posting links

[m44]

How do you post those links that people are always doing. Like JonJ does here

http://northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=25991

How do you do that, its starting to drive me nuts.

 

[drgrant]

In the advanced mode editor there is this button that has a globe with a chain under it... this creates URL links, although all it really is doing is this...

Example:
[ URL="http://www.theonion.com"]BLAH [ /URL]

To change the "name" of the link, but not the link itself, you change the part to
the left of the closing tag thing. I think the editor even highlights the text so you can
hit backspace after adding a link and then immediately insert text.

EG, in this case the tag would look like:

blah

Note that I generated a couple of spaces so it wouldn't process the tags.

 

[jar]

IIRC if you just paste a long URL, the forum does it for you automagically. Let me try below:
http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=45522

 

[m44]

Thanks guys, this afternoon I will take a practice run at doing this. Once more thanks a lot.

 

[dreppucci007]

DrGrant hit the nail on the head here...

You have 2 options...The easiest option is the one that he mentioned. If you are using the advanced editor (You'll know you're using the advanced editor because where you type your reply will have a box of smilies to choose from directly to the right of the text box where you type. If not, you can change this option in your User Control Panel.), you can simply click the button that looks like the Earth with 2 links of chain below it.

When you click that, a small window will pop up asking for the URL of your link...Cut & Paste or just type in the link that you want as your destination if someone clicks it. Then hit "Ok" and you'll see that the system automatically puts the code in place for you. The part that is highlighted for you is what will be displayed to everyone, so if you want to write "This is a cool link" or "Giggity giggity giggity goo!", then do that and your link will look like this:

Giggity giggity giggity goo!

The second way is to strictly type the code in properly...

There are a few components of the code that you need to populate properly...For viewing purposes, I've put spaces around the "URL" between the brackets, but normally you would not:

[ URL="http://www.familyguy.com"]Giggity giggity giggity goo![/URL ]

As you can see, the first step is to start your URL tag by typing this, without the space between the bracket and "URL":

[ URL=

Then put your destination link in quotes following the equal sign and close it off with the reverse bracket, like this:

You're halfway there!

Now, after that reverse bracket, type whatever it is that you intend the hyperlink (the blue lettering normally) to show, like this:

[URL="http://www.familyguy.com"]Giggity giggity giggity goo!

Lastly, you need to close off the beginning URL tag, but adding this to the end (again, without the space between "URL" and the reverse bracket):

[/URL ]

When you submit your post/reply, you should see thefinished product, like this:

[URL="http://www.familyguy.com"]Giggity giggity giggity goo!

Hopefully this made sense and you are able to follow it!

 

[m44]

Well here goes doing it the easy way, I will try the complicated way later.


great forum here

Edit, it works thanks dreppucci007 and the rest of you guys.

 

[dreppucci007]

Well here goes doing it the easy way, I will try the complicated way later.


great forum here

Edit, it works thanks dreppucci007 and the rest of you guys.

 

[m44]

Here goes doing it the more complicated way.

GO green

Edit; I got it to work, thanks a lot guys now I wont feel so dumb.

 

[dreppucci007]

Here goes doing it the more complicated way.

GO green

Edit; I got it to work, thanks a lot guys now I wont feel so dumb.

Woo hoo! Glad to help

 

[Admin]

I want to play...

Chooch

 

[JayNukem]

I want to play...

Chooch

 

[dreppucci007]

I want to play...

Chooch

I don't even have to click this to know where it goes...Prick

 

[Admin]

Leave Jason out of this.

 

[dreppucci007]

Leave Jason out of this.

 

[doobie]

Leave Jason out of this.

Yeah! Leave Jason out of this! I just might remember his name now!

 

[JayNukem]

Hey, it's all good!