_episode_4 - watch anime
Name_of_book - read
</code></pre>
<p>Like the main aim, what to do and - between them. Some people told me, that any language's symbols is not good for... | [
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```
Name_of_film - watch online
Name_of_season_2_episode_4 - watch anime
Name_of_book - read
```
Like the main aim, what to do and - between them. Some people told me, that any language's symbols is not good for title, but I think, it'... | It should not affect SEO at all if not overused. It's a safe rule to not use any special characters in titles, but dash is very universal and yes, as you indicated, it makes it easier to read, which is important since in vast majority of cases, UX is more important than SEO. |
140,849 | <p>I recently changed registrars and DNS location from Tucows to Cloudflare for one of my domains. During the change, Cloudflare copied my existing DNS records including SPF, DMARC and DKIM keys. The actual email server did not change.</p>
<p>Prior to the DNS/registrar change, emails from the domain worked fine. Now,... | [
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"text": "<p>The problem could be <strong><a href=\"https://www.webroot.com/us/en/resources/glossary/ip-reputation\" rel=\"... | 2022/11/10 | [
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Prior to the DNS/registrar change, emails from the domain worked fine. Now, after the ... | The problem could be **[IP reputation](https://www.webroot.com/us/en/resources/glossary/ip-reputation)**. The message is rather clear. The specific IP address (209.182.201.150, I assume it's your mail server) is being rejected.
Plus, that IP address is present in at least one **blacklist**, see in Mxtoolbox for exampl... |
141,045 | <p>Can two links to a specific path on the site on the home page be harmful for SEO?</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<pre><code><html>
<body>
...
<main>
<div>
...
<a href="/news">News</a>
</div>
... | [
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For example:
```
<html>
<body>
...
<main>
<div>
...
<a href="/news">News</a>
</div>
</main>
<footer>
<div>
...
... | No, it is not harmful.
Websites can put the same link in both the header and footer to show Google special pages. If you think it adds to the user experience, let it be.
I think this is also an important factor for brand building, mostly corporate websites do this.
Lastly, I've gone through many SEO experts' blogs a... |
141,165 | <p>Is the correct way of defining allow all or disallow all in robots to use <code>Allow: /</code>?</p>
<p>I've seen a variation on this using a <code>*</code> rather than a <code>/</code>.
<code>Allow: *</code></p>
<p>Is the <code>*</code> method valid?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
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I've seen a variation on this using a `*` rather than a `/`.
`Allow: *`
Is the `*` method valid?
Thanks | The correct way to allow everything is to disallow nothing:
```none
User-agent: *
Disallow:
```
See "To allow all robots complete access" on the [official robots.txt website](https://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html).
The `Allow` directive was introduced by Google. It is meant to be an exception to a `Disallow`. Fo... |
141,195 | <p>Both my website's domain name (<a href="https://example.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://example.com</a>) and its IP address (<a href="https://123.456.789.012/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://123.456.789.012/</a>) show up in Google search results. I use Let's Encrypt, who don't allow SSL certificates for ba... | [
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IP addresses rank from time to time in Google.
This is normally a mixture of a) a miss-configured server that exposes the IP address to Google in the first place and b) a miss-configured website that does not redirect the user and bot back to the correct version.
For Google, the IP is a new host and t... |
141,197 | <p>I have a scenario, where I am doing a site migration but the requirement is to show some message on the new site that "We have moved to a new site".</p>
<p>Here's 2 options I could think of:</p>
<ol>
<li>Add parameter to the new URL i.e. <code>https://old.example/product1 -> 301 -> https://new.exampl... | [
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Here's 2 options I could think of:
1. Add parameter to the new URL i.e. `https://old.example/product1 -> 301 -> https://new.example/product1?migrated`
```
+-------... | Nothing is slowing down a google search link to <https://new.example/product1> which is the one you want to promote in search engines.
The hard limit for browsers is 5 301s. Link shorteners, twitter, or google may use up one of them, and if going from twitter to a link shortener you may lose 2 of them. That gives a bu... |
141,357 | <p>I protect the <code>wp-login.php</code> file via my <code>.htaccess</code> file:</p>
<pre><code><Files wp-login.php>
AuthName "Admin-Bereich"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /*path*/htdocs/.htpasswd
require valid-user
</Files>
</code></pre>
<p>Now when I call my website with <code>/wp-admin/</code>... | [
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```
<Files wp-login.php>
AuthName "Admin-Bereich"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /*path*/htdocs/.htpasswd
require valid-user
</Files>
```
Now when I call my website with `/wp-admin/`, it asks for username and password which I specified in the `.htpasswd` file. ... | I think the reason can be much simpler than in the discussion and comments: Check that the URL is exactly correct and the same. Sometimes, if you have set a non-www URL in WP but open it with a www, or if you have set the https URL in WP, but request the site without https, the redirect that happens after the first con... |
141,440 | <p>I have a website with trainings, which belong to certain categories. So naturally I'd like to organize my website URLs in this way:</p>
<p><code>example.com/trainings/{category name}/{training name}</code></p>
<p>for example</p>
<pre><code>example.com/trainings/social/how-to-talk-with-employee
example.com/trainings/... | [
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`example.com/trainings/{category name}/{training name}`
for example
```
example.com/trainings/social/how-to-talk-with-employee
example.com/trainings/social/how-to-talk-with-children
exa... | I would strongly advise you not to duplicate your content since a) this can be considered bad UX and b) would most likely be punished by search engines. (Just try a search on "duplicate content" and "SEO" and you will see, what I mean.)
