Naming Links...

Sleepy · Jul 14, 2010

hiya!

is there a way to name a link? i think we used to have the option to name the link, then insert the link into a post, now, i am only able to insert the link itself and when it becomes a clickable link, the whole thing is underlined and clickable...

there is a way to do this now, but it is too confusing for me...(yeah, i'm a dummy).

if this time saving feature could be put back into place, i would really like it!

thanks in advance! :tiphat:

FreezerBoy · Jul 15, 2010

Look at the reply window. See the Globe with the chain link?

Write the name of the link, highlight name with cursor, click on the globe, paste actual url in the globe window, hit OK, Voìla!

With the name still highlighted, I like to click on the large A with black line underneath and change the color. Not needed but, makes it more obvious it's a link rather than emphasis.

Just for fun, quote me and you'll see how the following link looks in code

Sleepy

someotherguy · Jul 15, 2010

thanks FreezerBoy, i actually didn't know how to do it that way.

i've always done it with this code

[---url=][/url---]

then you insert the link location here where the red $'s are

[---url=$$$][/url---]

then just type whatever name for the link you want where the red ==='s are

[---url=]===[/url---]

which ends up like this

[---url=$$$]===[/url---]

anyway, lol, FreezerBoy's way looks lots easier

peace, SOG

btw, you don't use the blue dash's, i only added them
because without them the site doesn't display the rest
of the code.

Sleepy · Jul 15, 2010

freezerboy, thank you so much!!

someotherguy...that's what i meant...too complicated for this idiot! :thank you:

Sleepy · Jul 17, 2010

i still can't get it!

what a dummy!!

Brother Bear · Jul 17, 2010

copy your link

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/

write what you want to say

SAMBA

then highlight the word or phrase and click the blue globe icon in your post header, it's right under the white smily face

then paste the link into the box that pops up

SAMBA

hyperlink

FreezerBoy · Jul 17, 2010

Tried to check your code but, I can't quote a signature.

Hit quote on this post to see the proper code below. Hell, copy and paste it where you will

Sleepy Tests Jolly Bud from Mountain High Seeds

Killer Chem Freebie grow

Write name, highlight name, click globe, insert url, hit OK

Your Sleepy Tests OJD...>>>Gangsta Haze looks and works perfectly. Whatever you did there do it again.

someotherguy · Jul 17, 2010

that code i posted above works, ...every time.

it's pretty simple too, just insert the link and whatever name
you want, ...like i said above.

always good to know more than one way to skin a cat.

peace, SOG

Sleepy · Jul 17, 2010

thanks, i'll work on it...i don't remember what i did to get the other one to work, but i remember it took me a while!!

thanks.

ganja_hasi · Jul 17, 2010

hi sleepy,
sometimes the pictures are saying more that words, so I thought I could help with some screen shots

all the steps that allready well described :yes:

with some picts
as said
the first step is to copy the URL that you want to insert in the link, like this one https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=179160

after that enter the text that should be seen , I've named the example "Name The Link"