soccershout

Thanks for the info.

I’m trying to do something a little more custom though, so I’ll need to get to grips with the post process anyway.

For example, I want a single custom field that is required, that sort of thing.

I also want to allow the ‘public’ to register and post so I can’t have a conversation with each one of them about how to post. I want a form that is as simple as possible, does the validation I need it to do, and doesn’t allow any shenanigans like file uploads, etc.

I think what I need to do is follow the process of what happens when I click ‘publish’. Then set the parameters in my custom form, validate it, and follow the regular logic after than.

Then maybe I’m missing something.

From the admin dashboard, I click on ‘write’ (wp-admin/post-new.php) which has upload, excerpts, trackback, etc, etc.

Please let me know if there’s a simpler approach.

I’m also going to check out the TDO ‘mini-forms’ plugin:

https://thedeadone.net/software/tdo-mini-forms-wordpress-plugin/

Hey, that’s really great, I’m thrilled for you.

Ummm, any danger of mentioning what the problem was or linking me to the forum topic so, like, I can fix mine too?

I’m afraid not. I just switched to full feeds like the man said.

I noticed (and appreciated the irony) that the RSS of this thread is retaining its line breaks in Google Reader.

Upon reviewing the source, I see <p>…</p> markup around the paragraphs.

Is that they key to making this work?

If so…does the focus become the ‘writing’ rather than the ‘reading’? What do I need to do to get <p>’s around my paragraphs?

Under Options->Reading, I have ‘summary’ selected.

I usually try to fill out the Excerpt box on the post screen (but sometimes forget).

I recall I used to have ‘Full Text’ selected on the Options->Reading page, and it didn’t show line breaks either.

(When I write, I just hit enter at the end of the line…is there anything special I need to do when writing??)

I’m using Google Reader.

The other feeds I get with GR look pretty.

I want to be pretty too. ??