[Hidden-tech] Passing on a workaround to WordPress's latest nasty habit

[Chris Hart]

Hopefully someone WordPress-savvy will have a more effective solution for your issue....

BUT... I just wanted to comment that I consider copying content to the clipboard, before posting it to a web page form, to be a very smart practice.  I have been doing this for years, after being burned a few times (years and years ago).

AND.... When you have a clipboard management utility running on your system -- which I consider an essential utility -- you have a record of everything that you've copied to your clipboard (for as far back as you set it to retain).

ALSO.... another alternative solution would be to write your postings in a word processor..... or you could use (on a Mac obviously) Apple's Notepad, which saves frequently as you type.  But my favorite solution is Evernote.  Especially if you're crafting a blog, if you write all the postings in Evernote first, then you have a complete record of the blog in Evernote.

Chris Hart
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> On Jul 11, 2015, at 7:34 AM, Shel Horowitz <shel at principledprofit.com> wrote:
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> Lately, I find that I sweat and strain over writing or revising a new WordPress page or post, and then when I hit "Publish" or "Update" I get an are-you-sure message, and then I'm back to my unrevised page!
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> Rather than gnash my teeth and tear my hair, I've developed this procedure:
> Display as Text, not visual
> Copy the contents of the edit window into the clipboard
> Hit the submit button. If it takes me to the are-you-sure page, hit try again (or the back button) and then paste the contents of the clipboard back in the Edit window--usually it works on the second submission attempt.
> If you forget to copy it into the clipboard, *sometimes* you can get it by hitting the back button--but sometimes you go back to the unsaved page.
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