# FB and Hyperlinks **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 8, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-and-hyperlinks/774216 "2016-12-08T17:10:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-and-hyperlinks/774216/1 "2016-12-08T17:10:02Z")
My FB account is jacked up, so I cannot simply post links to Facebook (FB) directly. I have to type in the full link. Usually, FB understands this is a link and will automatically make it a hyperlink. Then, other times, it won’t. Does anyone know a trick to make FB recognize a URL as a hyperlink? The prime suspect is the way FB will break a link because the text is too long, but is there still a way around this? ---
**Author:** ![Calatin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-and-hyperlinks/774216/2 "2016-12-08T17:12:10Z")
Sometimes it takes Facebook a while to process the text to a hyperlink. Do you wait a few seconds before deleting it? ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-and-hyperlinks/774216/3 "2016-12-08T17:25:47Z")
Well, it took some doing, but I figured it out. For those who’d like to know, the trick it seems is to start typing the URL from www… Do not include the “http:/” or “https:/” intro to the web address. FB must not understand what that is and therefore will not convert your URL to a hyperlink. Problem solved! ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-and-hyperlinks/774216/4 "2016-12-08T17:26:49Z")
> [@Calatin](#): > > Sometimes it takes Facebook a while to process the text to a hyperlink. Do you wait a few seconds before deleting it? That’s good advice to keep in mind, as well! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-and-hyperlinks/774216/5 "2016-12-08T17:59:35Z")
> [@Jinx](#): > > Do not include the “http:/” or “https:/” intro to the web address. FB must not understand what that is and therefore will not convert your URL to a hyperlink. Problem solved! Definitely not true, as http addresses are parsed perfectly well for me. Not sure what your problem is but that’s not it. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-and-hyperlinks/774216/6 "2016-12-09T01:24:56Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Definitely not true, as http addresses are parsed perfectly well for me. Not sure what your problem is but that’s not it. ↑↑↑ This 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-and-hyperlinks/774216/7 "2016-12-09T02:17:28Z")
> [@Jinx](#): > > Well, it took some doing, but I figured it out. For those who’d like to know, the trick it seems is to start typing the URL from www… Do not include the “http:/” or “https:/” intro to the web address. FB must not understand what that is and therefore will not convert your URL to a hyperlink. Problem solved! You _do_ know that should be http:// or https://, right? (Two forward slashes and not just one.) If not, I think I see your problem.