WordPress FAQ: Where did my Preview Link Go?

Where the hell did my “Preview Post” button go? We lost it with the Upgrade to 2.1, and I want it back.

This question comes from Cory Aldrich who echoes the sentiments of many WordPress users. In WordPress 2.1, the iframe that loaded the site in a window below the edit area of the Write screen, was removed. Mostly this was due to performance issue of loading a whole site inside a window. The outcry has been heard, however, and the Preview link has been restored to WordPress 2.2 - in a slightly different form. Changeset 5159 went back into the core on March 31st.

Feel free to email me your WordPress questions so I can help you get an answer.

Table of contents for WordPress FAQ

1. WordPress FAQ: How Do I combine Blogs?
2. WordPress FAQ: What’s up with the Amazon Plugin with WP 2.1.x?
3. WordPress FAQ: How Do I Use Category Themes?
4. WordPress FAQ: Where did my Preview Link Go?
5. WordPress FAQ: How Do I Use Child Pages More Effectively?
6. WordPress FAQ: How Do I Fix the Blogroll Category Issue in WordPress 2.1
7. WordPress FAQ: How do I Move my blog to a new host?
8. WordPress FAQ: User Roles Confusion
9. WordPress FAQ: What is the best way to upgrade a WordPress 1.5 blog to WordPress 2.1?
10. WordPress FAQ: Democracy Poll Feature
11. WordPress FAQ: Benefits of Tagging
12. WordPress FAQ: What’s the Best Way to Backup my Blog?
13. WordPress FAQ: How Do I Integrate WordPress Into a Non-Blog Site?
14. WordPress FAQ: Troubleshooting a WordPress Install

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About the Author: Aaron Brazell is the lead editor of Technosailor.com and a social media expert. His passion is to see companies and individuals use the internet and web technologies wisely and effectively to promote their brands and companies. He served as Director of Technology at b5media from 2005-2008 and is currently an independent consultant.

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