comediann

that depends on the theme really. there is the excerpt and the more quicktag

2) users do not have to type an email it’s optional.

try to

1. activate another theme
2. delete the old theme
3. re install a fresh copy of twenty ten.

well there are “bugs” in your code thats why your sidebar is not working. you can try to re install the theme and disable your plugins.

please post your url.

there are some options in settings->discussion .

– reinstalled wordpress core files

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did you reinstall WP ?

you can create a category and assign all the posts to that category.

I understand you are having trouble with your widgets, you can go to

appearance->widgets. You can delete your old widgets and place new ones.

ps are you using the latest version of your theme?

Have you tried recreating the sidebar? deleting the old widgets and replacing them?

in case you made mods to the theme and you updated(the theme) the mods are lost and you will have to recreate them.

or you can you a translation plugin. i know that qtranslate is free and it works (most of the times) and wpml which is not free.

You can try with another browser or computer. Also disable your plugins.

You can use the recent posts, the archives or the calendar widgets for this.

Yes try with another browser or computer and clear the cache and cookies.

Did you receive any email with the new password? Did you click the link to recover your password?