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#34098 18-May-2009 17:55

How can you add clickable hyperlinks to forum posts? Some posts have these but I have not been able to figure out how it is done. A Geekzone forum search on 'Add Hyperlinks' didn't help.

Where I have added a url to a topic like my recent Vodafone Forum subject on Get 70 replaced with Easy 20 it just turns up as text.

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#215657 18-May-2009 18:00

If you are using the rich-text editor and Internet Explorer, URLs will be automatically added - or if using any other browser keep reading...

If you are using the rich-text editor you can select a word (or words), click the LINK button and enter the URL.

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#215662 18-May-2009 18:15

Have you thought about implementing bbcode or markdown Mauricio, it's not too complex just some regex or string replaces in the server side code during processing the post before saving to the DB.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBCode
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown

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#215663 18-May-2009 18:18

Thanks, I use Firefox which needed the text to be selected then the link to be added using the link icon shown in your graphic above. I have succeeded in adding a link to my Vodafone forum post. Couldn't see this explained anywhere.

Now just need to figure out what the "What are you doing?' text box is for - there is no forum by that name. I must be missing something as I can't find help on this. What's missing is a Help button (next to the Blogs button) that explains Geekzone features.

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#215666 18-May-2009 18:27

geek4me: Now just need to figure out what the "What are you doing?' text box is for - there is no forum by that name. I must be missing something as I can't find help on this.

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?ForumId=4&TopicId=27886 and http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?ForumId=4&TopicId=14689

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#215667 18-May-2009 18:28

Ragnor: Have you thought about implementing bbcode or markdown Mauricio, it's not too complex just some regex or string replaces in the server side code during processing the post before saving to the DB.

Yes, thought of that. Just have to come around doing it. Always changing things around. Who knows when this is coming...

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#215670 18-May-2009 18:38

Ah, I see, "What are you doing?" is the "Friends Status" field. I guess I wasn't thinking enough like a Geek as I had looked through the FAQ but missed this connection. Thanks for the Help!

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#215691 18-May-2009 19:49

I just type out the html :)

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#215801 19-May-2009 00:29

It looks like the quick reply can use html, which isn't much more typing than bbcode.

I use this toolbar in firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4763
it's the textformating toolbar, it lets me make links...

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#215812 19-May-2009 07:07

The quick reply box can have some HTML.

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#216053 19-May-2009 19:31

mjb: I just type out the html :)

I understand this works in IE but not Firefox - is this correct?

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#216092 19-May-2009 20:59

geek4me: I understand this works in IE but not Firefox - is this correct?

Dunno, I use Chrome pretty much exclusively except when I need some stupid activex thing.

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#224964 14-Jun-2009 17:52

freitasm:

Now I get how the hyperlink option works! You need to type your text first and then highlight it to get the hyperlink option.

Now we only need a spellchecker in the Wysiwyg :)