changing a link

[Andy]

not sure if its possible or it can be done on here..When posting a link to another fom.instead of putting a long link up ie
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=post;board=10.0
you can change it to clicky

[john_o]

try doing as below

Code: [Select]


[url]http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=post;board=10.0[/url]
becomes
[url=http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=post;board=10.0] clicky version[/url]


http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=post;board=10.0
clicky version

both above go to the same url

 

[RedRobin]

.
Or you can write:

[ url=http://www.web address the long gobblygook ][ color=blue ][ u ] Your own text here [ /u ][ /color ][ /url ]

^ I've put spaces in so you can read the code. Up to you if you want colour and underscore.
All the reader would see is "Your own text here", underscored, in colour, and it would be a live link.
 

[stealthwolf]

I think this is more down to personal preference and knowledge. Some forumites including myself will happily create clickies. But others just copy amd paste the url. Adding a feature to shorten this isn't likely to be used unless the forum automatically does this.

[Richn83]

This is something ive been wanting to do to shorten urls but didnt know that the txt box worked like that 

[Andy]

the uk mkiv has the best method you put the word link etc then high light the word then press the url or chain symbol which opens a box,put the link in of the page then open in same window,then put in the word you high lighted then press insert  ..its all done

[RedRobin]

[Andy]

you lost me thier R/R

[RedRobin]

^^^^
I lost myself too! Just a html image, knowledge of some html code being needed to style a link.

[john_o]

didnt you just repeat what I posted Robin? or an I going mad?

[RedRobin]

didnt you just repeat what I posted Robin? or an I going mad?

....Same result but a different way of showing how to do it.

[cuprak1]

Hahaha love that pic!