Inserting links

I'm having trouble including links in a post. For example, I wanted to post a link to the Device Hacking section. I coped the URL from the address bar ( https//forum.arduino.cc/index.php?board=17.0 ), typed Device Hacking and highlighted it then hit the 'Insert a link' icon on the toolbar. I pasted the URL into the space provided, and hit 'Insert'. The link failed, and on examination, the URL had been wrapped in double-quotes, i.e
. %22https//forum.arduino.cc/index.php?board=17.0%22.
As there doesn't seem to be any way of editing the HTML, I couldn't remove the offending %22s.

I'll try it here: Device Hacking. And again, this time using the optional text: Device Hacking.

(Seems to be getting worse. It's started adding an additional http://%22 at the start, and an extra trailing %22

It alslo happened when I tried to post a link to a You-tube video.

What am I doing wrong? I've used this technique on other fora without problems.

Last attempt: http://%22http///%2222https//forum.arduino.cc/index.php?board=17.0%22%22

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post, but couldn't find anywhere more appropriate-sounding. Feel free to move it.

No need for all that messing about. Just copy the URL and paste it into a reply and the forum software will turn it into a clickable link

Here is one I made earlier https://www.google.com/

If you want a custom label for the link then click the "Insert a link icon" in the editor and paste the link into the first dialogue box and your required label into into the second dialogue box and you get this a link to Google

I coped the URL from the address bar ( https//forum.arduino.cc/index.php?board=17.0 ),

Isn't that URL missing a colon?

thus

TheMemberFormerlyKnownAsAWOL:
Isn't that URL missing a colon?

You're right. Didn't spot that. Don't know where it went, because all I did was copy'n'paste, honest. Let me try again:
Device Hacking (again).
And it happened again! Colon just vanished, and double-quotes all over!

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UKHeliBob:
Just copy the URL and paste it into a reply and the forum software will turn it into a clickable link.

I tried that too.

The stray prefix / suffix is a known bug.

Only way I know for sure is to copy it to such as notepad which will reduce it to PLAIN TEXT and paste it from there.

It is on my ToDo list

https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?board=17.0

quick test url copied with bug and trimmed in notepad

It looks like you have WYSIWYG turned on in the editor. Turn it off in your settings and try again

ballscrewbob:
Only way I know for sure is to copy it to such as notepad which will reduce it to PLAIN TEXT and paste it from there.

New forum instructions, feedback and comments - Website and Forum - Arduino Forum - copy/paste to/from notepad into post
Test insert - copy/paste to/ from notepad into URL box
Website and Forum - Arduino Forum - copy/pasted as plain text from URL
Preview - Re: New forum instructions, feedback and comments (arduino.cc) - copy/pasted as link from URL

FWIW - Win10 (S mode) <blech!>, MS Edge <blech!>. I'll fire up another couple of machines later - have XP pro and Win7 pro. I prefer firefox, tho' it's a bit greedy on memory.

Done without WYSIWYG

Can WYSIWYG be turned on/off without going to settings?

Ok, I've found the "view source" button. Thanks, folks, looks like a reasonable work-around.

BTW - is this a good place to post questions like this? If not, then where?

@johndg

TOPIC SPLIT !
It was becoming more of a hijack IMHO

Could you take a few moments to Learn How To Use The Forum.

Other general help and troubleshooting advice can be found here.
It will help you get the best out of the forum in the future.

johndg:
BTW - is this a good place to post questions like this? If not, then where?

On the end of another question or discussion, no, not a good place.
A new question under website and forum, yes, of course. I had the mods separate your question from my feedback topic.

Sorry, guys. :frowning:

10bestgloves:
The link goes to the wrong place
Change the display text (if it is the same as the target).
Change the underlying HYPERLINK field code, Update the field.

All dealt with. See above.