You did a great job for me and I just want to say thank you. Your feedback on my blog site issues may prove to be just the right kind of critical information I need.
Like Newton figuring out gravity, I’m gonna work out the right formula. Well…almost like him.
I don’t think I’ve ever used my blog platform to just communicate. It’s always about the story. But there’s no story today. Only information.
So, bear with me. I’ll keep it short.
The two issues have been this. One, a seamless and simple way to post a comment. Two, a likewise easy way to share a post if you so choose.
As I’ve watched the stats on my site, both of these functions have fallen off the cliff into oblivion in recent months. Which means either the stories are not engaging or the site has a glitch.
Dang, I hope it’s a glitch.
I don’t yet have a permanent fix to make these two functions easy for you. Partly because I’m extremely tech challenged. Partly because tech support with my host site is somewhat akin to having a root canal and a colonoscopy done at the same time.
If you know, you know.
Here’s what I can suggest for you at this point. Just a few things for you to try on your end.
If you are a subscriber and you get the stories in your email, rather than looking for the “Comment” button, you can just click the REPLY arrow in your email, write your comment, and send it. That by-passes any browser nonsense.
If you’re only reading the stories when they post on FB, you can certainly just comment directly on FB. But if you want to see or add to the comments on the site, you’ll need to click on the Comment button – – – Lawd, if you can find it.
Still working on that one.
As far as “sharing” goes, there’s a couple of things. You can forward the email like any other email if you receive GB in that format.
A FB share, for now, seems a little more complicated. The normal share “arrow” on FB works just fine. It’s the FB share button at the end of each story that I can’t exactly figure out. If you’re in FB, that little blue button at the end of the story works like a dream. If you’re in the email version, that little blue button can flip you sideways and spit you out like a cheap dog toy.
I need to quit before I get too deep for my brain.
What I want to say is this. Keep trying. I’ll be making some changes. Trying different settings. You might try to comment or share and be asked to enter your name and email, but hopefully that’ll be all.
So, thanks for your patience. Keep letting me know what works and doesn’t work. I can’t see what you’re seeing.
I’ll do my best to get this as right as I can. You can always email me at georgiabred1956@gmail.com if all else fails.
Signed,
Your Tech Toad
Georgia Bred 
My advice: Sick Marion on them. They will fix it then, LOL!
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Ok so let me get this straight. So I am suppose to stand on a chair. Pat my head with one hand and rub my stomach with the other as I say to the computer Gods, “ Please let Paul figure out how to get the glitch fixed so we can all continue to enjoy his blog”. Let me know if that works for you. Now I have to try and get off this chair without falling. 😊😊😊
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Paul,
I’ve been reading your blog for a few years now and just wanted to share with you how much I enjoy it. Also, it’s an interesting story how I came to be acquainted with your blog. Years ago, your sister found me (I can’t quite remember how now) because I had a blog about Italy. My husband and I have traveled to Italy for years and decided to actually move here and that was something she was interested in. So we met for dinner and had a lovely conversation and during dinner we discovered that we were both from Hampton! Talk about your small world. My name is Cathy Walls and I didn’t know you or her during my childhood years, but I think you both knew some of my older siblings. I was very sorry to hear of her passing – it was very shocking news to me.
Anyway, your writing is honest and compelling and evocative. I feel like I’m there sitting on your screened porch or tromping through your woods. I moved my blog to Substack last year so I don’t have to worry about all those technical issues anymore. But I don’t really write much these days either. My muse seems to have abandoned me. She’ll be back, but for now I enjoy reading about other’s adventures. My blog was on Word press before I moved it. I’m FAR from an expert but if I can help you in any way I’d more than happy to try. Reading about your issues took me back to when I was trying to figure all that stuff out. The root canal and colonoscopy example is right on the money!
Keep up the writing – love the stories. Especially the ones that take me back to Hampton.
Cathy
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I do recall Marian talking about, sharing the small world discovery. She and Paul really had their sights set on moving to Italy, but it just never came together.
I appreciate your kind words and advice. I have considered Substack but never got very far with my research on it. My biggest concern has been over how the transition affects my archive of stories. I have 700 and I don’t want to lose that history for sure. I also use Word to write my stories and then upload them to my site. I don’t know if Substack will allow me to do that. Finally, the Word Press format syncs with Kindle Publishing, so when I put my books together, it’s a rather seamless copy and paste effort. No idea if I can do that with Substack. I couldn’t see a way to talk to tech support to ask those questions.
I’ll keep trying to make what I have work for a while. One day I may make the change.
Thanks for reading and letting me know your story.
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As my beloved had developed something of an affinity (I think that I spelled addiction correctly) to the bevy of bargains available from Temu, I have found myself in a similar conundrum.
Take for example, an easy to assemble 4’x6′ Pantry/Spice Rack which recently found it’s way to our address.
Surprisingly, the box arrived in pristine condition with only a few scuffs from the conscientious freight handlers between my address and some remote village in China, from whence it originated.
It was packed in a fashion reminiscent of an origami swan but in a more cube like fashion (profoundly efficient).
A list of the parts was included allowing me to ascertain that it was all there, and the assembly instructions were also enclosed in a booklet.
The translator was obviously the same person who provided for his village their approved translation of the King James Bible, and the illustrations suggest that everyone in China is obviously proficient in Yoga. While these illustrations were helpful, interpreting the order of assembly was quite unclear. Needless to say, even after enlisting the help of my neighbor, it took several attempts to make the 436 individual pieces fit together as intended.
I looked for a phone number, or a website for “tech support”, and none was to be found.
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