Note that you can test a lot of things in the post builder without actually posting them. It lets you toggle between Rich Text and HTML modes. So not only can you use it to check your code -- if it's broken you should see that in Rich Text -- it also lets you use menu buttons to automate code and then see what code they wrote. Be aware that some times of mistakes will "eat" your text completely, deleting it; while others will only make parts invisible in Rich Text but you can find and fix them in HTML view. So if you're writing something complicated, it's a good idea to copy and save it in a word processor. The post builder does have an Undo function but it's not always enough.
The style editor is riskier and doesn't seem to have an undo button. It glitched on me while I was trying to set up a community and changed my personal blog instead. O_O And there's no undo. Fortunately it unlocked a few hours later, but that was still nerve-wracking. If you're editing your style, again, make copies somehow -- save pages of your blog to Wayback or another archive so you can see how it looked, and write down the style you are using, order of modules, etc.
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branchandroot
Re: Yes ...
Date: 2024-10-02 06:39 pm (UTC)What HTML tags can I use on Dreamwidth?
Fan:
GUIDE TO DREAMWIDTH HTML/CSS
See also the Dreamwidth Code section in this post.
Note that you can test a lot of things in the post builder without actually posting them. It lets you toggle between Rich Text and HTML modes. So not only can you use it to check your code -- if it's broken you should see that in Rich Text -- it also lets you use menu buttons to automate code and then see what code they wrote. Be aware that some times of mistakes will "eat" your text completely, deleting it; while others will only make parts invisible in Rich Text but you can find and fix them in HTML view. So if you're writing something complicated, it's a good idea to copy and save it in a word processor. The post builder does have an Undo function but it's not always enough.
The style editor is riskier and doesn't seem to have an undo button. It glitched on me while I was trying to set up a community and changed my personal blog instead. O_O And there's no undo. Fortunately it unlocked a few hours later, but that was still nerve-wracking. If you're editing your style, again, make copies somehow -- save pages of your blog to Wayback or another archive so you can see how it looked, and write down the style you are using, order of modules, etc.