EJB Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Is there a simple way to post a short version of a long link.I appreciate there are third party programmes and other ways but all other forums either do it automatically or have an 'Insert Link' box.Please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Simplest way... Put square brackets and the following text around the link, but omit the two * For example... [*url=https://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/motorhomes/]Link to OAL[*/url] would take you to OAL's home page. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJB Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Thanks for that....used to do that in the distant past but even with your example I can't make sense of it?I'll Google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Try: [ url=copied link]Lint to ?[ /url] but omit the spaces after the [ And where 'copied link' is the URL copied from the website you want to link and 'Link to?' is whatever you want to appear as your link. My example from above becomes: Link to OAL If you click 'Quote' in this post you will see my typing in full. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasnt Me Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 You could try this website https://tinyurl.com/ It converts this link. http://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/forums/thread-post.asp?action=reply&fid=3&tid=49035&replyto=560206&displaytype=flat To this https://tinyurl.com/y8eggv9p Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aandncaravan Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I wondered how this was done, so good ask. My Test try : Link to North Wales Edit : And it works!!! Thank you Keith I will try and remember that. Is it possible to maybe change the heading from 'posting a link' to some description of posting a 'short hand' link or something more descriptive? I didn't read this to start with as I know how to post a link, but not how to abbreviate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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