How do I put a link in a post?

[Un-Hemi]

I'd like to insert the url of a past topic into a reply to one of the current topics. How do I do that?

Thanks!

 

[Power Wagon]

It's easy. . just open the post, site, page, whatever it is you want to link to, and copy all the text in the Address bar, including the "http" part, and paste it in your posting where you want the link.



Down at the bottom of the text area is an option that says "Automatically parse URLs:" Make sure it's checked.



The Board's software creates the link all by itself from what you entered.

 

[Un-Hemi]

Thanks, Mark. Got 'er ripped now.



I was pleased to read of the progress on your truck. Congratulations!

 

[Skydiver]

The Board's software creates the link all by itself from what you entered.

This might be a test. Who knows

 

[illflem]

Tom, another way to do it if you don't want the entire link printed out, some are long, is like this [url = link address] whatever you want to call the link [/url] Don't leave the spaces, I did it so it wouldn't turn into a link. You can turn this https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=266618#post266618 into this

 

[klenger]

illflem:



I tried clicking on this, and then this showed up again, so I clicked it each time this showed up. Now I have 100 copies of Netscape running on my 'puter.

 

[Power Wagon]

Hmmm... the imprecise use of the language has all sorts of wacked out results...





This is what is converted to a link:



https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/newreply.php?s=&action=newreply&threadid=30089



or this:



www.nwbombers.com



Basically any fully qualified domain name (three parts, separated by periods and ending in com net org or other common suffix) will be parsed into a link.



(I disabled url parsing, so these would show without being links)

 

[illflem]

Ken, come on you knew it would do that.



It was nice with the old TDR site, it allowed you to click edit on any post and see how a link, picture, smile, icon. etc was written, you couldn't edit someone else's post though (that could be fun, ehh). I'll bet the new system has the same capability, it just isn't turned on.

 

[Power Wagon]

Originally posted by illflem

Ken, come on you knew it would do that.



It was nice with the old TDR site, it allowed you to click edit on any post and see how a link, picture, smile, icon. etc was written, you couldn't edit someone else's post though (that could be fun, ehh). I'll bet the new system has the same capability, it just isn't turned on.

Well... I can edit YOUR posts