Add a Link Feature?

[lbpesq]

I just tried to use the add-a-link feature, "\link{URL, clickable text}", and it didn't work for me.  Did this not migrate over from the old site?  Is there a new way to do it?   Am I just not doing it right?

Bill, tgo

[David Houck]

Type some text, like ... here's google.

Then highlight the text.  Then click the second icon from the left on the second row, that says "insert hyperlink".  A box pops up where you insert the url for your link; click ok, and you're done.

[lbpesq]

It would be nice if the instructions could be posted in a convenient place to reference, like on the opening page of the "Seen of Craigslist, eBay, etc." section on the old site, http://alembic.com/club/messages/395/16931.html?1461764191

Bill, tgo

P.S.  It didn't work, I'll try again.

[elwoodblue]

I'm not getting the pop up dialogue box,  just the url tags.
 

[lbpesq]

Me too.  I type in "Like this", highlight, click the "insert hyperlink", and get a highlighted in blue box that looks like this:

[url]Like this[url]

I tried replacing one of the "url", and then the other, with the link, but neither worked.   

Bill, tgo

[StephenR]

I added a hyperlink the other day by pasting the URL into the body of my post and it worked fine. I did not try adding a URL link to text, though. I just tried that by highlighting some text and clicking on "Insert Hyperlink" and like everyone else it puts the URL tags around the text but doesn't give me the option to add a link.

[FC Bass]

The correct tags are [url ] and [/url ] as closing tag (remove the space between l and ]) You can add clickable title for the url by formatting the opening tag this way: [url =http://Insert the url here] Title [/url ]

= It's a kind of magic :-)

[mica]

Flip has the formatting correct. If you are posting in the quick reply box, you need to type it all out manually. We are checking now as to why the button behavior is acting funky.

[lbpesq]

Like this?

Hey, the dialog box came up this time, so the above should link to the old site page where it explained how to do it to old way.

Bill, tgo

[mica]

Give it another test. The defaults for all club members should now be set to have the embedded URL function the way Dave describes.

Looks like the BB code isn't as well known as I guessed, so I will add some notes about posting images and links once we confirm it's all working as intended. Also, I wish I could post announcements like we had on Discus, Bill. But this platform doesn't allow for it out of the box.

[mica]

you type fast, Bill

[keith_h]

The update is consistent now with what many other sites do for embedded url's. While on the subject many sites will have an embed option for pictures, attachments and links on quick posts. I also think it is confusing that you click with the button name "Preview" to get to advanced posting options when most sites call it "Go Advanced".

[mica]

You actually click the "Reply" button for the WSIWYG editor. On the Quick Reply, if you choose to Preview rather than post, it will show you the formatting buttons, but it's not very quick then

[keith_h]

The quick reply box which is what I tend to use but if I want more I just go to the full editor from there. Many sites, if not the majority, instead of having a button being called "Preview" call it "Go Advanced" on the quick reply. The only place you see preview is on the WSIWYG editor. It would be more intuitive and consistent with most other forums if "Preview" were renamed to "Go Advanced" on the quick reply screen.   

[mica]

That makes sense, since it describes what happens when you preview a message. I'm sure there's a way to edit the name of the button, and that's something we'll put on the list.