Alternatively, i see three options:
* You decide on a main category for each piec... |
141,447 | <p>I have Nginx setup and successfully serving SSL to example.com using certbot/letsencrypt. But when I try to reverse proxy to a local machine I get <code>NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID</code>. Here's the basic setup</p>
<div class="s-table-container">
<table class="s-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>role</th>
<th>name<... | [
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| role | name | ip |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nginx server | example.com | 192.168.1.1 |
| Web server | test01.exam... | I was able to get this to work with a wildcard cert. I generated the cert with certbot using this command:
```
sudo certbot certonly --agree-tos --email emailaddress --manual --preferred-challenges=dns -d *.example.com --server https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory
```
I then added `ssl_certificate` and `ss... |
141,485 | <p>How do I tell search engine crawlers not to check a checkbox when indexing my site? I want to do something like this:</p>
<pre><code><input type="checkbox" rel="nofollow" />
</code></pre>
<p>, but the rel attribute is not listed in the list of attributes here: <a href="https://developer.mo... | [
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```
<input type="checkbox" rel="nofollow" />
```
, but the rel attribute is not listed in the list of attributes here: <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input>, which makes s... | Ideally at the same time when you have the .htaccess file with the 301 redirects in place:
You want to have to correct / desired / new URL in your sitemap and in the Google Search Console.
The old files should no longer matter because they are effectively invisible to the outside world, provided that there are no erro... |
141,522 | <p>I have created a website (still under development).</p>
<p>While I am directing to a PDF link in the mobile browser it is automatically being downloaded instead of opening in a new window like desktop browser.</p>
<p>How to make it open like desktop browser instead of automatic download?</p>
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While I am directing to a PDF link in the mobile browser it is automatically being downloaded instead of opening in a new window like desktop browser.
How to make it open like desktop browser instead of automatic download? | [buxik](https://stackoverflow.com/users/3180233/buxik)'s answer from [How to display a PDF via Android web browser without "downloading" first](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7437602/how-to-display-a-pdf-via-android-web-browser-without-downloading-first) looks like a good solution:
>
> You can open a file PDF in... |
141,540 | <p>I ran my website on Google's PageSpeed Insight and one of the following errors that I got was:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Ensure text remains visible during webfont load</p>
</blockquote>
<p>When I expanded this, in one fo the lines below this line was:</p>
<pre><code><link href='https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/font-... | [
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>
> Ensure text remains visible during webfont load
>
>
>
When I expanded this, in one fo the lines below this line was:
```
<link href='https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css' r... | The stylesheet loads Font Awesome.
>
> Font Awesome is a font and icon toolkit based on CSS and Less.
>
>
>
<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font_Awesome>
If you don’t use these icons, don’t waste time and resources loading the stylesheet.
Pagespeed Insights is telling you that the text (in this case icons) are... |
141,579 | <p>I use the <a href="https://getpelican.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pelican</a> static site generator with <a href="https://github.com/arulrajnet/attila" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Attila</a> which automatically creates a page for each of my <a href="https://john.soban.ski/categories.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer"... | [
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The default configuration for Attila created category URLs - and canonicals, for each category w... | The stylesheet loads Font Awesome.
>
> Font Awesome is a font and icon toolkit based on CSS and Less.
>
>
>
<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font_Awesome>
If you don’t use these icons, don’t waste time and resources loading the stylesheet.
Pagespeed Insights is telling you that the text (in this case icons) are... |
141,580 | <p>Bingbot is making these bogus requests to resources that has never been a thing on our domain. We see the same behavior in client domains leading us to the conclusion this is not an inheritage from a previous domain owner, but simply bogus. No other crawlers are doing this.</p>
<p>Does anyone know why Bingbot is doi... | [
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Does anyone know why Bingbot is doing this? ... | A 404 would be the conventional response and technically correct one but a 410 would be better as its considered permanent - unlike 404 - and tells the search engine it should be removed from its engine.
A 418 is only suitable for use on February 30-31, except for testing. Configuration and testing of 418 should only ... |
141,627 | <p>I want to add Google Analytics and Google Ads tags to my website:</p>
<p>This is for Google Analytics:</p>
<pre><code><script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-xxxxxxxxx-x"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer |... | [
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] | I want to add Google Analytics and Google Ads tags to my website:
This is for Google Analytics:
```
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-xxxxxxxxx-x"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
function gtag() { dataLayer.push(arguments); }
... | A 404 would be the conventional response and technically correct one but a 410 would be better as its considered permanent - unlike 404 - and tells the search engine it should be removed from its engine.
A 418 is only suitable for use on February 30-31, except for testing. Configuration and testing of 418 should only ... |
141,725 | <p>I only have a web hosting solution which doesn't include a server config access, this is a mutualized solution.</p>
<p>I would like to try to allow users to access my website only if they have the expected login/password credentials, by using a <code>.htaccess</code> file and a <code>.htpasswd</code> file. However, ... | [
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I would like to try to allow users to access my website only if they have the expected login/password credentials, by using a `.htaccess` file and a `.htpasswd` file. However, without access to the Apache co... | The path for the password file has to be based on your user home directory, not the website url. So something like this (assuming that your website folder is called **public\_html**.
