TESSL - Tech's Exciting Simple System for Links

[Tech]

Sometimes people ask: "What on earth were you thinking of, making it so complicated to insert a link into a post?" I usually answer, "I dunno really, I must be a bit thick."

To rectify this sad state of affairs, we've added a new way to insert a simple links to another website (or other bits of mn of course). To do so, just type the full address inside and . So to link to our lovely home page you would type www.mumsnet.com without the spaces, and it would come up as www.mumsnet.com.

The old complicated way still works if you want to display text other than the link itself....

We'll update the Links guide to the right of the message box to reflect this.

Regards,
Tech

[nannynick]

I'm now getting used to the new method... it does seem easier, so good improvement Tech.

[TheDevilWearsPrimark]

I liked the old way, but used to copy and paste the /link bit from the box on the right, then copy and paste the link into it.
Now I can't do the old way or the new way

[WigWamBam]

I'm an old stick-in-the-mud and can't quite bring myself to use these new-fangled methods ... am sticking stubbornly to the way I know [where's the boring old fart emoticon when you need it?]

[StripeyKnickersSpottySocks]

ha ha. still get it wrong

www.google.co.uk

[StripeyKnickersSpottySocks]

can i practice?

google

[Rusty]

I can't get used to not using shift for the brackets. I keep getting {{ instead of [[

[saggers]

myfirsteverlinkhopeitworks

[WideWebWitch]

OK, I admit, it's better, I just used to get used to not typing \link etc

Have one of these

[WideWebWitch]

Hmm, I'm not sure it's quicker, let me try both ways

for tech

for tech

[WideWebWitch]

Let me try (although of course I can do them the old way, very easily , hmm.

this dull but useful cleaning site

[wabbit]

Clever

[wabbit]

Do we need the ?

www.google.com
www.google.com

[SoupDragon]

I don't know if I like change

[Pan]

I have acheived enlightenment.....

[Pan]

hoooooommmmmm

[yeahinaminute]

Is that possibly the longest post Tech has ever done - what with anecdotes etc ???!!!

[wheresthevalium]

Wayhay I can do links!!!!

[wheresthevalium]

like this?

[FrannyandZooey]

www.iexpecttheNEWBIESwilllikeit.org

[MamaG]

www.itsforallthethickosfrannyandnotclevergirlslikeus.com

[FrannyandZooey]

marvellous well done



I found the old way rather easy, actually

[FrannyandZooey]

ah



ooh Steve you are clever

[fryalot]

F & Z - if you do a space and then type what you want to say before your last ]]s then it looks just like the old way

[FrannyandZooey]

www.google.com
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