Trouble getting text to wrap

[misstina]

Hi all!

For some reason I can't get my text to wrap around images in the newest wordpress post that I'm working on. The image also won't align where it's supposed to.

When i click on the image and view all the settings they look fine. It's clicked for the image to align to the right and it views it properly with the text wrapped around the image but when I actually preview the post the picture is aligned to the left and text doesn't wrap.

Any ideas?

[chickblogger]

Hey, Tina:

Sorry to hear of your troubles with Wp. It is great, but can sometimes be wrangly. lol. What version of Wp are you using and are you adding in a CAPTION on the image?

[misstina]

I'm using version 2.9. I inserted a Wikipedia image through Zemanta. I have them set up to always align to the right. The caption is the standard "Image via Wikipedia" that always comes up. This is the first time I've had this issue after 25+ posts.

[chickblogger]

Zemanta? Am not familiar with this tool. What is the advantage of using Zemanta versus the built-in Wp image tool.

[misstina]

Zemanta is a really cool Firefox extension for bloggers. This post from Jackie Lee gives the low down: http://internetmarketingformommies.com/zemanta-must-have-firefox-extension-for-bloggers/

I love it because it generates some great images as I'm working on the post. If I see one that I want to use I just click on it and it get inserted into my post. Works the same way as uploading an image through the wp image tool.

[chickblogger]

Cool beans, Tina. Will check out Zemanta. Sorry I couldn't be more help with your image problem, though.

Hopefully someone else will chime in. Cheers!

[Henrik Flensborg]

I used Zemanta briefly, but found that the Zemanta WP plugin messed up my WP so I couldn't publish my posts.

I also noticed that Zemanta added plenty of additional code to my posts that I didn't really have no need for.

Do you experience the same problem with image alignment if you use the built-in image upload tools in WP?

[lindastacy]

Did you change themes? Sometimes the theme CSS overrides the image alignment.

[AlexNewell]

I had trouble with Zemanta too. It inserts tons of junk code and probably is the cause of the problem. Try deactivating it and try using Creative commons images from flikr and elsewhere and see if that solves the problem...

[misstina]

This is the first time I've had this problem. This is the post I was working on http://www.toddlerrideontoys.net/power-wheels-eliminator.html

I've enjoyed Zemanta so far. I like the related posts that it pulls up. Sometimes gives me ideas for additional posts, etc.

Looks like I have a Zemanta issue with the image placement because the text wrapped correctly around the image that I inserted with the WP tool. I'll play around with it today.

Thanks for the help everyone.

[AlexNewell]

"I've enjoyed Zemanta so far. I like the related posts that it pulls up. Sometimes gives me ideas for additional posts, etc."

Yes I totally agree with that. I do think tho that it seriously messes up the link structure of your blog with all the so called "related" posts and the junk code.

I'd advise you install a WordPress related posts plugin to get extra link juice in your blog and perhaps go to Zemanta web site and search and get ideas there!

Maybe get the best of both worlds then!

:-)

I use this related posts plugin "Efficient Related Posts"

All The Best

Alex

[misstina]

Thanks for the info Alex!

[Clay Franklin]

Miss Tina,

Your ride on toys site looks great.
For your links, do you have a plug in that creates your cool redirects or do you create them all manually?
I love the way the links say toddlerrideontoys.net/buy/theproductname

Edited: I just added pretty links plug in and it works great.
Thank you,
Clay

[misstina]

Thanks Clay! I use the Simple Link Cloaker plugin. I think it's very similar to the one you installed.

[Jackie Lee]

Alex ~ I don't think she's using the zemanta related posts on her blog ~ just to get ideas for new posts.

I get a good number of links back from using zemanta which is the main reason I use it. While I don't use the related posts on my blog either ~ a lot of people do. If you have optimized your blog post titles you can get some nice links.

[AlexNewell]

Jackie - I'm not quite sure. My trial with Zemanta was simply using the WP plugin and using the images if any.

I found that it was not that great with images and I became very concerned that the linking was benefiting zemanta and not me.

It also screwed up the alignment which is what Tina mentioned.

I want my posts to look decent with the alignment and wrapping as normal. Everything went fine after I uninstalled it.

Go figure!

And I love the Efficient Posts Plugin too. That really helps with on site SEO.

:-)

[Jackie Lee]

hmmm. I don't use a plugin. It's an add on for firefox ~ so it shows up everywhere you can blog ~ blogger/wordpress.com, even myspace. which is fun. I use the images on some of my posts on some blogs but mostly I just use one of the suggested tags to get my posts included the posts available for others to use in the "more posts on this topic".

I use the yet another related post plugin to pull in related posts from my site. :)

[AlexNewell]

For some reason i don't remember right now, I went the plugin route and it was interesting watching the pics appear just next to the text editor as I typed the post.

I want to use more images on my posts really, I guess I better put some more credits into IStockphoto !

:-)

[misstina]

Jackie,

Do you have any idea why I'm having trouble getting my text to wrap around a Zemanta image?

[Jackie Lee]

I don't know why that's happening. Have you tried to add an image that isn't from zemanta to see if zemanta is the actual problem?

when I run into this problem it's generally because of the theme, but I don't think you've changed your theme lately have you?

Just googled it and found this ~ maybe it will help? http://getsatisfaction.com/zemanta/topics/align_right_class_not_working_for_zemanta_suggeste d_images_in_wordpress_2_8

It appears they are aware of the problem and working on it, but he suggests a temporary fix in that thread. (just realized this post was from 7 months ago lol ~ but the fix may work anyway)

[Jackie Lee]

ha ha ~ this thread showed up in the search I did too. :D

[misstina]

That did fix it - thanks for the help!