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Problem with Blogger Pages - Pages gadget not visible - (Solved)
8:54 AM | Tuesday, September 13, 2011
| Missing "already added" Pages Gadget |
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Short description of problem:Trying to add the "pages" gadget. System claims it's "already added" but no sign of it.
Blog Address: http://www.your-critic.com
Browsers: Firefox 5, IE8
Location: Washington, DC (USA)
Long description of problem:
I've never had separate pages on my blog before but I decided to add some. The template off of which my blog is based (Awesome, Inc) includes a space for tabs / pages links. According to the layout tools, I already have the pages gadget added but it's not showing up anywhere. I even double-checked all of the tool / gadget spaces I have on my blog to be sure it wasn't just hiding as something else, or that I hadn't mangled it to be something it isn't.
The only suggestion I've seen for similar issues with the archives, followers, and "about me" gadgets is basically to scrap 100% of customizations and revert to default. I'll do that if I really, really have to, but I've got a lot of customizations and have spent a lot of time making it all look just so and so I'd rather not nuke it from orbit if that can be avoided.
Blog Address: http://www.your-critic.com
Browsers: Firefox 5, IE8
Location: Washington, DC (USA)
Long description of problem:
I've never had separate pages on my blog before but I decided to add some. The template off of which my blog is based (Awesome, Inc) includes a space for tabs / pages links. According to the layout tools, I already have the pages gadget added but it's not showing up anywhere. I even double-checked all of the tool / gadget spaces I have on my blog to be sure it wasn't just hiding as something else, or that I hadn't mangled it to be something it isn't.
The only suggestion I've seen for similar issues with the archives, followers, and "about me" gadgets is basically to scrap 100% of customizations and revert to default. I'll do that if I really, really have to, but I've got a lot of customizations and have spent a lot of time making it all look just so and so I'd rather not nuke it from orbit if that can be avoided.
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@ihatefindinganame --
Absolutely!
If you go to draft.blogger.com (which matches the new Google+ look, and may take some getting used to), then click your blog's name, you'll see a bunch of settings and an overview.
Down the left-hand side of the page, there's a "pages" option. Select it. You can edit, delete, and shift pages around under that interface. For me, it worked perfectly even though I was having the missing gadget issue under the standard Blogger interface.
Absolutely!
If you go to draft.blogger.com (which matches the new Google+ look, and may take some getting used to), then click your blog's name, you'll see a bunch of settings and an overview.
Down the left-hand side of the page, there's a "pages" option. Select it. You can edit, delete, and shift pages around under that interface. For me, it worked perfectly even though I was having the missing gadget issue under the standard Blogger interface.
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What happens if you delete the nonexistent gadget?
What happens if you add another one?
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@Adam's Apples: I can't delete it -- it doesn't show up anywhere *to* delete. And when I try to add it, it says, "already added."
I can add and remove other gadgets but doing so seems to have no effect on making "Pages" visible anywhere.
I can add and remove other gadgets but doing so seems to have no effect on making "Pages" visible anywhere.
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You said:
May be I do not understand what yo mean by the "Layout tools," but I assumed you meant the stuff at Desing > Page Elements. In which case, open it for editing and delete it.
According to the layout tools, I already have the pages gadget added
And/ or: try adding a new one.
What happens if you try these things?
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First -- thanks for helping. :)
Anyway, then:
When I go to Design, then Page Elements -- there is no "Pages" gadget anywhere. That's what I mean by missing. It does not show up, it is not there, and none of the gadgets I do have (and there are several) are it. When I click "add a gadget," the "Pages" gadget claims to be "already added" and so I can't add it.
I can add other gadgets; I picked a few yesterday at random to add and then delete. I can remove or edit the gadgets I already have in place. But "Pages" just isn't there.
Anyway, then:
When I go to Design, then Page Elements -- there is no "Pages" gadget anywhere. That's what I mean by missing. It does not show up, it is not there, and none of the gadgets I do have (and there are several) are it. When I click "add a gadget," the "Pages" gadget claims to be "already added" and so I can't add it.
I can add other gadgets; I picked a few yesterday at random to add and then delete. I can remove or edit the gadgets I already have in place. But "Pages" just isn't there.
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I managed to resolve this. The currently-VERY-different draft.blogger.com set of tools (being realigned to match the Google+ initiative) displayed the "pages" option differently from the completely messed up there-but-not-there issues I've been having with the current default Blogger interface. By using the draft tools I was able to get the widget working, and I can now edit it with the default tools.
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Kate,
Could you please share how you fixed your pages gadget problem? I have the same problem and I've scoured the forums and the supposed experts are no help at all. They only suggest deleting the old pages gadget and adding a new one. If only it were that simple! Thanks for your time.
Amanda
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Popular answer
@ihatefindinganame --
Absolutely!
If you go to draft.blogger.com (which matches the new Google+ look, and may take some getting used to), then click your blog's name, you'll see a bunch of settings and an overview.
Down the left-hand side of the page, there's a "pages" option. Select it. You can edit, delete, and shift pages around under that interface. For me, it worked perfectly even though I was having the missing gadget issue under the standard Blogger interface.
Absolutely!
If you go to draft.blogger.com (which matches the new Google+ look, and may take some getting used to), then click your blog's name, you'll see a bunch of settings and an overview.
Down the left-hand side of the page, there's a "pages" option. Select it. You can edit, delete, and shift pages around under that interface. For me, it worked perfectly even though I was having the missing gadget issue under the standard Blogger interface.
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Check out the "pages" link on the left-hand sidebar and make sure that the "show pages as" option is turned on.
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Learning Lark,
Thanks so much your comment made me feel very stupid (because I didn't see it), but worked.
Thanks again!
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May 16, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Ok, I now know how to fix this problem... you go to the blog editer/pages and at the top there is a drop down box called show pages as I guess it was listed as "do not show." change the listing to top or side and then save. Worked perfectly
June 5, 2012 at 5:40 PM
I also faced this problem.
Resolved it myself from PAGES > show pages as.
Previously PAGES > show pages as = "don't show"
:D
August 1, 2012 at 5:40 PM
I had the same problem - it was driving me nuts! I hate the new interface, so assumed that it was because I was still plodding on with the old one.
Your 'fix' of going to draft.blogger worked for me, so thank you so much! :)
xxalisonxx
October 20, 2012 at 10:36 PM
Thank you so much! This drove me nuts for a while!
November 25, 2012 at 7:49 PM
Please someone help me, my blogger page didn't show the content, just title ???
February 10, 2013 at 2:00 AM
Thanks so much! I was on the verge of switching to WordPress :)
March 4, 2013 at 8:11 PM
Thank you so much for this post. It really help me to decide on using wordpress for the better.