# Posting links **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 25, 2001, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850 "2001-02-25T20:02:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2001, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/1 "2001-02-25T20:02:17Z")
How do I post a link without displaying the entire URL? For instance, just linking the word “here” instead of having to write [http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com). ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2001, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/2 "2001-02-25T20:08:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neurotik \* > \*\*How do I post a link without displaying the entire URL? For instance, just linking the word “here” instead of having to write [http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com). \*\* [Like this](http://www.straightdope.com) Or like this with square brackets instead of curly: {url=“[http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com)”}Like this{/url} You need spaces before the opening and closing brackets. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2001, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/3 "2001-02-25T20:08:48Z")
**{url=“full URL goes here”}your chosen title goes here{/url}** Replace the curly brackets with square brackets, don’t forget the double quote marks and you’ll be away. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2001, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/4 "2001-02-26T14:45:09Z")
Thanks much. ---
**Author:** ![Rectangle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@Rectangle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rectangle)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2001, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/5 "2001-03-09T10:20:52Z")
[The Surrendered Wife](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=19212) ---
**Author:** ![MusicJunkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@MusicJunkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MusicJunkie)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/6 "2001-03-11T00:23:09Z")
{url=“[http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com)”}Like this{/url} [Starostin’s Reviews](http://starling.rinet.ru/music/index.htm) ---
**Author:** ![callie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@callie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callie)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/7 "2001-03-26T01:58:28Z")
another test [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?action=newreply&threadid=61326) ---
**Author:** ![callie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@callie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callie)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/8 "2001-03-26T02:03:02Z")
lets try that again… [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=64942) ---
**Author:** ![waxteeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@waxteeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waxteeth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/9 "2001-03-28T23:00:56Z")
[test](http://www.google.com) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/10 "2001-03-29T14:39:41Z")
a hijack of sorts, just testing my sig. Didn’t think I needed to open a new thread. BTW enjoy your linking. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/11 "2001-03-30T16:43:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Mermaid \* > \*\*a hijack of sorts, just testing my sig. Didn’t think I needed to open a new thread. > > BTW enjoy your linking. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/12 "2001-03-30T16:56:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lissener \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by The Mermaid \* > > \*\*a hijack of sorts, just testing my sig. Didn’t think I needed to open a new thread. > > > > BTW enjoy your linking. \*\* > > \*\* ---
**Author:** ![demanton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@demanton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/demanton)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/13 "2001-04-03T15:38:59Z")
Too late to try to bargain with [[http://www.cnie.org/nle/inter-12.html](http://www.cnie.org/nle/inter-12.html)]]( [url) trade status ---
**Author:** ![demanton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@demanton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/demanton)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/14 "2001-04-03T15:41:28Z")
try [this](http://www.cnie.org/nle/inter-12.html) again ---
**Author:** ![johnny\_fishface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@johnny\_fishface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnny_fishface)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/15 "2001-04-05T13:41:34Z")
{url=“[http://www.strawberrylovegel.com](http://www.strawberrylovegel.com)”}test{/url} ---
**Author:** ![johnny\_fishface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@johnny\_fishface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnny_fishface)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/16 "2001-04-05T13:45:42Z")
{url=http://www.straightdope.com}test{/url} ---
**Author:** ![johnny\_fishface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@johnny\_fishface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnny_fishface)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/17 "2001-04-05T13:51:15Z")
ok, really I’m not an idiot. [by the power of grey skull](http://www.strawberrylovegel.com) ---
**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2001, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/18 "2001-04-06T01:08:39Z")
Let me see if I got it. {URL=“[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=61326](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=61326)”}barbitu8{/URL} ---
**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2001, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-links/55850/19 "2001-04-06T01:12:55Z")
Didn’t work. Am I supposed to use square brackets instead of curly,as one post said? Try with square brackets. [barbitu8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?action=newreply&threadid=61326)