I was playing around with my Layout and Design features of this blog and now I no longer have an Edit icon. (It looks like a pencil and appears near the post's label.)
Until I fix this, I will will no longer be able update a post when a helpful reader provides me a model's name or can identify the studio. Obviously, this is going to be a problem going forward. I've checked for help on this via Google and the one suggested solution I did find for this didn't work.
I can still post, but I can't edit. Bear with me as I attempt to rectify this issue. Thanks!
James, If you would like to add the pencil icon back that does not require installing an extension, you can add a "bookmarklet" to your browser. This will run a small piece of JavaScript that will reveal the pencil icon, comment delete links, and other controls on the page until you reload / navigate to a new page. It's not automatic like the extension, but for those who prefer to see under the hood, it does allow you to see the entire extent of the code which is being run in your browser.
ReplyDeleteThe snippet of code is: document.querySelectorAll( '.item-control' ).forEach( el => el.style.display = 'initial' )
What this does is scan the HTML document that represents the page and gather a list of all the "elements" (the web page building blocks like paragraphs, dropdown menus, icons, etc) that are defined with the class of "item-control". It then performs the same action once "for each" of those elements; this action sets the "display" style of that element to equal "initial", which is the right setting to make it visible.
To set this up in your browser, you must create a new bookmark with the following details:
- Name: Reveal Blogger Editing Control (or whatever you'd like to title it)
- URL/Location: javascript:document.querySelectorAll('.item-control').forEach(el=>el.style.display='initial')
For Chrome/Firefox, you can follow these steps to do so.
1. Right-click the bookmarks bar (below your address bar) and click "Add Page"/"New Bookmark". If your bookmarks bar isn't visible, you can use the key combination "Ctrl-Shift-B" to toggle it.
2. Enter the information from above and save.
I really appreciate your detailed response, but I'm a little hesitant to make code changes. OK, I'm A LOT hesitant. I'll continue to see if I can undo whatever I did. Thanks!
DeleteI totally understand. I was just trying to be helpful and Jerry's advice from an actual great Blogger is less worrisome and tried and tested.
DeleteHave you tried opening the Blogger main construction page and scrolling down the posts to the one you need to edit? It's more cumbersome than simply using the pencil, but it should work. Support from Google for this platform is notoriously poor. Trust me, I know from experience. If it's any comfort, I've had function issues just correct themselves without any apparent intervention by Google.
ReplyDeleteIronically, I found I could do what you suggest an hour ago. Its cumbersome, but I'll manage. Thanks for assist.
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