# FAQ link not working **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 26, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-link-not-working/305636 "2005-05-26T18:10:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-link-not-working/305636/1 "2005-05-26T18:10:13Z")
having been here awhile, I decided to learn the ropes of more sophisticated posting. I need to learn how to link. I went to FAQ and clicked on the vB wahtever to learn how–it takes me to the smiley page, repeatedly. Sadly, I know all about smileys and don’t need a tutorial. So, I hate to waste your time, but how does one add a link to a post? Thanks and I love this bb. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-link-not-working/305636/2 "2005-05-26T18:41:42Z")
{url=blahblahblah-dot-com} cutename {/url} With [and] instead of { and }, and cute name = the word or phrase you want highlighted to be the linking connection. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-link-not-working/305636/3 "2005-05-26T19:24:56Z")
God help me; I am so stupid. So, I put a bracket before and after the cute name I want to give my post? {url} [blahblahblah.com](http://blahblahblah.com)}cutename{/url}, not {url}blahblahblah.comcutename{/url} switch out parantheses for brackets? It is really that easy? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-link-not-working/305636/4 "2005-05-26T19:55:27Z")
Open brackets, url=, address, close brackets, cute name, open brackets, backslash, url, close brackets [url = address] cute name [/ url] (but delete the extra spaces) ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-link-not-working/305636/5 "2005-05-26T20:16:01Z")
Vielen Dank! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-link-not-working/305636/6 "2005-05-26T20:17:08Z")
Just try to use this knowlege for good and not for evil, 'kay? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-link-not-working/305636/7 "2005-05-27T10:59:38Z")
Heheheh. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-link-not-working/305636/8 "2005-05-27T19:58:10Z")
It’s working, but you have to dig a bit. When I click on the FAQ link, I get a page that includes a link titled “reading and posting messages”. Clicking on that link gets me to a list of links on that topic. The first link is titled “Are there any special codes/tags I can use to markup my posts?” Clicking on that gives a short explanation that ends with the phrase, “For more information about vB code, click here.” Clicking there gets you to a list of all vB codes. Alternatively, at the bottom of every page there should be a section titled “posting rules”. If there’s nothing under it, click on the double down-pointing arrowheads just to the right of it to expand the section. Within the section is a line that should say “vB code is on”. Click on the link given there to the same list of vB codes. I’d like to point out a relatively new feature. It’s a way to link to a specific post that’s easier than that described in one of the sticky FAQ theads: the “post=” vB code. Oh, and the meta-hint: If you see something in a post that looks cool, click on the “reply” button in that post to see how it was done. This works for everything except something in a “quote” box in the post.