I and other moderators get tired of fixing this in comments daily, so I’m going to make a simple post on how to put links into your comment messages here. It’s dirt simple.
1. DON’T try to edit HTML to put in links in comments by hand. If you must, use an external HTML editor and test it first, then paste the HTML in. We also have a test page in the menu where you can try out comments and embedding beforehand.
2. KISS (keep it simple stupid):
There’s really no need to embed links and connect them to words, just type/paste in the URL with a short description. WordPress will automatically generate a link!
For example, here’s an AP story on climate talks that I posted in 5 seconds simply using cut and paste of topic and URL and no HTML editing. WordPress generated the link automatically.
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Analysis: Climate talks stumble
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5grWZrI1QCVpRj8N1hZtEKzKduVXAD9HF7O400
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You can try this out in comments below. Please be considerate of us overworked authors and moderators and follow KISS.
Thanks, Anthony
then paste the HTML in
Works most of the time, but on occasion WordPress mangles the link, e.g.
http://ebooks.cambridge.org/popups/pdf_viewer.jsf?cid=CBO9780511599958A050
REPLY: worked for me…first time- Anthony
Leif Svalgaard says:
August 8, 2010 at 11:58 am
then paste the HTML in
Works most of the time, but on occasion WordPress mangles the link, e.g.
Sorry, my example was bad. But it does happen…
Just trying…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gtm0wjRfng&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/chat/thread?tid=79dcf5213396a3c3&hl=en
P.S. please remove the previous and this if still working
I don’t understand all that.
Would you ‘splain it once again?
🙂
Jest kidd’n!!
Another tip for anyone doing links anywhere you can shorten links if they are big ones that run on like the one Dr. Svalgaard posted.
just go to this website: http://tiny.cc/
Then you copy and paste the big URL into the box provided and hit the “Tiny!” button and it creates a shortened link for you which you can copy and paste into posts.
Continuing to use the above example you get get this after shortening Dr. Svalgaard’s example:
http://tiny.cc/3010e
Leif Svalgaard says on August 8, 2010 at 11:58 am
Interesting index. What is the link to the book? 🙂
REPLY: snip -OT but thanks – Anthony
Testing. Check, 1, 2,3.
It’s also a safety feature to be able to read the whole URL.
I seldom click on links that just says “here” or something like it.
testing 1 2 3
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gtm0wjRfng&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]
That’s all very well, but you haven’t explained how you can quote one bit from one link and then seamlessly add another bit from another site and so make ONE LINK!
I believe there’s a chap at Penn State U who can explain how to do this.
As time passes, more and more internet users are becoming familiar with writing BBCode. It’s what most people use on internet forums, it’s more secure than allowing and then parsing HTML input, and it’s easier for users to understand than HTML tags. Maybe you’d consider offering a BBCode editor someday, Anthony?
John Silver says:
August 8, 2010 at 12:18 pm
It’s also a safety feature to be able to read the whole URL.
I seldom click on links that just says “here” or something like it.
Same here, but if you place mouse pointer on “here” or whatever
the full link should appear on the task bar at bottom of browser page.
Then, and only then, click it.
There’s really no need to embed links and connect them to words, just type/paste in the URL with a short description. WordPress will automatically generate a link!
FAIR ENOUGH BUT HOW DO I TURN OFF CAPS LOCK?
MartinGAtkins says:
FAIR ENOUGH BUT HOW DO I TURN OFF CAPS LOCK?
Lol! For some, there is quite a bit of training required.
It would be great if there was a preview function on this site. Anyhow I test my html on a testbed like this one:
http://www.jmarshall.com/easy/html/testbed.html
Only thing I can add is to be leary of, darn, what the word, entity or encoded apostrophes in the address itself. That one threw myself and the mods once. Don’t know if now fixed. Had to encode as ' for using ' didn’t even work.
( Hope this comment itself codes right 🙂 )
You’re no stranger to love. You know the rules, and so do I.
wayne says:
Your comment is awaiting moderation.
August 8, 2010 at 1:25 pm
See, that didn’t code itself correct either. The ‘apos’ is correct but the ‘#39’ changed to an actual apostrophe and they were both coded in exactly the same manner with the leading ‘amp’ encoded as an entity to prevent encoding. I give. The mods gave up the last time too.
So watch out if apostrophes are unencoded in address !!!
John Silver says:
“It’s also a safety feature to be able to read the whole URL.
I seldom click on links that just says “here” or something like it.”
John, there are ways around that, too:
http://wattsupwiththat.com
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One fix for overlong URLs is to put the pointed brackets at each end thus:
This apparently causes the URL reader to read it in one piece. It used to work, haven’t had to use it lately.
YMMV
Well, that didn’t work, WordPress interprets those brackets differently.
boballab,
Thanks for the tip on tiny.cc it works great!