```
AuthName "Protected <foldername>"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /public_html/.htpasswd
Require valid-user
```
But thats a dangerous ... |
214 | <p>I can't find a forward button in IE. It is very frustrating when I am filling some form on the page and accidentally touch the back button and the page with the filled form is gone. There is no way to get back to page with the form (which is the classic function of the forward button in browsers).</p>
<p>Any advice... | [
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Any advice (other th... | A workaround is to make a JavaScript [bookmarklet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmarklet) in your Favourites.
Name it `.Forward` (with a dot in front), so that it is always at the top of your Favourites list.
```
javascript:history.forward()
``` |
257 | <p>I started off with a Samsung Focus, and recently moved to a Lumia 900. I would now like to sell my Focus.</p>
<p>How should I go about making sure that the phone has been properly erased of all personal information so that the purchaser isn't able to get anything off the phone, like Contact info, etc?</p>
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How should I go about making sure that the phone has been properly erased of all personal information so that the purchaser isn't able to get anything off the phone, like Contact info, etc? | Use the reset option of the phone.
It can be found on:
```
Settings > About > Reset your phone
```
As it says on the image, it will make the phone as you have found it on the first ON. It will not only delete all apps and photos, but **will delet... |
874 | <p>Till recently when I pressed search button search menu appeared. But now when I click it IE opens with bing. How to change to old behaviour?</p>
<p><strong>EDIT:</strong>
I've noticed if I go to settings > search I have disabled checkbox for "Get suggestions from Bing as I type"</p>
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**EDIT:**
I've noticed if I go to settings > search I have disabled checkbox for "Get suggestions from Bing as I type" | What you experience is probably that you have changed the browser and search language
```
Settingsv -> region+language -> Browser & search language
```
Set it to English(United Kingdom) for example and then you won't see bing be opened in IE but "as an app" |
1,676 | <p>I have a new Windows Phone using a new Microsoft Account:</p>
<ul>
<li>How do I transfer my contacts stored in the cloud to my new phone? (more specifically, these are phone number associated with a Facebook account)</li>
<li>If I can't do this, can I at least <em>access</em> these phone numbers without using my ol... | [
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* How do I transfer my contacts stored in the cloud to my new phone? (more specifically, these are phone number associated with a Facebook account)
* If I can't do this, can I at least *access* these phone numbers without using my old phone?
[This article](htt... | Your best bet is to export from your old Microsoft account and the import that data into the new account. To do this, start at the bottom of [my answer here](https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/a/1668/1155), and then go to the top and work your way down.
If they are associated only with Facebook, simply go to
```... |
1,963 | <p>Is there a way to temporarily switch the language (or really just the keyboard) for my phone to Japanese? I'm learning Japanese and wanted to practice on my phone.</p>
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```
1. On Start, flick left to the App list, then tap Settings > Keyboard.
2. Select all the languages you'd like to be able to use from your keyboard.
The next time you us... |
2,039 | <p>Rather than buy a dash camera I was wondering if my Nokia Lumia can substitute for one. It's an 820 so it can take an SD card, I've got a 32gb one to already in, and I've set new video to be recorded onto the card. I also have a windscreen mount.</p>
<p>How much video am I likely to be able to record with the phone... | [
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"text": "<p>I don't own a Lumia 820 but this calculation shown be a good guide for how much time you can record.</p>\n\n<... | 2013/07/03 | [
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How much video am I likely to be able to record with the phone on the st... | I don't own a Lumia 820 but this calculation shown be a good guide for how much time you can record.
According to the [Lumia 820 specs on the Nokia website](http://www.nokia.com/global/products/phone/lumia820/specifications/#), the main camera records at `1080p` with a frame rate of `30 fps`. I assume these are the "s... |
2,413 | <p>I am having difficulties with the spell checker / auto correct on Windows Phone 8 on my Lumia 920. In my language, Belgian Dutch, there is a colloquial pronoun "ge". For instance, you would say "You should go there" = "Ge moet daarnaartoe gaan". So, "ge" is <em>not</em> standard language. It's more a dialect and sub... | [
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"text": "<p>If the auto-correct changes the word on you, you can tap the changed word to get your original word back. I do no... | 2013/10/03 | [
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] | I am having difficulties with the spell checker / auto correct on Windows Phone 8 on my Lumia 920. In my language, Belgian Dutch, there is a colloquial pronoun "ge". For instance, you would say "You should go there" = "Ge moet daarnaartoe gaan". So, "ge" is *not* standard language. It's more a dialect and subsequently ... | Go to:
```
Settings -> Keyboard -> Dutch
```
Uncheck `Correct misspelled words`, then go to any text box, type "ge", tap on it and click `+`. Now try it this way. You can also revert the settings and see if it still shows the newly added word or not. |
2,452 | <p>I got my Lumia 720 replaced from Nokia. But, on restore of the app list, it did not restore any of my previously installed apps.</p>
<p>So, I was trying to install each of these again from <a href="https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/my/purchase-history" rel="nofollow">https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/my/purchase-... | [
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"text": "<p>Although there may not be a definitive fix, there are a few things you can try:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Visit <a ... | 2013/10/13 | [
"https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/2452",
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] | I got my Lumia 720 replaced from Nokia. But, on restore of the app list, it did not restore any of my previously installed apps.
