Hyperlinks not working?
- Thread starter Ziret
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Ms Bean
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Do you have a different device to try hyperlinks? They work fine for me, but I'm not on an iPad.
It could be something in the settings, so I'd check to see if you can check or uncheck something about URLs.
It could be something in the settings, so I'd check to see if you can check or uncheck something about URLs.
Peter Frary
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They work fine on my iMac. Don't own an iPad anymore to test but a hyperlink is a hyperlink and should work on any platform. Maybe you need to reboot your iPad? Sometimes that fixes strange stuff.
Test of a hyperlink. www.kohanmike.com/photography
oops, it's www.kohanmike.com/photography.htm don't have an edit link yet.
I'm on a Mac Mini 2018 Intel, OS Big Sur 11.5.1, Safari 14.1.2.
Nope, still no joy with the hyper links.
Is your information: User Name; Joined Date; Messages; Points, visible before you post a reply? It's totally missing until I push the Post reply green button. Then it shows up in the posted reply. None of the hyperlinks show either.
Well, I see the "Undo" and "Redo" curving arrows in the upper right of the reply text box. (To the left of Toggle BB code.) If I make a mistake in my reply, I can click on the Undo Arrow. But that erases everything in the box and I have to start over.
I can copy all of the text before I use the undo. And then paste it in, but why do all of that? I can just place the cursor and delete the text I don't want.
I can copy all of the text before I use the undo. And then paste it in, but why do all of that? I can just place the cursor and delete the text I don't want.
I don't see any hyperlinks on my posts or anyone else's. I only see: "Like" and "Reply" links on other people's postings. This is the same on my desktop, laptop and iPad devices.
Jan D
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Mike, in your message, the URL looks like plain text, but when I touch it, the plain text turns into an underlined hyperlink and the option to open it. So it works like a hyperlink, it just doesn’t look like one. Since I’m using an iPad, I going to try putting your URL in a separate message to see if it looks like a hyperlink in my message, or whether I have the same problem as Ziret. Stay tuned...
Jan D
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Jan D
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Well, it doesn’t look like a hyperlink, but when I click on the plain text, it works like one. Hmmm....
When I see a www. or http: I automatically figure it's a link, even though it might not have an underline.
Thanks you guys. I tried again and now it works. I don't know what's changed. I did try touching the link in case it worked even though it's not obviously live, but it didn't work. Then. Or I imagine it's possible I didn't touch it and thought I did? I'll like all these posts so you get trophies.
I just flashed on that time in the stone age when the word hyperlink was exotic and rare and when you used it you had to explain it and then watch people's eyes glaze over and hear them say they'd never have any use for that, thank you very much.
Peter Frary
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A lot of web designers disable the underlining for hyperlinks because, well, it's typographically unattractive and smacks of the 1990s. However, they usually make up for it by causing the hyperlink to change color when your mouse passes over it, and blink a different color when activated.
I just noticed that for me, a link underlines when I mouse over.
The hyperlinks are now working for me.
Still no "Edit" or "Delete" on my replies, but "Report " now shows on posted replies.
I haven't tested the "Attach files" or "Inserting Image" buttons again.
Still no "Edit" or "Delete" on my replies, but "Report " now shows on posted replies.
I haven't tested the "Attach files" or "Inserting Image" buttons again.
