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Arrrgggghhhhh!!!!!!

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UPDATE

Fixed by WordPress for iOS 4.0.2

Released 15 Apr 2015

I’m playing whack-a-mole

I’m playing whack-a-mole

WordPress for iOS

Is just like whack-a-mole

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First: Dates saved based on Time Zone offset, so when ever I edited a post the time regressed. Eventually the date changed and all my links broke.

Then: I learned about scheduling. This was a workaround because I could change the date.

Next: WP released an update that fixed the time offset problem. I got used to future scheduling.

Then: The Preview functionality stopped working. It coincidentally stopped working about the time we all started getting Invalid Certificate warnings.

So: I found a workaround
https://contrafactual.com/2014/04/07/iphone-app-previewcert-error/

Now: I can no longer schedule posts for the future. All my posts are Immediate. The scheduling feature is what I use to space out my posts. The option is still there … It just doesn’t work. 😦

I am not crazy

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Well OK … maybe a little bit

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This issue has been fixed in 3.9.1

http://ios.wordpress.org/2014/02/12/wordpress-for-ios-3-9-1-released/
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But at least the WP folks are aware of the Timestamp/URL issue I have been troubleshooting with iPhone App 3.9

http://ios.wordpress.org/2014/01/30/wordpress-for-ios-3-9-released/#comment-61129

Posted Timestamp Issue to WordPress for iOS

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This issue has been fixed in 3.9.1

http://ios.wordpress.org/2014/02/12/wordpress-for-ios-3-9-1-released/

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If interested you may follow at:

http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/topic/timestamp-regression-on-update?replies=1#post-11606

Must have scotch …

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This issue has been fixed in 3.9.1

http://ios.wordpress.org/2014/02/12/wordpress-for-ios-3-9-1-released/

I am happy 🙂
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After documenting to my own satisfaction … and hopefully to your satisfaction … I need scotch. Smoky not chill filtered, no coloring added, single malt scotch.

Being unable to go back and edit my previous posts puts the kibosh on my ability to tidy up and standardize various grammatical aspects.

I am sad 😦

Mmmmm scotch

Wash, rinse, repeat

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This issue has been fixed in 3.9.1

http://ios.wordpress.org/2014/02/12/wordpress-for-ios-3-9-1-released/
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Ok so I deleted Version 3.9 and I re-downloaded from the Apple iPhone App Store

The post was created @ 11:41 PM February 3rd 2014

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1st update @ 11:44 PM 2014/02/03

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Kill all Apps and relaunch the WP App. View the stats

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2nd update at @ 11:53 2014/02/03

Note the change in the timestamp

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3rd update @ 11:55 2014/02/03

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4th update @ 11:56 2014/02/03
Note the date change. This will change the URL

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5th update @ 11:58 2014/02/03
Note the post order has now changed

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6th update @ 12:03 2014/02/04

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Prior to the 7th save the URL for this post is
https://contrafactual.com/2014/02/02/wash-rinse-repeat/

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8th update @ 12:09 2014/02/04

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After the 8th update the URL is now

https://contrafactual.com/2014/02/01/wash-rinse-repeat/

I hope that this clearly shows the issue I am seeing

😦

Post, edit, update, repeat

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This issue has been fixed in 3.9.1

http://ios.wordpress.org/2014/02/12/wordpress-for-ios-3-9-1-released/
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Created approximately 5:58 PM

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Update @ 6:02 PM

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Upload screen capture and update @ 6:04 PM

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Upload image @ 6:06 PM and update

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Upload image @ 6:08 PM and update

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Repeat @ 6:10 PM

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Repeat @ 6:11 PM

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Repeat @ 6:12 PM

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Repeat @ 6:14 PM

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Repeat @ 6:16 PM

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Etc.

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QED

PS the new link function does not work. I had to manually code the HTML for the above link. Below is what I saw when I clicked the link icon

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Troubleshooting

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This issue has been fixed in 3.9.1

http://ios.wordpress.org/2014/02/12/wordpress-for-ios-3-9-1-released/
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In 42 days of Pain and WordPress iPhone App FAIL I describe the problem I am having with the latest WordPress iPhone App by Automattic (Version 3.9, January 30, 2014)

Step 1

I go to Contrafactual and choose Menu > Topics and chose Day 46

This is the URL
https://contrafactual.com/2013/10/08/day-46/

Next I use the iPhone App to edit and publish Day 46

I click on Menu > Topics and chose Day 46

No problem ???

So let me go thru all of Menu > Topics and see what links are broken

Broken links: Day 42, Day 51, Day 52, Day 53

All posts I edited on Friday January 31

Below are the URLs for the above posts

Original https://contrafactual.com/2013/07/11/hzv-day-42/
Current https://contrafactual.com/2013/07/10/hzv-day-42/

Original https://contrafactual.com/2013/12/10/day-51/
Current https://contrafactual.com/2013/12/09/day-51/

Original https://contrafactual.com/2013/12/17/day-52/
Current https://contrafactual.com/2014/01/26/day-52-2

Original https://contrafactual.com/2014/01/29/day-53/
Current https://contrafactual.com/2014/01/27/day-53/

So, yesterday updates posted to a different URL, but today there are no apparent problems. ?????

Cue Rod Serling …

Look at the time stamp on Troubleshooting below. I published this at 3:28 PM

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Followed by this

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