So, I was trying to install each of these again from <https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/my/purchase-history> and <https://www.windowsphone.com/en-in/my/purchase-history>. But, on each and e... | Although there may not be a definitive fix, there are a few things you can try:
1. Visit [WindowsPhone.com](http://www.windowsphone.com/) and login.
2. Make sure your phone is listed (top right drop down menu). If you've recently received a replacement phone, make sure the old phone has been removed and the new one is... |
2,544 | <p>Yesterday I bought a Nokia Lumia 520. </p>
<p>How do I set a song as ringtone in this device?</p>
<p>Steps that I followed:
1. Setting -> Ringtones+Sounds </p>
<p>Inside this setting, there is no option for to custom choose our favorite song as ringtone. </p>
<p>I searched previous questions that all are talking... | [
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How do I set a song as ringtone in this device?
Steps that I followed:
1. Setting -> Ringtones+Sounds
Inside this setting, there is no option for to custom choose our favorite song as ringtone.
I searched previous questions that all are talking about windows phone 7 and i di... | There are several restrictions that ringtones have on them and as such, you cannot just set any mp3 (or song). Even if you have one that meets the requirements as a ringtone, you also cannot add a ringtone straight from your music library.
```
If you can play a sound file on your phone, if it isn't protected
with dig... |
2,575 | <p>Contact numbers saved as 'other' on outlook will not sync with my Nokia Lumia 900.
I have 2000+ contacts generated over 10+ years and saved via various mobile devices over the years. These have been saved as 'other' on Outlook and whilst the contact name is syncing the number filed on the phone remains blank.
Is the... | [
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I have 2000+ contacts generated over 10+ years and saved via various mobile devices over the years. These have been saved as 'other' on Outlook and whilst the contact name is syncing the number filed on the phone remains blank.
Is there ... | I'd think the best option would be to move the Phone number out of other. Open powershell and run the following code
```
$outlook = new-object -com outlook.application
$contacts = $outlook.Session.GetDefaultFolder(10)
$contacts.Items | % { if($_.MobileTelephoneNumber -eq "") { $_.MobileTelephoneNumber = $_.OtherTeleph... |
2,862 | <p>I'm using Windows Phone 8 and downloaded songs via Xbox Music app. If I disable data connection while listing to the music, it'll give me this error message.</p>
<pre><code>Sorry we can't play this file on your phone.
Error code 80072f30
</code></pre>
<p>Why does it require data connection to play the music after... | [
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```
Sorry we can't play this file on your phone.
Error code 80072f30
```
Why does it require data connection to play the music after I've downloaded the music... | If you *download* a song through XBox Music (without actually *buying* it), the app requires a data connection to validate your license to play the song. This is commonly referred to as Digital Rights Management, or DRM for short.
If you *buy* the song or album, you can move the file to any other device to play it, an... |
3,089 | <p>I try to update my phone yesterday, but after download i get the following message:</p>
<pre><code>The update was downloaded, but couldn't be opened. (8018830f)
</code></pre>
<p>My phone is Nokia Lumia 920, i have ~20GB free space. I don't wanna rush with reset. Is someone else experience the same problem? Any ide... | [
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```
The update was downloaded, but couldn't be opened. (8018830f)
```
My phone is Nokia Lumia 920, i have ~20GB free space. I don't wanna rush with reset. Is someone else experience the same problem? Any ideas why? | Updated date & time.
That fixed my issue. |
3,999 | <p>I'm finding sending SMS with my new Lumia 1020 is a massive pain in the backside. Compared to my old Lumia 610 running WP 7.5/7.8 it's just plain terrible:</p>
<ul>
<li>If I type "i " it does not capitalise to "I "</li>
<li>"im" automatically changes to "I'm" but "id" and "ill" do not suggest "I'd" and "I'll" as op... | [
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* If I type "i " it does not capitalise to "I "
* "im" automatically changes to "I'm" but "id" and "ill" do not suggest "I'd" and "I'll" as options at all, they di... | Relax there is nothing wrong with your Windows 8.0/8.1
```
Your are missing out on a few settings.
```
To capitalize your "i" go to **settings->keyboard->English**(*your preferred language*) and check-on the **correct misspelled** words on. This will let type much more smoothly.
And once you have checked on you co... |
5,416 | <p>One of the new features of WP 8.1 is shape writing, where I swipe over the keyboard instead of tapping every key individually.</p>
<p>When I try to input a URL using shape writing, let's say:</p>
<pre><code>windowsphone.com
</code></pre>
<p>I try to input <code>windows</code>, then <code>phone</code>, then I pres... | [
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When I try to input a URL using shape writing, let's say:
```
windowsphone.com
```
I try to input `windows`, then `phone`, then I press the `.com` key. What I get is:
```
windows phone.com... | I found this article that details how to do it, but only on Windows Phone 7 and it doesn't apply anymore because in the article their messages.db file just opens up without a problem in a sqllite viewer:
<http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/windows-phone-digital-forensics-2/>
It requires an app called [Windows Phon... |
6,047 | <p>I own a htc 8S which has very limited internal storage where 3.x GB of 4 are already used by the OS itself, and now the Podcast app owns 600 MB of them, leaving only some MB which will never ever again let me install any OS update.</p>
<p>To be clear, there are no stored pod casts at all -- it crashed while downloa... | [
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To be clear, there are no stored pod casts at all -- it crashed while downloading to th... | If you can neither open the podcast app / delete downloaded or temporary files nor move everything to the sd card I guess your only option left is to do a hard reset and clean up your phone that way. |
6,140 | <p>Whenever I try to update my Windows Phone I face an 80072efd (check for updates) error. How can I resolve this update error? </p>
<p>Error Message:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>we are currently unable to check for updates (80072efd)</p>
</blockquote>
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"text": "<p>I found the reason on <strong>windows phone website</strong>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>80072efd</b> - Th... | 2014/11/23 | [
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Error Message:
>
> we are currently unable to check for updates (80072efd)
>
>
> | I found the reason on **windows phone website**:
>
> **80072efd** - There was a temporary issue with a server or your Internet connection during the update.
