Toast ~

On By cindy knokeIn Birds, Conservation, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, Tech Marvels, TRAVEL REVIEWS, Wild Life

(click to enlarge) This blog is burning,

but, unlike California deserts,

there is no rain on the horizon.

The blog continues to be overwhelmed with WP errors. There is the unfollowed followers issue and there are now 26K+ and growing daily, PHP warning in my WP site logs linked to WP installed/managed plug ins.

PHP warnings are caused by unwanted errors in code or script. They are warnings that there are problems that are likely to cause bigger problems in the future.

Additionally, Google has identified 1.26K blog pages not able to be indexed by google due to redirect errors.

I am not hopeful that this will be fixed.

So, unlike the rain in the desert,

making wildflowers, rivers and waterfalls,

this blog continues,

to burn.

Cheers to you from the wet and happy Sonoran Desert~

Note: Desert wildflowers in order are: Bristlebush, Prickly Pear Cactus, Desert Willow and Desert Marrow.

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286 thoughts on “Toast ~”

  5. WP has certainly been glitchy. Some people I know recommends Substack, but I don’t know if I want to go there or just use the blog on my website. I will follow your blog no matter where you end up being! 💖

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  14. We’ve had a whole bunch of new censorship laws in Canada, Cindy. Between big brother and big business they’re bound to mess it up. Not to worry, your photos are lovely and still getting through.
    Leslie

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  17. Oh no, what’s going on with WP?! I’m so sorry to hear it’s giving you problems. I’d be so frustrated and upset. Yes, I can still see your blog. If any changes, please keep us updated.

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  19. It’s so discouraging to be plagued with WordPress errors. Have the misnamed “Happiness Engineers” been able to help at all?

    I love the flower photos in particular. They’re always so cheery.

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    1. I was ready for the happy ones. I had lots of screen shots! 😉 😉 (Their default response is send screen shots). But when I tried to send the screen shots in chat, they became suddenly “unavailable.” Happy Mother’s Day Liz 👩👩‍👧‍👧😘💗

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  22. Your photos are so gorgeous and WP is such a dick. So many glitches and problems, it is disconcerting. Hope they do resolve themselves without any big issues!

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    1. Cracking up….. I love the way you don’t mince words here Dale!! Now I want to quote you, “Stop being such a dick WP!!” Thanks dear one & Happy Weekend! 🙂 🙂

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  23. You made more very beautiful photos, Cindy! So beautiful. I’m sorry that your site is having technical difficulties Cindy but the site operates perfectly on my end. Fingers crossed for you!

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  25. I love this post … and iknow that I have difficulty even commenting or getting the Like button to work. I haven’t done anything on my own blog for a long time, sounds like it will be difficult if/when I do! Hang in there, we all love your posts!

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    1. Hi Barbara! Wonderful to hear from you. I didn’t even mention the erasing likes issue. I didn’t want to sound like a complainer! I hope all is well with you my friend and thank you for your thoughtfulness დ

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  27. Beautiful pics Cindy, Amazing how flowers bloom in the desert. WP is always a challenge with its primitive system and the fact that so many people are involved improving and changing script to so called‘improve’ it. My old boss use to say: If it ain’t broke don’t fix it’
    Many of us older mature bloggers are frustrated with the lack of information when changes are made, or errors occur due to someone playing with the script. The desert flower is beautiful Cindy.

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    1. Yes. You summed it all up perfectly. The lack of transparency or information regarding issues creates problems for them with their clients (us) that are unnecessary. They do have a lot cooks in the kitchen, and a lot of bloggers to cook for! Thanks for your thoughtful comments. They are appreciated დ

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    1. Smiling…… Exactly! Thank you Wally. This reminds of your comment to me when my house flooded years ago. You basically said, there are ‘bigger problems in life.’ You are prescient. My WP blog problems don’t carry much weight in the scope of life’s real problems. Stay well my friend and so wonderful to hear from you დ

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  30. WP has indeed been glitchy (like my chrome browser). Are you on WP dot com or self hosted? Some bloggers have reported their themes are no longer supported. Besides all that your pics are exquisite as always, my friend!

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      1. That’s actually good, Cindy. Years ago my blog went wonky and WP fixed it. My images were disappearing. It took them 2 weeks but I haven’t had any problems since. We all love your images and amazing photography, I’m sure they’ll get it sorted.

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                1. Amazing we’re still here and plugging away. They told me they “retired” my theme! Thanks muchly. My theme needs to be more ‘modern’, like modern is better.

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                  2. Anonymous

                    Dear Cindy, I just noticed this sad news about once more some WP problems. Hopefully everything got solved by now, but it is useless that those behind the organisation of WordPress do not come to see and understand that not all new stuff is appreciated because it often is not practical at all.

                    On some of my sites I got a notice to change to a ‘more modern theme’, though there I could only blog in the Gutenberg block editor, which is totally unpractical. For the reblogging of certain articles on From Guestwriters I am stuck with that block editor, so I am doing my best overthere. For the rest I keep to my ‘retired theme’ too. Your theme is a very good one, so I would also stick to that one.

                    Concerning the payement bid, I thought you and other subscribers would be having more impact. But when I look at certain reactions from bloggers, they also seem to be deaf to their payees.

                    In any case hopefully you shall manage to continue to offer so many people in the world your beautiful pictures without too many problems, and give them a smile on their face.

                    As Val Boyko writes: Your captures of nature overcome man made technical issues.

