I have not forgotten about my writing. Just too many things and not enough time. In my case too many inputs and not enough output. I am aiming to fix that. More to follow.
BTW – I removed ability to automatically register for a user account. Toooo many bogus accounts were being created. Just book mark the site and come back every so often. Thanks.
Next lesson learned > Be careful when updating your theme as it could affect other areas of your blog. I knew that visitors could not leave post comments. I went into the customize theme section and added the Meta widget which includes the Register and Login links. These are required for interacting with the blog. I saved and published the changes. When I visited the site I discovered the menu was missing. WTH. Thankfully in this instance I only had to re-create the menu. I need to get in the habit of using the Preview option when working on the blog.
Recommendation > Back up your blog and I mean everything. Changes are great but having to start all over is not fun. I will make a future post when I learn more about backing up blogs.
Whew. A week has gone by since I started this blog. According to the web hosting company’s advertisements: quick, simple, and easy. That is a big negative Ghostrider. First four days were spent setting up the domain, policies, security features, email, etc. I called technical support at least three times a day which is ironic as I work in the IT field. Haha on me. Good thing I know how to act like a user.
Lesson learned > You get what you pay for. I went with a basic plan which is sufficient for blogging. However, you are missing a vital configuration tool called the cpanel (or something similar). My blog didn’t exist. Ticket opened. I had no access for setting up the included SSL certificate. Ticket opened. My email will be handled by a different vendor. Ticket opened. Five tickets later I think the issues have been resolved. Except for the specific email set up nothing else should have required my intervention. I guess I didn’t qualify for a discounted rate or coupon for my troubles as I am on the basic plan. The sad part is depending on who I reached in technical support the conversation ended one of two ways: 1) You can upgrade your plan to get more access options or 2) You have 45 days with our money back guarantee. No. The whole purpose is to test ride and determine if I like the provider and see how things operate. Recommendation > If you can afford a higher tier option then go with that. This allows you better and immediate control of your blog. You will probably be placed higher in the support queue also.
Officially blogging since this morning,
Big D
Makes me unwed to my sorrow
Makes me unfed to my demise
Make me misread to my chagrin
Keeps me prim with my approval
Keeps me on a limb with my peers
Keeps me grim with my ideas
Sitting on red…… I think I will just get up
Working to resolve a few technical issues. I am hoping to have an intro and first post by this evening. 6/26/22