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Now for a serious question about the multitude of plugins: What happens if the code of any plugin causes your blog to behave strangely? Is there a simple diagnostic procedure to locate the plugin problem? Or do you have to deactivate all the plugins and lose every benefit of your plugins?
In this post example, Nofollow to Dofollow seems to be a simple code exchange without needing one more plugin code to be concerned about. Unfortunately, the comment.php and single.php files do not contain the "external nofollow" code. Perhaps nofollow is a WordPress Black Hole that needs a plugin?
Also, is WordPress Pings a problem ruining Pank Rank or is this some more Blogging Paranoia spreading like a virus over the net? (Ref Link: Wordpress Ping Warning )
P.S. looks like your feeds are showing your newest post correctly... For a time, I thought you were competing in the race with Technorati to see who can create the most Black Holes in the digital universe!
Rather than trying to hack Wordpress I recommend just installing the plugin which you can find here: http://www.semiologic.com/software/wp-fixes/dof...
I did and notice no adverse affects.
Regarding the pinging problem I've heard about this before and I will look into it.
Glad to hear my feeds are working again. When I took the blog offline for a day, it took the feed two more days before it finally returned. The blog host company and Feedburner are still scratching their heads.
Oh yeah, there are a few things you can do to diagnose plugin problems. First, make sure the plugin is designed to work with your version of Wordpress. If it is the right version, you can try deactivating it and then reactivating it again. If that doesn’t work, deactivate it then delete the plugin and re-install again. If that doesn’t work, try deactivating some of your other plugins to see if there is a conflict. That’s happened to me before. If it still doesn’t work try contacting the person who made your theme and ask them if there is a known conflict.
The last resort would be to try and edit the plugin itself. I've already done this before with the "Top Commentators" plugin. I was having a problem with the links not showing up. So in my cPanel I went into the "File Manager" and clicked on the plugin PHP file that I wanted and chose "Code Editor". I removed the formatting parts such as bullets and saved it. After that it worked. For some reason there was a formatting conflict with my theme.
Alternatively, I also use code editing software like WeBuilder (which is amazing) to edit the PHP files. PHP files are easy to figure out and edit.
If you want me to write a more detailed post on this let me know and I will put it in the calendar.
@ Dofollow Plugin, thank you! After installing the plugin, the google nofollow evil empire has been defeated!
@ Pinging Problems: if what they say is true than it seems strange that WordPress pings between publishing or changing a post.
@ Diagnose Plugin problems: Plugins are great for adding WordPress features until you need to edit them and I have yet to determine where the Plugin plugins into the Theme in order to find the conflict between the them.
Although Blog PHP programming may be beneficial to the performance of a Blog , total control over the code is a key advantage in web-site design. As a Web-site author, it is very easy to locate and change the code of my web pages as well as find any errors in the code I used to design the site. Whereas, finding errors in PHP files and Plugin PHP files is extremely difficult for me to locate.
I understand the general flow of the PHP files but determining where the problem is, is the problem! Considering your options, the best solution seems to be to contact the Plugin author and hope he or she has the answer!
@ Editing PHP files: I use Smultron (a iMac program) which is multi-functional text, HTML, PHP, etc. program.
The PHP files seem easy for locating the line of code to modify. Understanding most of the PHP code itself looks like a steep learning curve!
Your formatting conflict was similar to a WordPress theme problem I experienced when moving to WordPress. The Sidebar menu was placed after the posts in this theme. The demo of the Theme had a UL list in every post that apparently made the Sidebar position align correctly next to the posts. Needless to say, it took hours and days to find that bizarre code issue. To solve the problem, I used a empty UL list at the bottom of each post to keep the Sidebar in the right position!
Due to this bizarre problem and my limited understanding of correct PHP code design, I scraped that first test theme for my current theme which has had no problems so far!
@ writing a more detailed post: If you can cite a resource that reveals how and where Plugins plugin into the Theme so we can see the flow of the code than hopefully, that info will be helpful to check for conflicts when needed. I agree that the Theme PHP files are easy to edit and sometimes the PHP code is easy to figure out.
I understand what you are saying and your frustration. Diagnosing a problem can be hit and miss or best guess. But if you take a logical approach to it you can improve your odds.
I start with the easiest/most obvious fix and work my way down. If it works for others and not you then it has to be one of three things. Bad programming that's causing a conflict:
1. It could be a conflict with another plugin;
2. A conflict with the theme/template;
3. A conflict with your version of Wordpress
If in the end a plugin is just not working for you then you need to make a decision if it is really all that important to you. Or alternatively, contact the plugin designer or consider looking for a similar plugin or trying another theme.
I'm sure there's no perfect solution out there. Software is designed by humans who are flawed by nature. It stands to reason so will their designs.
Is it any wonder why Microsoft has so many versions, upgrades and fixes? They outsource their coding to the cheapest labour they can find. Crikey, they still haven't got XP right and now we have Visa to contend with.
Sigh!
Regarding plugin resources I would start at the source:
http://wordpress.org/search/plugin+problems?doc...
Thank you for the plugin problem resource tip!
I am not sure it is comforting to know everyone can be plagued with the same digital nightmare!
You are right and I am not sure if there will ever be a perfect solution yet, a less time consuming solution would be a benefit since I thought Computers were originally designed to save time and increase productivity!
No way, Mr. Perfect Companion (PC), the richest man in the universe and Microsoft have more fatal digital flaws after releasing their perfect Vista solution? ;)
After upgrading to Vista, my PC friends complained and downgraded back to XP!
Sounds like a reverse Denny Crane problem: mad calf (XP) disease is better than mad cow (Vista) disease :)
And, I hear installing Mac OS Leopard can cause installation problems and program failures for current Mac OS Tiger users like me. The paradox of progress affects everyone in the digital stone age! Steve Jobs can play Barney Rubble and Bill Gates can play Fred Flintstone in their new digital dilemma :)
On a serious note, I wonder how many software problems would vanish if software license agreements and/or warranties guaranteed their software works instead of the current climate where Software giants guarantee that they are not responsible or liable when their software fails?
Can you spell C-R-A-C-K or W-A-R-E-Z? I can ;-)
I would never touch anything from Microsoft less than a version 2. I'm holding onto XP for as long as I can ... or at least until they stop <strike>supporting</strike> fixing XP.
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Thanks for sharing,
Karl