>
>
> Make sure you're connected to the Internet and try again. It's best to connect to WiFi so you can avoid possible mobile data charges.
>
>
>
Not Only ... |
9,007 | <p>I need to know the format of video produced by my Nokia Lumia 925 Lumia with WP 8.1.</p>
<p>I know what is supported from the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en/mobile/phone/lumia925/specifications/#head_camera" rel="nofollow">specifications</a>, but what is the format when I record a video?</p>
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I know what is supported from the [specifications](http://www.microsoft.com/en/mobile/phone/lumia925/specifications/#head_camera), but what is the format when I record a video? | Both the Lumia camera and the stock camera app record Videos as .mp4 files.
EDIT:
Here are the specs reported by [MediaInfo](https://mediaarea.net/de/MediaInfo) (stripped of all irrelevant data like duration or date and of course some of it depending on settings)
```
General
Format : MPEG-4
... |
9,009 | <p>As far as I know, Windows Phone Doesn't notify you when it uses data. How can I tell if Whatsapp downloads messages in background or only when app is opened?
If it is doing in background than how it is achieving it
P.S i am using Wp8.1 Dev preview with all latest updates</p>
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If it is doing in background than how it is achieving it
P.S i am using Wp8.1 Dev preview with all latest updates | Both the Lumia camera and the stock camera app record Videos as .mp4 files.
EDIT:
Here are the specs reported by [MediaInfo](https://mediaarea.net/de/MediaInfo) (stripped of all irrelevant data like duration or date and of course some of it depending on settings)
```
General
Format : MPEG-4
... |
9,026 | <p>I have a windows phone on which I have a locked up MS Account. I need to restore the phone but first I need to save all the contacts - how can I export the contacts to another device without having the MS Account active?</p>
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EDIT:
Here are the specs reported by [MediaInfo](https://mediaarea.net/de/MediaInfo) (stripped of all irrelevant data like duration or date and of course some of it depending on settings)
```
General
Format : MPEG-4
... |
12,255 | <p>What should I do to fix a brand new Microsoft Lumia 950 that has erroneous low storage warnings, poor battery life, gets very warm and will not download phone update 10.0.10586.29?</p>
<p>Following is the system information:</p>
<pre><code>Model Microsoft Lumia 950
Software: Windows 10 Mobile
Installed RAM: 3GB
V... | [
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Following is the system information:
```
Model Microsoft Lumia 950
Software: Windows 10 Mobile
Installed RAM: 3GB
Version: 1511
OS build... | I'm not quite sure what exactly is creating your Documents & Photos folders, but it is not the "Camera roll bonus". This bonus was added to your account when the automatic upload was active once and it is by design that this wont disappear after you deactivate it.
[This bonus storage will disappear by January 31st 201... |
14,126 | <p>Are there any applications (Windows or Linux) that support the .nar format that is used by Windows Phones to store HDR images? In particular I am wondering if there are programs that allow to change the HDR exposure of the image in the same way as can be done on the phone when I download the .nar container (which ca... | [
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So I did
1. Create a folder inside document folder in sd card or phone.
2. Move pdfs to this folder.
3. Open adobe reader - SD card/phone - document.
Enjoy reading through adobe reader |
14,201 | <p>Is it at all possible to install any version of Windows 10 on the Nokia Lumia 920?</p>
<p>I can't believe this great phone is becoming useless, so I am willing to deploy preview versions or whatever else is available, </p>
<p>Specs from insider app,</p>
<pre><code>App version - 1.4.0.1
OS version - 8.10.14219.341... | [
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I can't believe this great phone is becoming useless, so I am willing to deploy preview versions or whatever else is available,
Specs from insider app,
```
App version - 1.4.0.1
OS version - 8.10.14219.341
Branch - WPB_CXE_R1
OEM - N... | Last few months have been quite frustrating.
First I was told my Lumia 920 wasn't getting Windows 10, then it got absolutely shut down from [insider as well](https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsphone/comments/4sezso/psa_if_you_want_windows_10_mobile_on_your_lumia/).
Well, this weekend I've decided to spend some time on i... |
53 | <p>For example, if someone posts a picture of a tool or a piece of wood, how should that be handled?</p>
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If ... | I would vote against "what type of wood is this?" questions. On a few of the facebook-based woodworking groups I participate in, it is a nearly endless stream of "what kind of wood is this?" posts. They're really tough to provide substantive answers to beyond "yup, looks like Fir to me" |
205 | <p>I'm splitting this question off from the original question, <a href="https://woodworking.meta.stackexchange.com/q/53/49">Are wood identification questions allowed?</a>, because the answers to that question only addressed wood identification and not the other identification questions that I had really hoped to addres... | [
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For exampl... | It wouldn't matter for somebody searching if the question was edited.
If you do not know how to spell a word, the fact that the words in a dictionary are sorted in alphabetical order doesn't help very much.
I think that identification questions are very valid.
