Title: Tilde issue
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Tilde issue

 *  Resolved [macrodev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macrodev/)
 * (@macrodev)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tilde-issue/)
 * Hi. I’m using Thesis 2.0 with WordPress and learning how to configure it with
   the assistance of Rick Anderson’s tutorials at [http://www.byobwebsite.com](http://www.byobwebsite.com).
   His lessons recommend using your meteor slide shows, and I’ve followed the steps
   to incorporate the Meteor Slideshow widget into the Thesis skin.
 * It appears to be working as a widget, because it creates the necessary space 
   for the images and includes the title of the slide show. However the slides are
   not displayed. I proceeded to ask for assistance from Rick and he suggested, “
   I believe that the problem is with the tilde ~ in your urls. The ~ isn’t being
   recognized by Meteor Slideshow.”
 * I use the /~/ directory as a security measure… so instead of getting to the WordPress
   site by going to [http://mysite.com/](http://mysite.com/), it is actually found
   at [http://mysite.com/~/](http://mysite.com/~/)
 * Can you give me some advise how I can correct meteor slideshow so it looks in
   the proper directory?
 * Thanks, Don
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/meteor-slides/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/meteor-slides/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Josh Leuze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jleuze/)
 * (@jleuze)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tilde-issue/#post-3201753)
 * Hi Don, I have’t encountered any issues with special characters in the paths,
   but can’t think of any where it was used either. It might be something more simple
   than that, could you post a link?
 *  Thread Starter [macrodev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macrodev/)
 * (@macrodev)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tilde-issue/#post-3201791)
 * Sure… playing with wordpress, thesis and your plugin at wwwtestsite.com
 * hope this helps. Thanks!
    Don
 *  Plugin Author [Josh Leuze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jleuze/)
 * (@jleuze)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tilde-issue/#post-3201805)
 * Thanks for the link Don, I checked and the paths are fine, all the scripts and
   images for the slideshow are there, no broken URLs.
 * The issue is that you are [using metadata](http://jleuze.com/plugins/meteor-slides/using-metadata/)
   that is incorrect. It looks like you have “MyDGadgets” as the metadata value?
   Try removing that and testing it out.
 *  Thread Starter [macrodev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macrodev/)
 * (@macrodev)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tilde-issue/#post-3201806)
 * You are the best! I tried looking in each slide – no metadata. I looked in the
   slideshow – no metadata. I checked the plugin… no metadata!
 * So I continued to look in the Widgets…and opened up the controls of the SampleBox
   widget where the Meteor Slide Widget resided… That’s where I found the “MyDGadgets”
   in metadata.
 * Removed the text. Saved the change. Slide show immediately started running! I’ve
   included a screenshot so others can see exactly what I’m talking about! Thanks
   so much for your time.
 * [[ link @ [2file.us/images/Widgets.png](http://2file.us/images/Widgets.png)
 *  Plugin Author [Josh Leuze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jleuze/)
 * (@jleuze)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tilde-issue/#post-3201807)
 * No problem! I should have specified, the slideshow metadata only in the slideshow
   template tag, shortcode, or in the metadata field of the widget.

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tilde-issue/#post-3201807)
 * Status: resolved