hyperlink?

Hightower · 01 April 2007, 09:54

When posting links, how do I shorten a long address to say a clickable "here"

I can't find anything on RIBnet about this, I did however manage to do it in Word and tried to copy and paste it. That didn't work either.

Nos4r2 · 01 April 2007, 10:04

like this.

<url=http://www.google.co.uk>Google</url>

Replace the <>'s with []'s.

Hightower · 01 April 2007, 10:13

[url=http://www.google.co.uk[Google]/url]

No that dosn't work!

I just want to replace the address that you would normally have when copy/pasting with a given clickable word.

ie: from this - http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?p=193298#post193298

To this - Here

Nos4r2 · 01 April 2007, 10:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hightower

[url=http://www.google.co.uk[Google]/url]

Lol 'other way around.

Google

Quote that and you'll see it.

Hightower · 01 April 2007, 10:21

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/p...php3]here[

What you meen? "Other way round"

I've tried it every way round

Nos4r2 · 01 April 2007, 10:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hightower

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/p...php3[here]

[url=http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk>Boatsandoutboards</url]

Replace < with [ and > with ]

All youve done wrong in the 1st one is get the centre [ and ] the wrong way round.

Hightower · 01 April 2007, 10:31

If I click a link and copy it.

Then I paste it in the forum.

I end up with this: http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/php/welcome.php3

Are you telling me that I have to add this code stuff manually to either end of the address to shorten it?

Can't this be done automaticly?

Nos4r2 · 01 April 2007, 10:34

don't know-I've always done it manually.

Hightower · 01 April 2007, 10:36

smelly socks

Waheyyy Done it!

Now that was hard work!

Andy Moore · 01 April 2007, 11:19

I do it by clicking on the Insert Link icon when typing up your message. Its the one that looks like a little world with an chain link on it.

Nos4r2 · 01 April 2007, 11:34

ah. that's easy!

Something rude!

Hightower · 01 April 2007, 11:42

here

Andy, that's much easier as I don't have to remember the little code bits either end.

It's easy when you know what you're looking for.

IBWET · 02 April 2007, 23:32

http://http://rib.net/forum/newreply...reply&p=193313

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hightower

here

Andy, that's much easier as I don't have to remember the little code bits either end.

It's easy when you know what you're looking for.

Hightower · 03 April 2007, 00:09

IBWET · 03 April 2007, 00:23

Had a go and still made an arse of it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hightower

Sixy_the_red · 03 April 2007, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

ah. that's easy!

Something rude!

There's always one...