'Save' in profile edit isn't saving

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'Save' in profile edit isn't saving

1bluepiano
Jun 27, 2023, 4:35 am

An LT helper suggested I throw my problem to the bug-catchers; I hope I can explain it clearly.

I was repairing broken links in 'some publishers' section of my profile page. Repairs went through, all right, but at some point all the subsequent sections disappered from profile. When I go to settings though & click HTML edit icon the links for all those sections appear; it's just that clicking 'save' doesn't restore them to profile page. (Fwiw I've had this problem on a far smaller scale in the past.)

The helper suggested that I could always go to 'history' in settings & restore the whole page that way but I'd prefer not to as I'm terrified of losing all the edits I made to repair links--I've inexplicably lost other things on this site & I'm very wary of seeing other work go down the drain.

TLDR: Can anyone help me save links showing in settings so that they'll actually show on profile page? Many thanks.

2MarthaJeanne
Jun 27, 2023, 4:45 am

You might find this page useful.

https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/HelpThing:Html_tips

There is a troubleshooting section near the bottom.

3knerd.knitter
Edited: Jul 11, 2023, 6:49 am

It looks like you have a comment tag in the code, "<!--", which is causing everything after "Some series" to be hidden. Closing as not a bug.

4bluepiano
Edited: Jun 27, 2023, 5:31 pm

>2 MarthaJeanne: I'll double check the section I edited for those problems but as the new links I put in it registered on profile I doubt any of those entries was the cause.

(Oh feck I've just double-checked new links, all of which I'd previously double-checked after each edit, and whilst some are fine some now link to a generic amazon page--why? what has happened?)

5bluepiano
Jun 27, 2023, 5:37 pm

Egad only first part of my previous post was saved even though complete post showed in 'add message' and preview---??? Again, whatever is happening here?

6bluepiano
Jun 27, 2023, 5:40 pm

(Missing part of post #4 was: '

7bluepiano
Jun 27, 2023, 5:41 pm

Oh dear.

8jjwilson61
Jun 28, 2023, 9:14 am

Are you using square or angle brackets in your post?

9bluepiano
Edited: Jul 5, 2023, 5:50 am

>8 jjwilson61: Apologies for delay. Angle throughout, as always. If it helps to know, had made no edits within missing section when it disappared but only within section that *is* showing on profile & used no brackets at all in previous posts on this thread that didn't show in their entireity.

edit: (Just tested & looks like problem with incomplete posts on this thread has been resolved, at least.)

10bluepiano
Edited: Jul 5, 2023, 5:49 am

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11knerd.knitter
Jul 11, 2023, 6:50 am

Just realized that my post in >3 knerd.knitter: was not fully visible, so posting this again:

It looks like you have a comment tag in the code, "<!--", which is causing everything after "Some series" to be hidden. Closing as not a bug.

12gilroy
Jul 11, 2023, 10:44 am

>11 knerd.knitter: May want to check in with the user over here who seems to also have an issue?
https://www.librarything.com/topic/342464#8185103

13bluepiano
Sep 17, 2023, 10:31 am

>11 knerd.knitter: If you mean an extraneous thing showing in settings that oughtn't be there, where can I find it so as to delete it? Thanks.

14bluepiano
Sep 17, 2023, 11:04 am

>11 knerd.knitter: Belated thanks. Found & deleted a weird extraneous insertion like that after reading your post but had no joy. Fed up with status quo so withoout much hope re-read this thread today & noticed your pointing out the phrase 'some series'; indeed in last entry before that (rather than after itweirdly, as 'some series' was still showing on profile) there was another bit with random symbols & deleting that finally put profile in order.

Thanks again. One less bothersome item in my relatively unbothered life.