No, this won’t be a rant this time, just more of an “by the way, X is happening, be aware”.
WordPress has steadily been messing with the reader that has caused other issues, but I’ve noticed in the last week or so that only the picture of my avatar has been showing up when my posts go to the reader. I did figure out that if I made the book cover a “featured image” that it would show the book cover instead of my avatar. I’m guessing the feeder now shows the biggest image unless there is a feature image? So one problem kind of solved. I can go through all my scheduled posts and give them a featured image.
That however has rippled into other problems. I use the (details)(/details) code to hide my synopsis because sometimes it is outrageously long and nobody needs to scroll through it all. So when I edit a post that is already scheduled that has the (detail) code, WP in its infinite wisdom, strips that code out. So not only do I have to add a “featured image” but I also have to wade through the guts of the post and add the correct code all over again.
Just wanted make you aware of this so if you see all of my posts for the rest of the month showing just my avatar, I didn’t want you to think I was being (completely) egotistical. I’ve started to add the featured image to my already long list of steps that I have to take just to bleeping post here on WP so starting in June it should become a non-issue for any viewers.
Cheers!
Bookstooge's Reviews on the Road 
Oh for goodness sake!!!!!!
It still shows my avatar when viewing the feed on chrome. On my phone using the app, it shows the little anti-wp picture just fine in the feed.
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I cannot survive unless I get the full avatar. Fact!
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Well, it’s beginning to annoy me 😀
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and now it is showing the anti-wp pix. I have no idea what is going on now…
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On my ipad reader I was seeing a long strip of your avatar at the end of a post, it was really big, but on the computer I get your featured image (the anti WP) at the top and your square avatar at the botttom.
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Thanks. I guess it’s not universal then. That is so weird.
~shrug
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I thought it was my shonky iPad at fault, it does mad things.
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It might be a combination of the two…
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Thanks for this – I only know about this stuff from your good self 😃
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Always glad to inform the populace!
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I never use Reader except to access Eddie’s site, because for some reason his site requires it. Isn’t the more pressing question what has happened to Fraggle?
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Probably getting ready for work tomorrow.
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She didn’t update her site with a Sunday post today. Get some pots and spoons and let’s go see what’s up.
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I have jetpack on my phone again and all commenters are showing the grey generic no avatar in thos comment section…
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That is so weird. I swear, wp is deliberately trying to destroy their capabilities.
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WP doing what WP does best
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hahaahaha, just like Groo! 😀
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Ugh! WP needs to get it together and stop making changes that make things harder for bloggers and readers. : (
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I think they are trying to get out of the freebie business without actually doing it.
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Exactly what it sounds like, especially after what they tried to swing last year. (It has not been forgotten…)
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and the weird thing is, your aywren.com site still won’t load in the feed. I try every month or so just in case 😀
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My thoughts exactly! The slew of ongoing changes has made WP rather user unfriendly for the personal blogger. Seems to me they are trying to turn WP into a platform for professional bloggers and web commerce.
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That sounds exactly right, sadly 😦
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Ahhh WP using its platform like a nuclear testing facility…
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This kind of breakage is stuff that should be tested n fixed before releasing updates.
It just boggles my mind that such utter crap is released as is.
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I’ve never been able to find a way to make my chosen picture the “featured image” in any reliable way, ever. I give up!
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Shoot. Well, I guess what will be will be…
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Strange, never had any problems, I just use ´featured image´, always works, afaik
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