The point that it could be a localised problem is very l... |
233 | <p>If nothing else I am <a href="https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/questions/1708/what-alternatives-are-there-for-pocket-screws">proof</a> that doing to projects is insight for questions. Which was the goal in the first place. </p>
<p>I have just made a workbench from the: <a href="https://woodworking.meta.stacke... | [
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I have just made a workbench from the: [Community Project: Lets build a workbench!](https://woodworki... | Since the point of these projects is partly to generate content for the main site, most of the techniques you learned should result in new questions or references to existing questions. I think it's also important to list the tools you used, in case someone wants to rise to the challenge and build the project using too... |
2,221 | <p>I'm planning to build a wooden box project for my Raspberry PI, plus speakers. The layout / configuration that I'm thinking of is a three box system; one for the Raspberry PI (plus joystick, buttons, power supply, connectors etc) and the other 2 for the speakers. I would like the system to have two modes; packed a... | [
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> Things that I've heard can be used: mineral oil, vegetable oil, 3-in-1 oil, ATF, kerosene.
>
>
>
Yes these can all be used. ATF should be avoided as it can contain ingredients you don't want on your skin, and there are many reliably safe alternatives.
**Mineral oils**
Commercial honing oils are nine times o... |
2,682 | <p>So the other day, I found a wonderful set of large knob-shaped wall hangers from Sheffield home at T.J Maxx, so I bought them all. But when I got home, I realized that there was no hardware included with the knobs and no directions on how to install the hangers. Does anyone out there know how these particular knobs ... | [
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Here's the keyhole in glorious ASCIIart, with labels, to make this easier to explain:
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3,232 | <p>I am trying to reconcile the following 3 points but cannot:</p>
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<li>It is <strong>extremely important</strong> to let wood sit for a while in the environment it is intended to be used in before using it for a project so that it reaches equilibrium moisture content (EMC) with the environment. Evidence: This adv... | [
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1. It is **extremely important** to let wood sit for a while in the environment it is intended to be used in before using it for a project so that it reaches equilibrium moisture content (EMC) with the environment. Evidence: This advice comes up time and time... | >
> In such a wildly changing environment, how is it actually possible to let wood reach its EMC, or is the advice misguided, and does it not actually matter?
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>
>
It does matter, and the moisture content bit is a bit easier than you're making it out to be. Let me explain.
Humidity fluctuates throughout the day,... |
4,606 | <p>completely new woodworker and I wanted to make the object shown on the website and video below, without power tools, I understand that chisels can be used but can someone explain me how and which chisels to use? And alternatives? Also what would be a good set of chisels for a beginner and this project? Also I plan t... | [
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"text": "<p>Although I have not seen your tablesaw, I have used other portable contractor saws and they tend to have several... | 2016/09/06 | [
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5,460 | <p>I finally got a decent craigslist haul of a #4, #5 1/4, #6 Stanley Bailey and a bunch of spare blades. </p>
<p>I have been searching online and can find explanations for each of the adjustments. But I am having a hard time understanding how they interact together.</p>
<p>For example, moving the frog back is for t... | [
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I have been searching online and can find explanations for each of the adjustments. But I am having a hard time understanding how they interact together.
For example, moving the frog back is for taking larger shavi... | Starting note: cap iron = chipbreaker.
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> For example, moving the frog back is for taking larger shavings and less figured wood. Moving it up is for smaller shavings and more figured woods.
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> A similar logic applies with the chip breaker.
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That's correct in essence but you can simplify matters for you... |
6,317 | <p>Recently I've asked in a couple of places about which oils should be used to finish cutting/butcher boards. Mineral oils were on the list as well as other types of products (tung oil, waxes, etc.). Another recommendation was "Hard Top Oil" by Borma Wachs (<a href="http://www.bormawachs.com/schede-tecniche/... | [
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My Go To for chopping boards and the like ... |
6,497 | <p>According to the article in fine woodworking on gluing up joints: </p>
<p>The formula for number of clamps required is (square inches of glued joint x PSI for the wood in question) divided by PSI of the clamp you are using.</p>
<p>I am gluing up a desktop made of 2x2's of different hardwoods (red oak, cherry, waln... | [
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"text": "<blockquote>\n <p>That works out to 45 3/4 inch bar clamps for a 6' length!<br>\n This means I need a clamp every ... | 2017/10/01 | [
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The formula for number of clamps required is (square inches of glued joint x PSI for the wood in question) divided by PSI of the clamp you are using.
I am gluing up a desktop made of 2x2's of different hardwoods (red oak, cherry, walnut, maple and pop... | <http://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tips/techniques/skills/take-it-easy-with-clamping-pressure>
According to this Article the makers of Titebond recommend 175 to 250PSI for hardwoods, and they also say that a C-clamp can exert about 2000 lbs of pressure. Plug those numbers into your equation and you get 72 x 1.81... |
7,089 | <p>I always thought that this wasn't done, because the screw would likely blow out, unless it's perfectly aligned.</p>
<p>I'm wondering if there's a name for this technique (using screws to reinforce a butt joint), and if there's a jig or technique for drilling the holes? </p>
<p>For example, cross-sectional view:</p... | [
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I'm wondering if there's a name for this technique (using screws to reinforce a butt joint), and if there's a jig or technique for drilling the holes?
For example, cross-sectional view:
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screw ... | In that particular video, the guy is working with particle board. There is no grain structure in particle board (or MDF for that matter), so there really isn't a 'good' way to make a butt joint.
