Paula

Hi theBull55

Are you interchanging the terms “pages” and “categories”? My posts are in different categories too (what I used to call “pages”) and now they ALL appear on my “home” in a list of excerpts, (which I would like to change to some sort of widgetized thing…) but they also each appear just on the category page that matches the category they belong to. If they are marked as belonging to the category “about me” then they are there when you navigate with that button on the nav bar, and do not appear on the “news” category page as well. Only “news” ones are there.

I know how frustrating this is. I have been working on my blog for WEEKS because I am totally new and know nothing about coding, etc. Maybe it was easier for me because I have “Prose” as my theme in Genesis, and it allows for two custom menus. So, when I had my first WRONG menu made with “Pages” I could then make another custom menu name “categories test menu” and go and create my categories (I think it is listed in where the tab is to create posts) and then I moved the categories into my new test menu, and I activated that menu, then I tested my blog and everything was moving the way I wanted it. I totally DELETED all my pages. What a waste of time!!

I don’t know if I can be of much help for things other than exactly what I have done myself, but I have certainly learned those lessons well and the hard way.

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ThaVeteran–

I hope you have it figured out by this time (I am new, and I have been working on my blog for the last 13 hours or so…finally have it up enough to show people, but still not done ??

This video on Youtube really helped me.

If you can make a custom menu, you can make/name categories easier than you did pages, and then just build them into a menu, leaving out your pages completely.

I am having a little trouble with one or two things, but mine are working pretty well. Just remember to tell the post which category it is supposed to be in (check a box on post page–easy).

Good night!
Paula

Thanks WPyogi and Seacoast–

I will look into all of that.

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UH OH

I meant “Custom MENUS”

Hi thebull55–

I had this same problem yesterday, and the info I found was that I needed to use “Categories” and not the “Pages” that I had created.
I watched a video on Youtube that fixed me right up.

This video only helps if you can make custom headers in your theme.

I hope this helps some

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Thanks so much, PinkishHue (“I like a nice cheek….Is there a rosy glow?” LOL),

That is a good idea, but I have wasted so much time on this so far, that I am just re-doing it from scratch. (I am afraid I would end up deleting my stupid database again.) Thanks for the polite and reasonable and pertinent response (they are so rare)!

Paula

raman2572–
Is this my URL:
doglegbipolarjourney.com
?
If not, then I am really a loser.
thanks for your reply
Paula