My Blog Is Missing! Oh no! Generally, this refers to a deleted or hijacked / stolen blog.
Other times, part of the blog is there, and the other part is not. This may be similar to the corrupted template problem, except part of the blog is clearly there, and looks just fine. WTF?
In the latter case, neither the content nor the sidebar is actually missing. One or the other has simply slipped to the bottom of the page. Of course, it never occurs to somebody to scroll to the bottom in search of the missing content or sidebar. Why should it? It's called a sidebar because it's a BAR (column) that sits at the top of the page, beSIDE the column with the content (Posts). D'Ohh.
The dropped posts / sidebar is a well known problem with Blogger blogs, and most frequently afflicts Internet Explorer.
When this is observed, inconsistently, in some, but not in all computers running IE - and / or not in Chrome, Firefox, or others, there are several known causes.
(Edit 11/14): It's possible that you can add 4 CSS rules to your template, that will make IE behave like Firefox, and make the above diagnostics unnecessary. If you're feeling adventurous, try an alternative procedure.
This list is probably not all-inclusive, but it may get you started. And if you come up with another cause for this problem, let me know, and I will be glad to add it to this list. And I'll back link to your blog, if you like. This blog is for help. I'll help if you will. BS probably won't.
See Peter's blog for more advice on post / sidebar alignment issues.
In 2009, people using the "Jump Break" feature in the new post editor are seeing a dropped posts or sidebar section. If you're trying that feature, aka "Read More", in your blog, that's probably why you're here now.
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Either The Post, Or The Sidebar, Ends Up At The Bottom Of The Page
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2006/03/either-post-or-sidebar-ends-up-at.html
Other times, part of the blog is there, and the other part is not. This may be similar to the corrupted template problem, except part of the blog is clearly there, and looks just fine. WTF?
In the latter case, neither the content nor the sidebar is actually missing. One or the other has simply slipped to the bottom of the page. Of course, it never occurs to somebody to scroll to the bottom in search of the missing content or sidebar. Why should it? It's called a sidebar because it's a BAR (column) that sits at the top of the page, beSIDE the column with the content (Posts). D'Ohh.
The dropped posts / sidebar is a well known problem with Blogger blogs, and most frequently afflicts Internet Explorer.
When this is observed, inconsistently, in some, but not in all computers running IE - and / or not in Chrome, Firefox, or others, there are several known causes.
- Check float alignment. Look in your settings, under Formatting, at "Enable float alignment". Is it set to "Yes"? Change to "No", Save Settings, and Republish.
- Look in the template, at the sidebar code, for graphics, like the Blogger Power Button, that may be too wide for the sidebar. Move anything suspicious to the bottom of the page, save the template, and republish.
- Look more carefully in the template, at other entries in the sidebar. Look for entries with long links, or long titles. Shorten or delete any found, save the template, and republish.
- Compare a view of the main page, with views of the individual posts.
- If you see the problem in all views, the problem is likely in the sidebar or template.
- If you see even one post where the problem does NOT appear, the problem is, most likely, present in the multiple individual posts where the problem does appear. Note: In one extremely odd situation, the problem was in a post title, and became active when the post title appeared in the sidebar, in the Previous Posts list.
- If you see the problem in all views, the problem is likely in the sidebar or template.
- If no solution is found yet, isolate the problem using structured diagnostic procedures.
(Edit 11/14): It's possible that you can add 4 CSS rules to your template, that will make IE behave like Firefox, and make the above diagnostics unnecessary. If you're feeling adventurous, try an alternative procedure.
This list is probably not all-inclusive, but it may get you started. And if you come up with another cause for this problem, let me know, and I will be glad to add it to this list. And I'll back link to your blog, if you like. This blog is for help. I'll help if you will. BS probably won't.
See Peter's blog for more advice on post / sidebar alignment issues.
In 2009, people using the "Jump Break" feature in the new post editor are seeing a dropped posts or sidebar section. If you're trying that feature, aka "Read More", in your blog, that's probably why you're here now.
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Either The Post, Or The Sidebar, Ends Up At The Bottom Of The Page
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2006/03/either-post-or-sidebar-ends-up-at.html
Comments
Now, if I could just figure out why the "Archives" and the "Previous Posts" seem to be based on the first 2 posts.
http://www.jewishcomics2.blogspot.com
(temporary URL until I rename the blog)
The problem in my case was one post in which there was an unclosed [span] > tag, I forgot to add [/span] and from some reason this post caused the sidebar to disappear in IE 6.
Cheers
Oscar
hada
Take a look at the blog, and the pictures in the posts and the sidebars. Do you see any that look wider than the others?
If that doesn't help, then you may have to do some reading, and learn how to read the problem analysis procedures. Everything can't be digested for you, some of it you have to make an effort, and do some learning.
I copy and paste to my blog from Open Office and that is adding incompatible code. I have been doing that for a long time and the problem just recently showed up.
Thanks for the help. From now on you will be a daily read.
I use PCLinuxOS and Firefox and check it with Opera and Kongueror
It´s Ok now with my blog:
deamoresyrelaciones. Blogspot.com
Bye