This is a strange bug that we see happening usually when your trying to add an image from a wordpress theme folder. Leaving the image field empty or uploading your banner elsewhere and using a new (shorter) URL usually does the trick. This work around is pretty easy but an extra step. Head over to tinypic.com (or any free image server) and upload it there to get a new URL. This URL is generally much shorter too, which may be the cause of the problem.

Since the site move on 9/20/2009, there are few changes to your voting code. We kept the structure the same but now the files are no long on PoshLittle.Com so ALL members have to update their voting codes/links/banners on their blogs! We made it as easy as possible though. All you have to do is change the domain name of PoshLittle.Com to TopBabyBlogs.Com. So every time you see poshlittle.Com in your code, just replace it with topbabyblogs.com leaving the rest of the URL in tact. For example if your voting code looks like this:

http://www.poshlittle.com/cgi-bin/topblogs/in.cgi?id=myusername

Change the highlighted part to topbabyblogs.com so it looks like this:

http://www.topbabyblogs.com/cgi-bin/topblogs/in.cgi?id=myusername

Only the domain name has changed so that's the only portion to change. You need to change this in the vote link and also for any banners or you will have broken images on your site & any votes using the PoshLittle.Com codes, will not be counted! If you don't feel comfortable making this change manually, just log in above and use the drop down menu to "get links and banners" to grab the updated codes.

Because the site updates hourly, you will not see your blog's listing or an accurate vote count until after the next update. The next scheduled update time is shown on the lower right corner of every of ranking page (PST). You may have to wait up to 60 minutes before your blog will appear if your blog has received the number of minimum required votes (which varies from 1-3 unique votes).

Also, this a niche blog directory specifically for baby related blogs! So if you signed up a site that isn't a blog (like an ecommerce site) or we feel is it's a blog that is inappropriate for Top Baby Blogs your account may have removed.

Most likely, the site was reset recently (see the next FAQ for more on resets).

If you signed up prior to 9/09, please also see FAQ #1 as our site move may have affected your account.

If there doesn't have appeared to be a reset recently, please review the rules to make sure your blog wasn't breaking any of the rules and got suspended! If your site isn't a blog, found cheating (our cheat log records multiple clicks, proxy votes and other cheating methods), is breaking any of the rules or is flat out inappropriate, it is removed with out notice and blacklisted.

If we visited your blog and couldn't find a voting badge or link ON YOUR BLOG, your account may be suspended or your votes in cleared. You will want to make sure that you have added a correct reciprocal link in your account information so we know exactly where to look for it and not suspend/clear your account unfairly. The reciprocal link is a page, on your blog, where we can check that you have your voting banner in place. You can add your voting badge/link to other sites and promote it other places besides your blog but, as a rule, you must display the linking banner on your blog to qualify.

The list resets all members stats back to zero a few times a year to purge inactive blogs and give new blogs a shot on the first page. So, yours and all the other sites start over and will appear on the list again once you get the minimum number of required hits again.

"But my blog was doing so good. I don't want to have to start over!!" We understand and know your blog will do even better with these anti-cheating and cleansing standards. If your blog was doing well before, it will continue to do well! Resetting the list really is a good thing for everyone. Not only does it purge non-participating blogs (like blogs that have removed the voting code or are dead) it encourages new members to join. In order for the list to grow and in turn, your blog get more traffic back, new members being able to have a shot at the home page is crucial. If the #1 spot has 3,000 hits in, new members will know that they will never get beyond page 10 and will not join. Also, since dead or non-participating blogs are removed, only active and vote earning sites will get rewarded with visitors. Sites like this that don't reset or they let anyone be on the list (with out even a single vote) are not going to be beneficial to you.

You are responsible for maintaining your account via your Member Control Panel (log in above) to update your information or banner. You will need to know your banner URL to add/update a banner.

Here are the three possible image error message you may receive:

1. The supplied banner has a file size larger than we allow..
   This means your graphic is too large (weight not dimension). You can try to optimize your graphic or try a different format (gifs are usually the lightest) to bring the file size down.

2. The supplied banner is either too wide or too tall
   The max size banner you can add is 125 X 125 px (as seen on your right). If your graphic's dimensions are any larger than that, sorry, it won't be accepted. You will have to add a smaller graphic.

3. The supplied banner is not a valid image.
   There is something wrong your banner URL/link. Either the link isn't ending in jpg, gif or png (the allowed file types) or it is broken for some other reason. You should be able to view your graphic in a browser window (like you are visiting any web page) and see your graphic all by itself. If anything else shows up on the page at all, then that is not the direct link to your banner (often the case when you are using a free image host that offers several linking options).

The three error messages above are common for people and the error system is very accurate about reporting the proper error. Every time a member has emailed about these three error messages, the error messages were correct and the images have either been to heavy, to big or people aren't adding a proper image URL (as the error message states)! Please take the error message as correct and double check your images/urls because we will most likely tell you that the same thing as the error message is telling you.

If your do need to contact us about an image errors, please make sure you:

• Attach the image (not to add it for you but will check it's dimensions/weight)

• Give us the exact error message

• Give the URL that you were trying to use and any other details that may be important.

A banner link or URL is the link to your banner on your server (for example if you have uploaded it to your blog). For this system, it is not "uploaded" from your computer but retrieved from your server. To get your banner link (from a current web page that shows your banner):

• Internet Explorer - Right click on the image and select 'Properties' & copy the 'Address/URL' link shown

• Firefox - Right click on the image and select 'Properties' & copy the 'Location' link under 'Image Properties'

• Safari - Right click on the image and click 'Copy Image Address'

That's OK, the banner is optional! So you don't have to add one to participate. Here is a list of some possible web designers if you are interested having some graphics made or for a $5 fee, we will create and add a 125 x 125 px screenshot to your listing.

Add A 125 x 125 px Screenshot Purchase For Use On: TopBabyBlogs.Com TopMommyBlogs.Com Terms (choose to agree) I agree that this is a non-refundable fee w/no revisions included Your Blog Address: Your Member Username:

Sample Screenshot: A screenshot is a snapshot of what your site looks like. This is not an advertising banner or include any additional graphics and/or text but will have a 2px brown border as pictured above.

If the above info isn't helpful (please only email after you read over the above) or you have other questions relating to Top Baby Blogs, you may email us at . Please include (if you have one) your member name, blog URL, banner URL (if it's a graphic question) and if you received an error message, it's imperative that you copy and paste the entire error message (appears in red) into the email as well and we will get back to you as soon as we can.