
Originally Posted by
johnflesh
Is that a question?
Yes johnflesh.
URL Hyperlinking
There are 3 ways to post a link: type out the full HTML URL format, let auto-link handle the conversion or enclose the URL in UBB [url] tags. If the HTML option is enabled for posts, auto-linking automatically converts any standalone URL in the text of a message that starts with "http://" and is not part another HTML or UBB tag set. You can combine all 3 URL formats in a post.
The advantage of HTML or UBB code is that you can create links with titles. Auto-links use the URL itself as a title, which is not very descriptive and can be very long. The UBB [url] tag is easier to use than the HTML version. To add a UBB hyperlink to your message, just encase the link as shown in the following example (UBB Code is in red).
www.politicalhotwire.com
In the example above, the URL is between the [url] tag set. The UBB Code automatically generates a hyperlink to the URL with that same URL as the title of the link. It will also ensure that the link is opened in a new window when the user clicks on it. Note that the "http://" part of the URL is completely optional.
PoliticalHotwire In this next example, the URL is an attribute of the first URL tag and the title is between the [url] tag set. The UBB Code automatically generates a hyperlink to the URL with the specified title. It will also ensure that the link is opened in a new window when the user clicks on it. Note that the "http://" part of the URL is completely optional.
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