Yesterday, I actually read a WordPress post about the new and improved comments box. Always trying to keep up with the newest innovation (without interference from my pinkie toe and except for maybe using AI to probe my writing like an alien might probe a human-might-because there’s not a lot we know about them…and there Alice goes, down the rabbit hole…) I decided to read the entire post. Not skim. Not scroll read, but actually read. Go back and pay attention. Read the screenshots.
Slow my scroll and read the screen.
I heard myself sing what I often sing-song to students during research lessons, “Slow your scroll and read the screen!” I took my advice.
Here I go, I’ll be fancy and embed the link in the text when I comment. I noticed other people doing the same. It wasn’t hard, it looks like a typical WordPress block. The link icon is there. I drafted my piece and made sure to include the link to the original post inspiring me to write about five of my favorite things (only five?)
I’m usually a PM poster, sometimes late at night. Yesterday it was early (for me). I hyperlinked my slice, hyperlinked Tammy’s Day 13 post and went on my merry way.
I popped back in to comment and noticed my post was under moderation. No other posts appeared after mine for a while. First thought? I broke WordPress, yikes! It’s my pinkie toe acting up again.
I left it at that, went to lunch with my husband, spent some Barnes & Noble gift cards (they did away with their educator discount program, but I got a nifty bag and the free premium membership for a year-I must remember to cancel), came home, and popped back in for more commenting.
My post was approved. Nifty new tool, but if it kicks everything over to moderation before posting, it may not be the best tool to use for this writing challenge. Then again, I noticed a few comments on my posts at the beginning of the month that went to spam.
I don’t think it’s my pinkie toe after all. Some settings that are out of my control must’ve been what happened. So much for trying to use the next best thing. Sometimes innovations aren’t so innovative.
…but, I would like a search feature to only search the comments for key words or slicers I’d like to revisit later in the day…
Nerds Beget Nerds 
Love the search idea. I wonder if you could use the control+F trick? This brings up a search bar for a page, and then you could try your keyword/name idea.
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I concur with Betsy–ctrl-F works! Helps me find your post. 🙂
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Thank you, Betsy, I had no idea! I learned something new and it worked; thus, no need for a search feature.
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Ugh, I have become soooo bad at skimming on my phone. And I’m pretty sure it’s the cause of students not being able to read novels as much as they used to…sigh. I’m in sad need of a digital detox.
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Same here. I just can’t seem to focus on reading for more than 10 minutes at time without popping onto my phone. Another bad habit I need to kick to the curb.
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I think you can find people you are looking for by hitting control and then F. A little box will show up and you can place the name into the box. There might be more than one choice in the search box. I appreciate your post today as it does reveal a tendency to quickly try to capture someone’s post, etc. I have received comments that do not exactly jibe with what I was exactly saying, which always has me wondering if I didn’t communicate well or what exactly they were reading.
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I’m so glad it isn’t my pinkie toe. I tried it and it worked!
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I totally had to read your linked Pinkie Toe slice…I was so confused about the reference until I did. lol 🙂 It’s great to try new things, but annoying when they don’t work out the way we had hoped.
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I’ve learned to take tech glitches in stride. Now, more often than not, it’s the tech, not me. Sometimes though, I can still make something happen that has never happened. I should work for tech companies to break things.
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