How to do this kind of link...

[Donkey_Kong]

How do ya make a link on this forum but just have a link look like this...
Link here instead of the link looking like this for example...
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=post;board=7.0
Do you have the code for that and could you share it with me? Appreciate any help...Thanks!!

 

[ChadTower]

It's in the help and there is a button for it right above the smileys.

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[url=<url>]link text[/url]

[Donkey_Kong]

Thanks Chad!

With the link above the smileys with the 'Insert Hyperlink' Icon...I get this

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[url][/url] Not this...

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[url=<url>]link text[/url]Big difference there...Which tag Icon one has the coding that you posted? Am I missing something?"

Thanks again!

[ChadTower]

None, it expects you to fill in the URL and link text yourself.

Type in the link text, highlight it, and press the button.  Then add the URL.

[Donkey_Kong]

Appreciate that!

I would still also have to add   = < >   Right?

My new link method in action below!! Thanks Chad!

[ChadTower]

You need to add the =.

Do not add the <>.  Those are general technical characters meaning "user enters something here". 

[sirwoogie]

Chad is correct. To see this:

Link to this topic

that has this url: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=60904.0

The code is:

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[url=http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=60904.0]Link to this topic[/url]

Don't use any quotes around the URL, and be sure to use a full locator string (e.g. http://, ftp://, etc.)

[Donkey_Kong]

THANKS GUYS!!

New question though now!! 

Ok you know how all them guys got those fancy banners in there signature...

Well what would the code be to have a link attached to a regular image? I checked the help and i don't think it covers that one!!

I built my wife a new website for her carvings. I want to get this image


hot linked to this website www.nicecarvings.com

again, Thank you for the help and Merry Christmas! If you celebrate...

[sirwoogie]

You can wrap it with the url bbc code still. Most formatting BBC codes are stackable.

This:

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[url=http://www.nicecarvings.com/][img]http://www.nicecarvings.com/assets/images/Nice_Carvings_Ani_1_Animation.GIF[/img][/url]

Gives you this:

[Donkey_Kong]

Thanks Sir woogie!! You make it really easy on me!!

Merry Christmas!!

[miles2912]

If you center it, it looks even cooler..   

[ChadTower]

I'd recommend not animating it.  Animated image sigs are usually the start of the crapping up of a perfectly good forum with too much noise.

[Donkey_Kong]

I'd recommend not animating it.  Animated image sigs are usually the start of the crapping up of a perfectly good forum with too much noise.

Hmmm. That was nicely put. 

[Donkey_Kong]

If you center it, it looks even cooler..   

Hey I do like that better centered. Thanks miles!!

PS: Chad I think my animated banner is not that much of a "crap up" as long as I don't get two of them right on top of each other like I managed to do right here

See if I can fix this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There all better!

[ChadTower]

I worded that very carefully to avoid it being an insult to you or your specific banner.  It was a comment on animated gifs in general.

Yes, there are some as a natural part of the forum.  That is exactly why adding more of them (and a banner is many many times the size of those icons) is usually a bad idea.

[Donkey_Kong]

Chad-

The way you worded it was insulting to us. (Albeit indirect, you are good at that.) However, you are right as usual and I have removed the ani banner.

You win.

I'd recommend not animating it.  Animated image sigs are usually the start of the crapping up of a perfectly good forum with too much noise.