May 7, 2013
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Major Let Down
I decided to come back to Xanga. Not to discuss or debate politics. Not to post my views on gun ownership. Certainly not to fight or argue with people that disagree with me. I have done that before, and I have no interest in it now. My only objective for returning to Xanga is to share beautiful acoustic guitar music with anyone that is interested in listening.
The huge let down in all of this is the fact that audio and video clips cannot be posted into a Xanga weblog. There is no option for posting audio or video within the weblog editor. It seems that the best one can hope for is to post embedded code into the weblog that will link to the video page or the audio page.
Back in the old days, video/audio posting was very easy and worked very well. Now it doesn't seem to function at all. Since my return to xanga was predicated on posting audio and video into my weblog, I am now faced with a dilemma. Should I continue with Xanga, or shut down my site and search elsewhere?
Xanga does not respond to inquiries for help. Nothing on the help page is helpful. With no way to use the site for what I need, I'm in a bit of a pickle here.
I'll take a few days to mull it over.
Comments (3)
Maybe I have a solution for you. What version of the xanga editor are you using when you post? If you look at the basic editor settings on your site, there should be several choices. On my site there are three choices - "Rich text - new version", "Rich test - old version" and "Plain text." I use "Rich text - old version" and though I rarely post audio or video in my blog, when I want to, it works fine. Xanga is always suggesting I switch to the "new version" but I figure if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Perhaps if you switch to the old editor, you'll be okay. Anyway, I hope you stick around. I enjoy listening to you play and, from time-to-time, respectfully disagreeing with your politics.
Randy, I agree with you about what you want to do with your site. I see by now, except for "Gilderoy", the video/audio is working. I think I'm still using "Rich text - Old Version", but I'm not sure. I agree with "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." ~~Blessings 'n Cheers
@doahsdeer - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." I wholeheartedly agree. I regret that Xanga is forced to make some decisions and alternate plans for the site because it seems they have to do something to keep it going.
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