Link Morphing

[The Gentleman Scamp]

If I wanted to post a link, it would be a big long Url, but some people wot are more cleverer than me are able to change this Url to a simple message or word - the word is usually here and that word becomes the link.

What gives?

[dirtydog]

[ url= www.some web site.com]here[/url ]

without spaces.

[The Gentleman Scamp]

Ok I'll try -

https://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asi...ten-death.html (Pattaya - Walking Street - tourist beaten to death by Thais)

Hasn't worked - I don't want a long thing, just to be able to condense it into a single word.

I click on the little globe icon between the 'A' and the picture URL option and it makes no difference... I need instructions, or even better - a link to instructions.

[dirtydog]

internal stuff on the forum comes under our SEO software, so those will always be longish.

Here (Pattaya - Walking Street - tourist beaten to death by Thais)

[dirtydog]

maybe try it thru tinyurl.com

[The Gentleman Scamp]

What?

That shouldn't be necessary - you're making me look silly DD.

[dirtydog]

you're making me look silly DD

You don't need me to do that, your doing a fine job of it yourself

[The Gentleman Scamp]

Come on, you must know what I mean - you can do it on other forums.

Baud Hai is reading this - he'll know what I'm talking about.

[stroller]

Another way of doing it (with external links) is to highlight the text (for example "Here") and then click on the insert-link icon (the blue globe), next to the insert-img icon.

[The Gentleman Scamp]

Cheers S - will try.