Setting up blog

spiralwellies · Member · Dec 17, 2015 at 4:41 am
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Hi! I’ve been trying to set up a new blog but when I get to step 2, and start typing in possible names, the page goes blank, with three or four lines of empty grey boxes. I thought there was a temporary issue with the website so tried a few hours later. Same thing. I’ve tried on my iPAd and laptop – different browsers, same result. What am I doing wrong?!

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eurello · Staff · Dec 17, 2015 at 7:45 pm
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Hi there! Ok, so you’re at this step:

https://wordpress.com/start/domains

You type in something, it goes grey, but then when you stop typing, it just stays grey? It should go briefly grey while you are typing, but then a second after you stop, the grey boxes should fill in with suggestions. It does take a second, though.

If this doesn’t help and it just never resolves into anything but grey boxes, can you please let me know specifically which browsers you’ve tried on your laptop? Also, are you on Windows or Mac, and do you know what your operating system is?

Thanks!
spiralwellies · Member · Dec 17, 2015 at 8:54 pm
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It just stays grey. I was waiting for wonderful suggestions to pop up but no. I’m on Windows (7 – need to backup before I make the leap to 10). Internet explorer 11. Browser: Google (not Chrome). Safari on iPad.
timethief · Member · Dec 17, 2015 at 8:57 pm
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Just saying … I thought the upgrade to windows 10 would be fraught with issues but I had none at all.
eurello · Staff · Dec 17, 2015 at 8:59 pm
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Hmm, what specifically are you entering for the site address?
eurello · Staff · Dec 17, 2015 at 9:03 pm
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If you’d rather not share publicly, let me know, and I can email you. :)
spiralwellies · Member · Dec 17, 2015 at 9:07 pm
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If I remember from years ago correctly, typing in something usually starts generating a flurry of activity with several suggestions. I hadn’t really come up with a name so was looking to be inspired. I tried wardswords but wasn’t going to settle on that. No flurry of activity.
spiralwellies · Member · Dec 17, 2015 at 9:12 pm
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i could try another browser – which would,you suggest?
spiralwellies · Member · Dec 17, 2015 at 9:14 pm
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@timethief – good to know. I’m just using the transition to back up my thesis. Something I should have done ages ago anyway…
spiralwellies · Member · Dec 17, 2015 at 9:37 pm
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Loaded up Firefox and now things are looking as I would expect them. Thanks!
eurello · Staff · Dec 17, 2015 at 9:40 pm
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I can reproduce what you describe in Internet Explorer and I’ve opened a bug report for it. Meanwhile, are you able to do this in Firefox or Chrome?
eurello · Staff · Dec 18, 2015 at 5:58 pm
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This should be fixed now in Internet Explorer. :)
spiralwellies · Member · Dec 20, 2015 at 2:40 am
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Thank you!

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