Long links

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Deep Black
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When putting in long URL links the website shows the whole thing, like this

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Final-Moments-Of-Murdered-Goth-Sophie-Lancaster-Turned-Into-Animated-Film/Article/200911415469927?lpos=UK_News_Carousel_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15469927_Final_Moments_Of_Murdered_Goth_Sophie_Lancaster_Turned_Into_Animated_Film_

Is there a way you can get it to show a shorter version, like this:

http://www.iainbanksforum.net/showthread.php?p=6623#post6623

(if you go here ^ the 1st link is the same as the long one in this post...

JD and Coke
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Re: Long links

Deep Black wrote:
When putting in long URL links the website shows the whole thing, like this

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Final-Moments-Of-Murdered-Goth-Sophie-Lancaster-Turned-Into-Animated-Film/Article/200911415469927?lpos=UK_News_Carousel_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15469927_Final_Moments_Of_Murdered_Goth_Sophie_Lancaster_Turned_Into_Animated_Film_

Is there a way you can get it to show a shorter version, like this:

http://www.iainbanksforum.net/showthread.php?p=6623#post6623

(if you go here ^ the 1st link is the same as the long one in this post...

you could do: click me But then I guess people would not know where they were being sent?

The next upgrade could have a URL shorten built in; I do know 3rd party ones are about on the net.

P.S. the code you need to use is url=http://www.url paste in here]click me[/url and don’t forget the square brackets at the beginning and end (I could not put them in otherwise the code would not show.

Hope that helps Smiling

Deep Black
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Re: Long links

Ahhh that's how you do it

click me

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Re: Long links

Where's the delete button when one needs it?

Deep Black
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Re: Long links

On the right side of the keyboard, just about the Return/Enter button usually Eye-wink

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Sticking out tongue

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Deep Black wrote:
Ahhh that's how you do it

click me

hummmm roll on Christmas, I love them Smiling