# Linking to specific posts in threads **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 11, 2002, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-specific-posts-in-threads/102949 "2002-04-11T01:28:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-specific-posts-in-threads/102949/1 "2002-04-11T01:28:37Z")
Recently, I wanted to do something that I’m SURE I’ve seen done before but now I can’t find where, or how they did it. That is, post with a URL that links straight to a particular post of interest in another SDMB thread (rather than just the top of the page) How do you do that? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-specific-posts-in-threads/102949/2 "2002-04-11T02:03:05Z")
[Like this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1986139#post1986139). Quote this post if you want to see the coding. You can get a post’s postid by hovering over the ‘quote’ button under it if you’re using IE. There are other ways to do it that have been covered in ATMB before but I don’t remember them as I don’t use them. Feel free to use search to find threads discussing this. ---
**Author:** ![Wisest\_Novel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wisest_novel/32/13329_2.png) [@Wisest\_Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisest_Novel)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-specific-posts-in-threads/102949/3 "2002-04-11T02:09:01Z")
[And here’s a link to the specific post in that specific thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1619417#post1619417) I’m saving you the search time, because **White Lightning** posted before I could type in the link. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-specific-posts-in-threads/102949/4 "2002-04-11T05:13:04Z")
Good teamwork, **Wisest Novel**. How’s that for speedy, helpful service, **Aspidistra**? By the way, welcome to the board. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-specific-posts-in-threads/102949/5 "2002-04-11T08:10:48Z")
Thankyou! I am vastly impressed with your speed and efficiency! ::bows in awe:: Now I just need to find another thread I want to use it in before I forget how to do it… ---
**Author:** ![Wisest\_Novel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wisest_novel/32/13329_2.png) [@Wisest\_Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisest_Novel)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-specific-posts-in-threads/102949/6 "2002-04-11T12:38:19Z")
You know, for some reason, I can never remember it either (not that it’s particularly complex). That’s why **Quickdraw McLightning** was able to whip me. 🙂 So what I did this time was save the link into my IE favorites. Next time I need it, I can c&p it from the link properties, and just change the post number. Maybe it’d work for you, too. And welcome to SDMB! ---
**Author:** ![Wisest\_Novel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wisest_novel/32/13329_2.png) [@Wisest\_Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisest_Novel)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-specific-posts-in-threads/102949/7 "2002-04-11T12:41:23Z")
Oops–I gotta clean these glasses. **Aspididstra** ’s not new, (s)he’s just not a blabbermouth like some of us. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-specific-posts-in-threads/102949/8 "2002-04-11T15:11:55Z")
I added this to the FAQ on technical issues (see the post that talks about vB coding.) ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-specific-posts-in-threads/102949/9 "2002-04-11T15:34:38Z")
Correction: see the post titled “tips for vBulletin specific links”.