Hi,
Could you post the <MTEntries> part of your Main Index Template? (you can surround this using the CODE button so the board doesn't eat the HTML)
And also, what is the date of your latest entry and what is the "Number of days displayed" in Blog Config?
Is this a new blog? If so, you'll want to make sure that the entries are set to "release" on the entry page.
Brenna
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No, this is a blog that I have been using for about a month now. My latest entry is February 4 -- yesterday. the problem happened today when I tried to post a new entry. In my blog config, the number of days displayed is "7".
Here's the code I'm using:
I even tried uploading another template from one of my other (successfully-rendering) MT blogs, but again, no posts showed up.
Here's the code I'm using:
CODE
<MTEntries>
<MTDateHeader>
<span class="date"><$MTEntryDate format="%A, %B %d, %Y"$></span>
</MTDateHeader>
<div class="blogbody"><a name="<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>"></a>
<span class="title"><$MTEntryTitle$></span><br><br>
<$MTEntryBody$>
<MTEntryIfExtended>
<span class="extended"><a href="<$MTEntryLink$>#<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>">more...</a></span><br />
</MTEntryIfExtended>
<div class="posted">posted at <a href="<$MTEntryLink$>#<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>"><$MTEntryDate format="%I:%M %p"$></a>
<MTEntryIfAllowComments>
| <a href="javascript:OpenComments(<$MTEntryID$>)">comments (<$MTEntryCommentCount$>)</a>
</MTEntryIfAllowComments>
</div><br><br><br>
</div>
</MTEntries>
<MTDateHeader>
<span class="date"><$MTEntryDate format="%A, %B %d, %Y"$></span>
</MTDateHeader>
<div class="blogbody"><a name="<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>"></a>
<span class="title"><$MTEntryTitle$></span><br><br>
<$MTEntryBody$>
<MTEntryIfExtended>
<span class="extended"><a href="<$MTEntryLink$>#<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>">more...</a></span><br />
</MTEntryIfExtended>
<div class="posted">posted at <a href="<$MTEntryLink$>#<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>"><$MTEntryDate format="%I:%M %p"$></a>
<MTEntryIfAllowComments>
| <a href="javascript:OpenComments(<$MTEntryID$>)">comments (<$MTEntryCommentCount$>)</a>
</MTEntryIfAllowComments>
</div><br><br><br>
</div>
</MTEntries>
I even tried uploading another template from one of my other (successfully-rendering) MT blogs, but again, no posts showed up.
Thanks for your reply. When I uploaded the default MT templates my index page did produce links (titles) to the recent entries; however, the indidividual pages did not include the entry text -- just the individual template shell.
I even tried another plan of attack by deleting the blog folder completely and then re-uploading the templates. No luck.
So, alas, I started a new blog, imported my Blogger entries again, and cut, pasted, and re-dated my "lost entries" (from when I began MT until yesterday).
If I even figure out what may have happened, I'll let you know.
Thanks for trying!
I even tried another plan of attack by deleting the blog folder completely and then re-uploading the templates. No luck.
So, alas, I started a new blog, imported my Blogger entries again, and cut, pasted, and re-dated my "lost entries" (from when I began MT until yesterday).
If I even figure out what may have happened, I'll let you know.
Thanks for trying!
This same problem happened to me today. I pasted the default template back into the main index template, but that didn't fix it. It's almost as if the MTEntries tag suddenly decided to stop working. I think I might try reinstalling MT, just in case something is corrupted in one of my CGI files. Maybe that'll help?
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I'm experiencing this same problem. Any changes I make or even new posts are not appearing. The only change I can make that will show up is if I edit the stylesheet. I sent an email to my host asking if there is a server cache or something. I tried viewing the page in Netscape (which I had never used to visit the site before) and it still displayed the "old" page. I get no errors from MT and I can see the new post in the configuration.
Yes, both posts show status 'released'. I rebuilt the files like 6 times now 
and it makes no difference. Everything is showing correctly in my configuration screen, the template edits (all I did was change the page title), my entry list shows both posts, but the page displays the old test post I made when I first set up MT. I CAN edit the stylesheet and those changes DO show up but that's all I can change.
and it makes no difference. Everything is showing correctly in my configuration screen, the template edits (all I did was change the page title), my entry list shows both posts, but the page displays the old test post I made when I first set up MT. I CAN edit the stylesheet and those changes DO show up but that's all I can change.
Hehe, I did the *exact* same thing myself when I first set up my blog - so don't feel too bad - you're in good company!!
My entries have suddenly stopped appearing. I can see them but the world cannot.(http://www.barbarafletcher.com/journal/).
I can list and edit existing entries, and post new entries -- all with no error messages. I haven't lost any entries. However, when I check my site to view the entries, the template renders everything except the MT tags. When I view the source code, the MT tags are missing completely.
I use the same MT folder for other pages on my site, and have no problem.
Any idea what this could be?
I can list and edit existing entries, and post new entries -- all with no error messages. I haven't lost any entries. However, when I check my site to view the entries, the template renders everything except the MT tags. When I view the source code, the MT tags are missing completely.
I use the same MT folder for other pages on my site, and have no problem.
Any idea what this could be?
Very strange. Try this: save a copy of your current Main Index Template, then replace the contents of that template with the default template. Then try to rebuild--do your entries show up? If so, there is something funny in your template.
Weird... and it worked when you imported the same entries and templates into the new blog? That's bizarre, though I'm glad it's working now. Do let us know if you find out what the problem was. :)
My guess is that no entries are showing up on your front page because you are showing the last 7 days worth of entries, and there are no entries from the last 7 days (the most recent was 2/18). Does that sound likely?
If that is the case, you can either increase the number of days on the index in your blog configuration, *or* use the lastn attribute to the <MTEntries> tag to specify the number of entries on your front page. Like this:
That will list the last 5 entries.
If that is the case, you can either increase the number of days on the index in your blog configuration, *or* use the lastn attribute to the <MTEntries> tag to specify the number of entries on your front page. Like this:
CODE
<MTEntries lastn="5">
....
</MTEntries>
....
</MTEntries>
That will list the last 5 entries.
Genius...you're just a genius. This is sort of like when a troubleshooting guide for an appliance suggests that you try plugging the item in when it's not working. Doh!
I guess I should spend a little more time posting and less working on designing. Thanks!
I guess I should spend a little more time posting and less working on designing. Thanks!
Joe: what happens if you rebuild all your files? Does anything change then?
And just to check: are you sure your new post has been "released"?
And just to check: are you sure your new post has been "released"?
Ok i figured it out. I thought of it while I was typing my last post above. I realized that since the server was reading the stylesheet but not the shtml output file I figured that it was reading the wrong output file. That's because one of the other changes I made was to change the output file from .html to .shtml but I never deleted the old index.html so that is what the server was reading. I think it's time to coin a new phrase, "my dumb".
Sasaparilla,
Thanks so much for posting your mistake. I was making the same one and convinced it was a server problem.
I had changed to .shtml and the browser was going with the old .html file.
Thanks so much for posting your mistake. I was making the same one and convinced it was a server problem.
I had changed to .shtml and the browser was going with the old .html file.
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