This morning I converted the following post from Classic to Block edit:
I then planned to work my way back through the posts from 15th June 2014 to the beginning of that month. I only made it to 10th before encountering a really nightmarish problem. I found that, some years apart, I had used the title Let There Be Light twice. The text, with no pictures, of the second had replaced the whole content of the first.
The pictures for the second were all missing. Fortunately they were in my Mac Photos, but had to be inserted and titled separately. This has now been given an additional 2 to its title:
The entire post of the first had to be recovered by cutting and posting from Wayback Machine before creating new galleries:
I also gave it the new category of Garden.
This afternoon I read more of Laurence Durrell’s “Monsieur”
We all dined this evening on Jackie’s wholesome cottage pie; crunchy carrots; firm broccoli and cauliflower, and chopped leaves of the latter, with which the Culinary Queen drank Hoegaarden and I drank more of the Chianti.
Each time I create a post, I use the Search bar which tells me right away if I am about to make a duplicate title. It has been very useful to stop this, Derrick.
I do the same – but I missed this one. Thanks very much, John
ThTs good news, Derrick, be well!
De-light-ful posting.
Thanks very much, Pat
Dale and I were just discussing you and gardening. 😉
You have so much patience and determination with your blog!
I probably have many duplicate titles.
Thank you very much, Merril
Kudos for your persistence (and patience) in converting all those classic WP posts!
Thanks very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
I am sure that I have used the same title often. My days are much the same.
Thank you very much, Tootlepedal
Glad you solved that problem. I have also given the same title to different posts.
Thank you very much, Laurie
All different and interesting posts. Persistence pays off.
Thank you very much, JoAnna
And then there was light Derrick … you should know this one …
“Dwindling (a Haiku)”
The sunset subsides
Behind dark clouds, there’s a glow
Where light turns to night
A good one, Ivor. Thank you very much
I’m good now, here at the at pub having a beer ????
Hi Derrick, your determination in restoring all your posts is fantastic. I wish my junior staff had a quarter of your work ethic.
Thank you so much, Robbie
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I’m sure I have also used some titles a few times????
Thanks very much, Aletta
Titling posts can be challenging, especially when you post daily. I’m sorry to hear that it created confusion.
Thanks very much, Alys
Applause for your stick-to-it-ness and patience in this worthy endeavor is fantastic! I admire your work!
(((HUGS)))
Much appreciated, Carolyn X
I really admire your determination not to let WordPress get the better of you!
Thanks very much, John.
How annoying and frustrating for you. It’s unusual because, by default, WordPress adds a number 2 to the end of a duplicated title. So, we can only assume that the mixup of images is related to the migration process.
Yes – it is the second such issue. Thanks very much, Sue
Derrick, your travails are a lesson yo us all
to us all. Leave WP at our peril.
Thanks again
Thanks very much, Sheree
Your tenacity in battling WP is nothing but amazing, Derrick. Are all British peple born with ths trait?
I think a good many of us are, Dolly. Thank you very much
I surmised that, and I am curious as to the historical and/or genetic roots of it.
In my own case I have Yorkshire and Lancashire grandparents and possibly Viking ancestry.
That means I have to look into Yorkshire and Lancashire history. This promises to be an interesting project.
You must let me know, Dolly. Yorkshiremen in particular have a reputation for opinionated stubbornness 🙂
I’ve used the same title twice, not knowingly. I don’t think many readers notice when the posts are publised far apart and bear the same title.
You are right about the noticing. In this case it had to be sorted – this was undoubtedly a consequence of the change of site management. Thanks very much, Eugi
You’re welcome, Derrick.
I am astonished that having duplicate titles resulted in this effect. Now I am dreading that I will find the same problem one day, and I appreciate that you described it so I can be looking for it. You are doing so well at converting. I converted about six months of posts, right when I transitioned. Now, I only convert and clean up when a current post references an old one. I feel, with so many years of old posts as we have, that this task might be neverending. But you are undaunted and it is inspiring.
Thank you so much, Crystal
That recovery process is so time-consuming … but I commend you for your tenacity and patience. I will visit both “…Light” sites.
Thank you very much, Jan
I admire your efforts to get the project done, Derrick!
Thank you very much, Lavinia
It’s incredible how much patience you have in doing this recovery job!
Thank you so much, Ribana