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The screws that... |
7,223 | <p>I have been considering creating a set of gaming dice.</p>
<p>I would need to create 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 20 sided dice.</p>
<p>The problem is I have no idea what would be a good way for getting the dimensions/sides even.</p>
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I would need to create 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 20 sided dice.
The problem is I have no idea what would be a good way for getting the dimensions/sides even.
Please provide an example of the best way to do this using the 20 sided die as an example. | The issue, as you probably already know, is not one of drawing regular polygons, but one of shaping regular polyhedrons.
There are five regular polyhedrons made of equilateral triangular faces, square faces or regular pentagonal faces.
They can all be created without ever constructing any of the component polygons. T... |
7,293 | <p>I'm not necessarily new to woodworking, but new to lathes. I've borrowed a Rikon 70-100 lathe from a friend. It has a MT2 receiver in the tail stock, and currently has a live center on the tail stock. To remove the live center, I just rotate the hand wheel on the tail stock counter clockwise far enough to get the ... | [
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9,984 | <p>How do I cut out a circle in exsisting wooden counter top and use the cut out piece as a lid (flush) so it doesnt fall through? e.g. a "stepped edge? Obviously I am not using the correct terminologly, hopefully someone knows what I am trying to say. Thanks in advance to all replies, much appreciate</p>
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9,997 | <p>Blade rookie here. I have a 1.5HP table saw with a 10" blade. The blades I have been using are fairly new higher tooth finishing blades, such as the Diablo 1060X. To avoid the friction burns when ripping and cross cutting 3/4" birch, I started having to cut only an 1/8th" deep at a time, raising the blade between pa... | [
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13,144 | <p>I've heard lots of rip cut guides say that you should have your workpiece between the blade and the fence and the offcut on the free side of the blade.</p>
<p>The thing that bothers me about this advice is surely it should be based on which side is wider / narrower.</p>
<p>For example let's say I have a long board t... | [
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The thing that bothers me about this advice is surely it should be based on which side is wider / narrower.
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13,169 | <p>I'm working on one of my first DIY projects that's a combination of some 3d printed parts along with one main wood piece. The goal that I'm trying to achieve is a static keyboard tray that hangs under my main table. I think I have a somewhat sturdy custom clamp that attaches to my table, and it will allow the tray t... | [
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Tools:
* Drill + bits.
* Hand saw.
+ Any hand saw will do just fine
+ Here's one example:
[![hand saw](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KBOR... |
13,929 | <p>I have a few dados to make with a router on MDF boards.</p>
<p>The boards are 28 to 40 cm (11" to ~15 3/4") wide, and lengthwise they range from 80 cm to 250 cm (~31 1/2" to ~98 7/16").</p>
<p>I'm looking for good ways to clamp a fence for my router.</p>
<p>By good way, I mean: that doesn't inter... | [
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The boards are 28 to 40 cm (11" to ~15 3/4") wide, and lengthwise they range from 80 cm to 250 cm (~31 1/2" to ~98 7/16").
I'm looking for good ways to clamp a fence for my router.
By good way, I mean: that doesn't interfere with the router when I'm routing, an... | I presume you're routing the groves across the short direction of the long brown board.
Use an edge clamping guide such as this inexpensive one from Harbor Freight:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ImMTE.jpg)\*No endorsement intended or implied, it's just an e... |
14,203 | <p>I want to glue two 3/4" (11/16" actual) sheets of Baltic Birch plywood together to make a 1.5" (1.375" actual) thick sheet.</p>
<p>I then want to add two "legs" coming out of the edge of the plywood, so that it looks like this:</p>
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> 1. Is it feasible to drill into the edge of glued-together plywood like this?
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>
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Yes.
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14,335 | <p>More details on what I'm building below.</p>
<p>I need something to hold 3/4" plywood in place sturdily enough that I can keep my angles correct and mark it; but loosely enough I can take it apart easily.</p>
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I need something to hold 3/4" plywood in place sturdily enough that I can keep my angles correct and mark it; but loosely enough I can take it apart easily.
I could drive screws in and then drive them out and then drive them back in again, but that seems inadvisable, and it wo... | 1-3/8” 23g, if you use enough of them, will probably hold a structure together long enough. (Top tip: don’t waste time trying to lever the old nails out after disassembly. Just bend them back and forth until they snap, usually below the surface.)
2” 18g nails would do better if you could bear the marring. Understand t... |
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> **Possible Duplicate:**
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> [Write and Elevator Pitch / Tagline](https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/219/write-and-elevator-pitch-tagline)
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314 | <p>This is a bit embarrassing, but it appears that the OpenID button that allows you to log in with a WordPress.com username is not working. I'm not sure if this is on SE's end or on WordPress.com's end, but it will cause problems.</p>
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501 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
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"text": "<p><a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/stackwordpress\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.... | 2011/03/18 | [
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> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Community Promotion Ads - 1H 2012](https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/808/community-promotion-ads-1h-2012)
