Dreamwidth Support
Known Issues
If you have a question about how to do something on Dreamwidth, you can read or search the FAQs. If you can't find an answer, we'd be happy to help.You can also check the
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dw_maintenance community for temporary or breaking issues.Current Issues:
- None affecting all users
Common problems:
The following is a list of the most common issues that users encounter on Dreamwidth. You may also wish to look at the Current Issues FAQ category, which has an expanded list of current issues. If you're experiencing one of these bugs, you don't need to open a request to report it. We already have it logged into our bug tracker, and we'll be fixing it as quickly as we can.
Captcha
- Sometimes the text-based captcha service fails to load or respond to a correct answer. If that happens to you, please reload the affected page and try again.
Importer
- Common import failure issues
- Embedded media may not work on imported entries.
- Icon keywords with some UTF-8-encoded characters are failing to import properly.
- Tags you've deleted on the remote site may import along with tags that are used on your entries.
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Last updated 30 Sep 2016
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Frequently Asked Questions
We've got answers to hundreds of questions. You can search the FAQ for what you're looking for.
- What HTML tags can I use on Dreamwidth?
- How do I make a link to another Dreamwidth account, or an account on another service?
- What is a cut? How can I hide part of my entry behind a cut?
- What are the extra services available?
- What Dreamwidth-specific markup/HTML tags can I use?
- What HTML can I use in my entry?
- If you're coming from LiveJournal to Dreamwidth: Importing
- What are Dreamwidth Points?
- How do I make an entry sticky, so it's always at the top of my journal?
- How much are paid accounts?