How do you ....

add links to the messages? dumb question I know... be patient with me lol -- never used this kind of board before!

Ok... I got this from the vB codes explained page... So here it is! Remember that I changed the ] to } and [ to { because this forum might think that I am actually using URL's.

URL Hyperlinking

If vB Code is enabled in a forum, you do not need to use the [URL] code to create a hyperlink. Simply type the complete URL in either of the following manners and the hyperlink will be created automatically:

http://www.yourURL.com
www.yourURL.com
Notice that you do not need to include the http:// part of the address if it begins with 'www'. If the site does not begin with "www", you must use the complete "http://" address. Also, you may use https:// and ftp:// URL prefixes in auto-link mode.

If you want to include the vB code, just encase the link as shown in the following example (vB Code is in red).


{url}www.vbulletin.com{/url}

You can now have true hyperlinks using the [url] code. Just use the following format:


{url="http://www.vbulletin.com"}vBulletin Home Page{/url}

In the examples above, the vB Code automatically generates a hyperlink to the URL that is encased. 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 optional if the address begins with www; if it does not, then you will need to include the full http:// part. In the second example above, the URL will hyperlink the text to whatever URL you provide after the equal sign. Also note that you DO need quotation marks inside the url tags.

In other words -- I am replacing the A tags with a url tag -- got it :)

In your signature you need to do that, but in messages you just type the url like this http://www.freewebspace.net

At the page where you submit a new post there is a checkbox titled 'Options-Automatically parse URLs'. By default it is already checked, so you don't need to do anything to automatically hyperlink a url in your message.

*bump*

You shouldnt bump 3½ year old threads. Shame on you.

Mods please. =)