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Empty Spaces

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For the past couple of weeks, whenever I’ve had time to check out blogs of those of you I follow, I’ve been frustrated by the blank spaces where your photos should be.

If I tap on those spaces, the photos come up after a few seconds, but that adds a lot of time and frustration to what was once a seamless, easy, and enjoyable reading/viewing experience.

I’ve wondered if WordPress Ai is taking over and hiding/condensing your photos to save space.

This is happening on both my iPhone and iPad, so I’m also wondering if the site needs an update to work with iOS 27 and beyond.

I’ve done extensive searches and tried all of the recommended fixes to no avail.

If anyone else experienced this and found a fix, I’d sure welcome and appreciate you sharing it.

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25 responses to “Empty Spaces”

  1. Ana Daksina Avatar
    Ana Daksina

    WordPress is one of those platforms affected by the millions of hackers who sought to exploit that major Web glitch recently.

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      That’s so unfortunate, Ana

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      1. Ana Daksina Avatar
        Ana Daksina

        They’re all over Substack too.

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  2. Mid-Life Mama Avatar
    Mid-Life Mama

    Terry, this has been happening on Jetpack for two weeks and is still not resolved. I can see images on WP on my computer, just not on the app. So frustrating and it continues. If you get a resolution, please share.

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      I think, as Lana mentioned above, that we all need to report it to WordPress. Hopefully if enough report it, they’ll address it quickly, Elena 🤞

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  3. Lana Avatar
    Lana

    Happening to me too and it is so annoying. I just reported it and hope we all do until they rectify it.

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      I reported it a few days ago, Lana. 🤞they find a fix!

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  4. Any Element Avatar
    Any Element

    I often have problems to cut enouhh time for blogs it took me a while to optimize it

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      I’m not getting what you mean. 🤔

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  5. Bernie Avatar
    Bernie

    I find it with certain blogs but not all of them. The comment thing has gotten less glitchy.

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      Yours is one of the few where I don’t have problems, Bernie. Do you use a plugin like JetPack? That’s what I use.

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      1. Bernie Avatar
        Bernie

        Yes I use Jetpack.

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  6. Betty Avatar
    Betty

    Terry, that has to be so frustrating! I have not any issues reading blogs. Knock on wood! For my own blog, I compress every photo, so they load quickly. I’ve been doing that since I started WordPress. Good luck!

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      Unfortunately, yours is one of the many blogs where I have this issue, Betty and yes, it’s extremely frustrating!

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      1. Betty Avatar
        Betty

        And I work so hard to compress the photos! 🙂

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      2. Terry Avatar
        Terry

        I don’t think that’s the issue, Betty. Do you use Jetpack?

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      3. Betty Avatar
        Betty

        I use Jetpack on my phone.

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      4. Terry Avatar
        Terry

        I use it on both phone and tablet, so if you’re not having these problems, it’s not Jetpack … unless, like I said it’s an incompatibility thing with the latest iOS updates. 🤷‍♀️

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  7. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar
    The Mindful Migraine Blog

    I haven’t had this problem, but am having problems commenting on posts… it’s getting more and more glitchy by the day 🤪

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      Frustrating, isn’t it?

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      1. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar
        The Mindful Migraine Blog

        UGH – I love BlogLand, but it’s hard to be friendly when you have to sign in 100 times a day! sigh.

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      2. Terry Avatar
        Terry

        I hear you

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  8. annemariedemyen Avatar
    annemariedemyen

    I have not been on WordPress much this year, but it seems there are glitches everywhere since AI has taken over.

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      I would agree, Anne. Unless they address this stuff, my decision as to whether or not I continue may be an easy one to make.

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      1. annemariedemyen Avatar
        annemariedemyen

        I understand. I still want to get back to it, but I have been distracted by sorting out my health issues this year. Hopefully, I am on the right track now. 🤞

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