+linuxxpert Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 I just went onto my 2 cache listings and both show errors in an image that is also a clickable link! I cant seem to link outside of geocaching.com.. The html code shows up on the cache page instead!
+benh57 Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 I just went onto my 2 cache listings and both show errors in an image that is also a clickable link! I cant seem to link outside of geocaching.com.. The html code shows up on the cache page instead! Same here... glad to see it's not my fault.
+Michael Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) It helps to list the GC# so we know where to look Id be happy to look at it for you when I get the GC# Edited January 26, 2008 by Michael
OpinioNate Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) Yes, please give us some more info so we can help. Edited January 26, 2008 by OpinioNate
+benh57 Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 It helps to list the GC# so we know where to look GC18D6Y Try editing the cache page to make the tinyurl link into a correct HTML link, with the a href=.... and a tags. 'descriptions are HTML' is checked. When it saves, the link is removed. (by your htmltidy?)
Nylimb Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 It helps to list the GC# so we know where to look Here's one of mine that has the same problem. It was fine this morning: In the 2 paragraphs above the puzzle, the links were clickable; now the HTML code shows up. X Marks the Spot - a puzzle cache Nylimb
+linuxxpert Posted January 26, 2008 Author Posted January 26, 2008 Its fixed now... after editing a few times... I know about the missing <a href... it seemed to keep taking it out automatically..you know how GC fixes/removes code? These listings worked for weeks without errors... weird!
+linuxxpert Posted January 26, 2008 Author Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) aaaahhhhh its back! The problem that is! GC1812Z What is going on!? Edited January 26, 2008 by linuxxpert
+linuxxpert Posted January 26, 2008 Author Posted January 26, 2008 Ok... I may not be an HTML expert, however I do know my HTML and whatever is checking the code seems to be making weird changes to the linking code and breaks it. It even breaks it after the page seems to work fine for a few minutes!
Nylimb Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 It looks like links that include rel="nofollow" still work; those that don't are broken now. Nylimb
+benh57 Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) Ok... I may not be an HTML expert, however I do know my HTML and whatever is checking the code seems to be making weird changes to the linking code and breaks it. It even breaks it after the page seems to work fine for a few minutes! I think the admins (nate, michael) are not affected by the HTML 'filter' when they save cache listings. So when they save the html link it doesn't get destroyed / filtered out. They tested it on your page. But then you looked at the source and saved it, which destroyed the link... which is why it seemed to work temporarily. Edited January 26, 2008 by benh57
+linuxxpert Posted January 26, 2008 Author Posted January 26, 2008 It looks like links that include rel="nofollow" still work; those that don't are broken now. Nylimb Yeah... tried that worked for a few minutes and I was back to square 1.... Gonna edit one more time and then go to bed... hopefully whatever is going on will be fixed tomorrow...
+Michael Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 aaaahhhhh its back! The problem that is! GC1812Z What is going on!? Do me a ffavor and remove the "rel="nofolllow" " from the HTML and see it that fixes it. I know the purpose of the rel="nofolllow" but it may be the issue. Id like you to try it and let me know. Its easier if you email me through my profile but if you would rather respond there that is ok.
Nylimb Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 I've added rel="nofollow" to the broken links on my cache page (GC18V3M), and it's working fine now. So that's no longer an example of the bug. Instead, take a look at my profile; it shows HTML code where there used to be clickable links. Nylimb
+linuxxpert Posted January 26, 2008 Author Posted January 26, 2008 aaaahhhhh its back! The problem that is! GC1812Z What is going on!? Do me a ffavor and remove the "rel="nofolllow" " from the HTML and see it that fixes it. I know the purpose of the rel="nofolllow" but it may be the issue. Id like you to try it and let me know. Its easier if you email me through my profile but if you would rather respond there that is ok. Ok took the "rel="nofollow" out and it seems to still be working... Also just so everybody knows this error also occurred on my "GC17VAR" at the same time ... Does anybody have a explanation of this problem?