>
>
>
### What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is Going On Here?
TL;DR -- put images and links in the answers. If they get voted up enough, they will ap... | [](http://twitter.com/#!/stackwordpress) |
513 | <p>Am I doing something incorrectly in the following answer: <a href="https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/12809/retrieving-all-links-from-a-post/12813#12813">Retrieving all Links from a Post?</a></p>
<p>In the edit view the code highlights as expected, but in the answer the code is just red.</p>
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"text": "<p>Add opening <code><?php</code> tags.</p>\n\n<p>(Why do I have to add extra characters?)</p>\n"
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] | Am I doing something incorrectly in the following answer: [Retrieving all Links from a Post?](https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/12809/retrieving-all-links-from-a-post/12813#12813)
In the edit view the code highlights as expected, but in the answer the code is just red. | Thanks to [Jan Fabry](https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/users/8/jan-fabry), I figured this out. The post was taged "regex", so the syntax highlighting defaulted to regex mode. Jan modified my post so that, just before the code block, there was the following comment tag:
```
<!-- language: lang-php -->
```
This res... |
602 | <p>I know we've already had a question about duplicate posts on meta about it <em>(the irony! :)</em> but that question doesn't address the issue in exactly the same way I am wanting to address it:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/316/how-to-deal-with-duplicate-questions">How to... | [
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* [How to Deal with Duplicate Questions?](https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/316/how-to-deal-with-duplicate-questio... | I agree that we need more canonical answers, and I am already thinking of some areas where I could provide some. One problem is that they might turn out to be complete manuals, but a manual where there was none before ("missing" parts from the Codex) is better than nothing at all. I don't think they *need* to be commun... |
784 | <p>I think one of the reason we have so many unanswered questions is because vagrant users come by --> ask a question --> get answer and never bother to come back and understand/ know how to vote ( or care).</p>
<p>You know something like " Hey someone took the time to answer your question on WPSE, it would be great i... | [
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"text": "<p>If the email could be automatically sent by the system (i.e. not a to-do task for moderators) then this might be a... | 2011/10/21 | [
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You know something like " Hey someone took the time to answer your question on WPSE, it would be great if you took... | If the email could be automatically sent by the system (i.e. not a to-do task for moderators) then this might be an OK idea.
A lot of times, the drive-by question askers are referred here by other sites (i.e. Stack Overflow, the WP forums, Twitter) and they simply aren't a regular visitor. In other cases, the asker mi... |
808 | <blockquote>
<p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
<a href="https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1309/community-promotion-ads-2013">Community Promotion Ads - 2013</a> </p>
</blockquote>
<p>A new year means, a new start of ads! And hopefully better schedule adherence. Which we're doing by swi... | [
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"text": "<p><a href=\"http://twitter.com/stackwordpress\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur... | 2011/12/02 | [
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> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Community Promotion Ads - 2013](https://wordpress.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1309/community-promotion-ads-2013)
>
>
>
A new year means, a new start of ads! And hopefully better schedule adherence. Which we're doing by switching to a yearly cycle anyway.
### What are Comm... | [](http://queryposts.com/) |
921 | <p>There's one annoying bug:</p>
<p>Try to do write a list and then add some code. If you don't place another line of text in between, the code section breaks and the first and last lines jump out of the formatting:</p>
<h3>Testcases:</h3>
<ol>
<li>This is</li>
<li>Some list</li>
<li><p>with items</p>
<p>// And som... | [
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"text": "<p>It's actually just allowing you to choose between putting your code in the list and putting it outside of ... | 2012/02/23 | [
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] | There's one annoying bug:
Try to do write a list and then add some code. If you don't place another line of text in between, the code section breaks and the first and last lines jump out of the formatting:
### Testcases:
1. This is
2. Some list
3. with items
// And some code
if ( list( $code, $items ) )
break;
An... | It's actually just allowing you to choose between putting your code in the list and putting it outside of the list. To put it in the list, you must double indent (2 tabs or 8 spaces to start the block). For example:
* This is
* a sample list
* and here's a codeblock in that list
```
// << 8 spaces
// leet code goes h... |
987 | <p>I got a big red banner at the top of WPSE saying this:</p>
<pre><code>WordPress requires external JavaScript from another domain, which is blocked or failed to load.
</code></pre>
<p>What is it implying?</p>
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"text": "<p>I don't know how clearer that message can be...</p>\n\n<p>For this website to work fully it loads JavaScript fil... | 2012/03/13 | [
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```
WordPress requires external JavaScript from another domain, which is blocked or failed to load.
```
What is it implying? | I don't know how clearer that message can be...
For this website to work fully it loads JavaScript files, some of which are loaded from different domains (CDN's).
You will get this message if your browser is blocking these JavaScript files or for whatever reason they didn't load... |
995 | <p>I was going through WPSE this morning doing my best to answer what I can and I came accross a few closed questions, mostly for off topic.</p>
<p>Let me get this out of the way, I <strong>do</strong> agree with the scope as defined in the faq, and I <strong>do</strong> agree with flagging post's that are clearly off... | [
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Let me get this out of the way, I **do** agree with the scope as defined in the faq, and I **do** agree with flagging post's that are clearly off topic or thinly veiled attempts at ... | Some notes …
1. A question can be reopened once the poster has improved it to fit into our scope. Such a decision is reversible.
2. We moderators have no control over the message appended to the close notice. It is automated. Yes, it could be more friendly. But the link to the FAQ should help.
3. It doesn’t matter how... |
1,159 | <p>When creating a question it is not interpreting code blocks correctly when you indent with 4 spaces.
For example:</p>
<pre><code>This should be code!
</code></pre>
<p>But it is not.</p>
<p>EDIT: must have a blank line before and after block code, maybe specify this in instructions?</p>
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For example:
```
This should be code!
```
But it is not.
EDIT: must have a blank line before and after block code, maybe specify this in instructions? | You need an empty line before and after the code block. Otherwise the line break is ignored by Markdown. |