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By: China Blog Network: Redux | Lost Laowai China Blog

China Blog Network: Redux | Lost Laowai China Blog — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:50:40 +0000

[...] in 2008 I added a new feature to Lost Laowai called the “China Blog Network”, with the simple premise of creating a [...]

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:54:37 +0000

Cool idea, but not quite sure I fit the category living in Denmark with a Chinese wife.

Oh yes, she’s crazy enough to make my day/entries Chinese inspired, but still may not be quite enough to join. What do you guys think?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:26:11 +0000

@China-Matt: Ace.

@Xiaotiqin: What codes? If you’re just talking about not being able to access a number of sites right now, that’s like due to what’s happening in the place which’s name shall not be mentioned.

By: xiaotiqin

xiaotiqin — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:21:43 +0000

Hey, I don’t know if others are having the same problems with blogging/getting around the GFW but I was fine using the codes posted here until today. Just wondering if others are having the same problems, wondering if it has sth to do with the situation out west…without saying the name of the place in text. If you know a way to get ‘unblocked’ other than what’s already here, lemme know por favor. Thanks

By: China-Matt

China-Matt — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:58:15 +0000

Thanks, Ryan. Got everything together on the blog now–no problems.

By: Matthew Stinson

Matthew Stinson — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:51:11 +0000

Ryan, as far as I know, only vanilla HTML is allowed on WP.com unless WordPress directly approves of (and widgetizes) your webring code. It’s one of the big drawbacks of hosting there even if the blogging software is better than other free sites.

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Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:01:36 +0000

[...] not reiterate it all here again, as I’ve already posted about it at Lost Laowai, but bare bones: In an effort to tie together all us sinobloggers, we’re launching the China [...]

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:54:38 +0000

Hey Matt, try the following:
1. Login to the CBN.
2. Click the “Manage Sites” link in the right sidebar.
3. Click the EDIT button beside your site.
4. Scroll down, second section should be “HTML Code”, copy and paste the contents there into your blog’s sidebar.

Let me know if there’s a problem.

By: China-Matt

China-Matt — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:29:18 +0000

For some reason I’m not seeing any code anywhere. Did I break the internet or does it just not like me today?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:54:46 +0000

@John: Cheers.

@Matthew: Y’know, it’s amazing how a missing “.com” can add so much confusion. I very nearly wrote out a VERY confused answer stating that this blog is “on WordPress” and it works fine… and then I realized… you meant WordPress.com – as in the free hosting service.

I never realized WordPress.com doesn’t allow Javascript. Well versed in it now though. One more reason to bite the bullet and get self-hosting (the other being that free blog hosts are all blocked).

The problem with doing it without Javascript is that the code isn’t short – with the styles, etc. – and so asking people to insert a big chunk of code like that into their template might scare some folks.

As well, when it’s hard-coded into the template, if/when I make adjustments/improvements to the code, those changes wont propagate across the CBN – something that will be needed as I develop the panel a bit (we’re technically in “beta” mode with things… but I HATE the term “beta”).

Is the only option for WP.com blogs to insert pure HTML? If so, the only choice may be to provide WP.com users with a very low-tech basic panel.