                    Thank you very much for continuing sharing all that beauty with us.

                    Love,
                    Marcus

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                    1. Strange also that my reaction showed up as ‘Anonymous” though I am logged in as Marcus Ampe. That is also one of those ‘particularities’ of WP I suppose…..

                    3. Thank you for your incredibly kind words Marcus. You are so very appreciated my friend. I am very sorry you are experiencing all this frustration. The “modern” theme requirement “update” reduces image size of photographs and data content in posts. It appears like social media online platform landlords reducing the size of online rental properties to tenants without notification. Besides all of this frustration, there seems to be so many kinks in the system, so many php errors, and plug-in errors, and other glitches. I got in discussion with WP about content moderation early on in blogging. I don’t think it made me popular. The connections I have made with wonderful friends like you Marcus, all over the world, have been a joy in my life my friend, and have made it so worth while. Thank you for your kindness Marcus and be safe and well დდდ

  36. I know that’s frustrating and worrisome, Cindy. Fingers crossed for you. I could tell that they had been monkeying around again, and they always drop plenty of wrenches when they do.
    Glad you got some beautiful rain. It’s been such a long time since there was any down here. Hugs.

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  38. Vicki

    Love the flowers and waterfalls.

    I’m also sorry to hear about your WP difficulties, but with my own (WP probs) going on for months if not a year, I don’t see much resolution to my problems either.

    There was a suggestion that paying for a m/ship or theme would rectify some, but I don’t believe that either. If problems continue, WP might lose some bloggers altogether.

    Some blogger’s sites I have to log on to WP every time I want to comment and it’s got to the stage where the hassle and extra keystrokes for some one like myself who has chronic pain/fatigue health issues is tiring.

    Other WP bloggers I can comment on direct without having to log on for every comment, so I don’t believe it’s my computer that’s the problem. I conclude it’s something to do with the Themes or Templates bloggers use. I’m a bit technology challenged to its all beyond my brain capacity.

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    1. This sounds even more frustrating than my issues Vicki. I am so sorry. It sounds like glitch after glitch. I know bloggers have reported difficulties leaving comments and likes, and of course being unfollowed. Paying doesn’t make a difference. I did that, thinking it would work, and it doesn’t. I’m sorry you have been experiencing this for so long. I agree with you. I don’t hold out hope for a fix დ

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    1. I am so glad you haven’t woken up Bruce! Sleep is very good for you. Whatever you do, don’t piss off The Happiness Engineers. It will make them unhappy, and you more so 😉 😉

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  42. Ever since Matt Mullenweg stepped away from hands-on work with WP, they have gone downhill. WP is programmed in PHP with Javascript. It appears that some of the “happiness engineers” aren’t so good at their craft.

    I have noticed a lot of “likes” disappearing and uploaded videos not playing in the Reader. I have several videos stuck in the cache. Everything works fine on my direct site but, the Reader is a mess.

    I feel for you. I don’t know how much longer I will be able to blog. I have no desire to change my theme nor do I wish to shell out gobs of money if things keep breaking.

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    1. Yes! The reader is a serious mess. It elimates people. And I have to rely on the reader to respond to people. Plus, if you bought a paid plan, which I recently did, it only make things worse. But, if you try to unsubsribe from your paid plan, they helpfully inform you it may likely terminate your site. Seems like a zero sum game to me. They win. I lose დ

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        1. Actually, things are better. WP has located the plugin that is causing the problem and feel they can fix it. I have the business plan, and WP reminded me I bought it for the photo storage. I have already far exceeded the storage capacity of the standard plan.

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      2. It is incomprehensible how they choose to place articles in the Reader. I did try everything to get you in the “Reader” system or to get a regular notification of your publications. This under my own name “Marcus Ampe”, whilst I also regularly check your writings under “Guestspeaker”. As such I try to follow you and adding likes as well. Though it is a pity, I did not manage to get a pop-up or notification in the reader when you publish something.

        Probably I shall not be the only one with that problem. I also have followers or readers who by moments do not get updated anymore, or somehow got unsubscribed.

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        1. Yes. There are many options in social media platform toolboxes to amplify/de-amplify content. The reader enrollment, and notification of posts are just two examples. There are many others I have observed over the years. Some are transparent, like linking blogs to other blogs in the reader. Other content moderation is not transparent at all. I am noticing a new one, identifiers of new bloggers who like posts are eliminated about 30% of the time preventing one from visiting their site or knowing who they are. All of these things de-amplify and moderate content.

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    1. Laughing….It is definitely contagious John. Don’t communicate with me ever again. It will imperil your website. It is more contagious than covid’s latest mutation, it is more like avian virus, or monkey pox, or all the other contagious doomsday threats 🙂 🙂

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    1. It is so very GOOOD to be back in touch with you Pauline! This was another WP issue. You should have, but didn’t appear in my WP reader. The WP reader is the only way I can stay on top of comments. And you weren’t there. I missed you and Jack a lot დდ

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  46. And I thought I had WP issues. You win, sorry for that. BUT here you are, here’s your good eye imparting fair service to us all (many many). And folks that respond are in no short supply. Selfishly – I enjoy all your ineffable seeing. Yea, the quality of your photography is it’s simplicity, yet there’s more, the part not so oft found in others.
    If I were a bird, thinks me would perch on your shoulder just to see what you find.

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    1. Ahh…. I am blessed with the BEST blogging friend like you Neil! This lovely comment touches my heart. Thank you sincerely my friend and stay safe & well დ

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