teach me how to shorten links PLEASE

[daywane]

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90009.0

I would really like to know how.

[JONTHEBOMB]

To shorten a link:

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[url=http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90009.0] daywane's link [/url]
Then it will appear like this:
daywane's link

[Franco B]

I like to put another bracket at both ends of the tag to make the link stand out more. I find that its easy to miss a link especially if you are skimming over a post or if the link isnt pointed out.

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[[url=http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90009.0]daywane's link[/url]]
Then gives:

[daywane's link]

I know alot of forums have a BBC tag button with the rest of the other BBC tags (Bold, IMG, Youtube Vid etc). Maybe, if possible, it would be a good idea to add this to the tags for people who dont know how to shorten links?

[DaOld Man]

I also like to underline the link:

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[url=http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90009.0][u]daywane's link[/u][/url]

gives:

daywane's link

[danny_galaga]

way to complicate it guys! dawayne. i have lots of trouble with this too, but i can do it without looking for an old post now. just use jonthebombs example. thats all you need to know. to get a clearer idea, click the quote button on jonthebombs reply. so right now, before you click you can see where he says:

then it will appear like this:
daywaynes link

when you click quote you will see how the code looks to say 'dawaynes link (it will be the same as his sample code, but not in a grey box)

[J_K_M_A_N]

I highlight the words I want the link to be and click the third button to the right of the you tube button and then just add an = and the link next to the first url. I am not sure if anyone actually types it but I figured I would mention it just in case. So it would be like this...

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My link
Highlight that and click the url button so it looks like this...

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[url]My link[/url]
Then add an = sign and paste the link...

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[url=http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90009.0]My link[/url]
Piece of cake.

J_K_M_A_N

[shardian]

Hit the url button, which gives this:

(url)(/url)

Now put an equals sign after the first 'url':

(url=)(/url)

Now type your hyperlink after the equals sign:

(url=www.byoac.com)(/url)

Now type what you want to show on the screen in between the two bracketed url sections:

(url=www.byoac.com)Arcade Controls(/url)

It will look like this:

Arcade Controls

[HaRuMaN]

^ nice

[shardian]

Maybe this should be stickied, since the question will come up forever. There is no way to know how to do that without asking someone else on here.

[ChadTower]

How to know how to do that without asking someone else on here

 

[Hoopz]

How to know how to do that without asking someone else on here

 

Chad, the SMF pimp! 

 

[shardian]

That's nice and all, but the descriptive link option should be the default option. Just typing a url results in a hyperlink, so why would anyone hit a button to do that?

[ChadTower]

A lot of forums do that - when you hit the URL button it pops up a javascript dialog that asks you the url and the link text.  Personally I like it better this way as it presents a whole lot less cross browser issues.

[daywane]

Hit the url button, which gives this:

(url)(/url)

Now put an equals sign after the first 'url':

(url=)(/url)

Now type your hyperlink after the equals sign:

(url=www.byoac.com)(/url)

Now type what you want to show on the screen in between the two bracketed url sections:

(url=www.byoac.com)Arcade Controls(/url)

It will look like this:

Arcade Controls

OH ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---... I am in over my head.
guys I do knot know what yo are saying.
1st thing
what is a url button?

[daywane]

i think I just found out.
I hit one of your guys links to my post
some one is telling me it is this " [ "
I had no clue.
Thanks for cleaning my post in consoles 

[daywane]

I did some copy and past in note pad.
is this the jiff of it?
original post
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90009.0
new post
daywane's link

this was added

daywane's link

well CRAP!
it shows up in note pad and the message post but preview will not show the
[ YOU R L = stuff

[daywane]

I think I just might have it...
let me do a test.
original post address is

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90009.0

fixed link is
daywane's test

  It works.

thanks guys 

[TelcoLou]

I think I just might have it...
let me do a test.
original post address is

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90009.0

fixed link is
daywane's test

 

[daywane]

I see the problem of showing how it is done.
explorer hides most of the stuff.
next time some one asks this question I will send them a PM with docs.
  thanks

[shmokes]

LMAO

[Level42]

I see the problem of showing how it is done.
explorer hides most of the stuff.
next time some one asks this question I will send them a PM with docs.
  thanks

And download a decent browser like Firefox or Safari 4 instead of explorer.

There are forums that automatically shorten the links. The old KLOV forum even had that (despite it's many drawbacks). Not sure if the new version still does it.
Anyway, should be done in the background. Yes I am lazy.

[hypernova]

Same here, shmokes...a question with what should be a couple posts to answer it at maximum is up to 20 posts.  21 with my observation.

[thatitalian]

What about this?

[knave]

i think I just found out.
I hit one of your guys links to my post
some one is telling me it is this " [ "
I had no clue.

Hehe...you're welcome.