+linuxxpert Posted January 26, 2008 Author Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) Problem is back! Cache page came up OK for a few minutes and then it broke the code again... without me doing anything! Edited January 26, 2008 by linuxxpert
+linuxxpert Posted January 26, 2008 Author Posted January 26, 2008 This is a site wide problem... my profile is messed up too.. good luck Need to go to bed sorry...
+KJcachers Posted January 26, 2008 Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) I've added rel="nofollow" to the broken links on my cache page (GC18V3M), and it's working fine now. So that's no longer an example of the bug. Instead, take a look at my profile; it shows HTML code where there used to be clickable links. Nylimb my profile is doing the same thing. I just tried running the GenStatUpload macro and the browser window it shows the finished page is fine but when I look into tthe actual profile through Geocaching.com the links are messed up showing HTML code instead. Must be a GC problem, I wonder what they have changed today as I updated my profile last night and it was working fine. edit: I just checked my profile again and it looks ok...what is going on here, GC??? EDIT: profile links are down again...going to give it a rest for tonight and hopefully GC can fix this issue. Edited January 26, 2008 by KJcachers
+linuxxpert Posted January 26, 2008 Author Posted January 26, 2008 I've added rel="nofollow" to the broken links on my cache page (GC18V3M), and it's working fine now. So that's no longer an example of the bug. Instead, take a look at my profile; it shows HTML code where there used to be clickable links. Nylimb my profile is doing the same thing. I just tried running the GenStatUpload macro and the browser window it shows the finished page is fine but when I look into tthe actual profile through Geocaching.com the links are messed up showing HTML code instead. Must be a GC problem, I wonder what they have changed today as I updated my profile last night and it was working fine. edit: I just checked my profile again and it looks ok...what is going on here, GC??? EDIT: profile links are down again...going to give it a rest for tonight and hopefully GC can fix this issue. Everything seems to be back to normal for me too, thank you GC admins! Just curious, what was the problem?
+Arby Gee Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 aaaahhhhh its back! The problem that is! GC1812Z What is going on!? Do me a ffavor and remove the "rel="nofolllow" " from the HTML and see it that fixes it. I know the purpose of the rel="nofolllow" but it may be the issue. Id like you to try it and let me know. Its easier if you email me through my profile but if you would rather respond there that is ok. I'm noticing the same problem with several listings that don't have rel="nofollow" in them (GC15P0N, GC184D4, GCVDKG to name a few). But other listings with the same type of links (like GC13FCG) work fine. So it looks like a pretty random problem.
+Arby Gee Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 I've added rel="nofollow" to the broken links on my cache page (GC18V3M), and it's working fine now. So that's no longer an example of the bug. Instead, take a look at my profile; it shows HTML code where there used to be clickable links. Nylimb my profile is doing the same thing. I just tried running the GenStatUpload macro and the browser window it shows the finished page is fine but when I look into tthe actual profile through Geocaching.com the links are messed up showing HTML code instead. Must be a GC problem, I wonder what they have changed today as I updated my profile last night and it was working fine. edit: I just checked my profile again and it looks ok...what is going on here, GC??? EDIT: profile links are down again...going to give it a rest for tonight and hopefully GC can fix this issue. Everything seems to be back to normal for me too, thank you GC admins! Just curious, what was the problem? Looks like the problem is back again. It seems to be hit and miss. I can't see any rhyme or reason why the links are working in some places but not in others.
+linuxxpert Posted January 27, 2008 Author Posted January 27, 2008 Yup, noticed it again this morning too... on my Wii, checked on my desktop computer and it was ok again. Weird stuff!
+Mopar Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 Looks like my profile and sig line links are broke.
+Aerodoq Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 My caches with external links have the same problem. Adding rel="nofolllow" to them didn't change the behaviour. No linking seems to work, the html munger munges it pretty good. Caches: GC18XFD GC18EJ5 A>
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