blog tutorial, posting links in comments
You didn’t ask for it, but I’m giving it to you anyway. That’s why I call it unsolicited advice.
How to properly post a web link in the comments section of a WordPress blog
Use html to turn a messy web address into a nice, neat link. You don’t even need to remember how to write out the html code yourself.
1. Go to your WordPress dashboard and open a New Post. (Use a new tab on your browser to do this, leaving open the site you are commenting on.)
2. If you are in Visual editing mode, switch to Text editing.
3. Type in the word or words that describe your link.
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4. Highlight the text and click the “link” button. Copy and Paste the website address into the pop up that appears. (Use another new tab on your browser to grab the address.)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Honking-Goose/703710596382478
5. Now highlight all the text, including the html code you have just added. Copy and Paste that into your comment.
Done
I invite you to practice this method by posting a web link in the comments section of this post. Properly linked text which leads to your blog or social media site will stay in the comments. Errors and mistakes I will delete. (Links which lead to a site you are not affiliated with will also be deleted.)
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Nice work. I already knew the answer to the topic. Miss Teacher. 😉
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Well, in that case, you are excused, you can go play outside. 😉
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Yay! Hoola Hoops!
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ok, lets see if it works…a restless traveler blog
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yay!!! it did!!! thank you!!
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yes! nice work. thanks for giving it a try. 😀
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Thank you so much for the know-how, I already used it a couple of times today!!!
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Woohoo! That’s what I like to hear. 🙂
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🙂
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April’s Perspective I found this confusing. About to hit post to see if it really works.
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It works! Thank you to both you and Hubby who helped me out.
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You got it! Thanks for giving it a try. 😀
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So thaaat’s how you do iiitt!! Thank you so much!
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No problem, thanks for checking it out. Feel free to post a link.
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Hmm.. Don’t Click This
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Ehh.. Don’t Click ThisÂ
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It’s not workingg 😦 Don’t Click This
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I think I get what’s wrong.. Don’t Click This
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It worked! Thank you, and sorry for the spam! 😀
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Yay – you got it!
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My keyboard broke! I blame you…
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Yes, I am that powerful. Beware the Goose!
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I knew it! Screenshot taken of proof of online vandalism! lol
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You can take that straight to the court of “Oh No You Didn’t!”
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It actually goes to Animal court since you are a goose…
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lol
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It works in the browser version. But I rarely use that since I got a smart phone, and it’s not obvious how to do this with the app
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I don’t have a smart phone.
You could type out the code though, it is pretty simple. But I keep trying to write it here and it shows up as something else, because it is code.
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I guess I could generate the code in the browser version, copy-paste it to a text file, and then do the same in my smart phone app, but that sounds like a lot of work…
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It is a really small piece of code. You could just memorize it. It’s like learning a new word. I don’t do coding myself, but I do have some simple html memorized because it is just easier to get by that way.
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If you ever do get a smart phone, you will understand why I won’t write code on it…
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First line needs SPECIAL congratulations.
I spent half a day recently finding a phone with an IQ lower than mine.
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lol
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Excellent way to get your readers involved:
Malcolm’s Corner
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Thanks for joining in! 😀
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Ann’s Corner
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Yes – that’s it – perfect! 😀
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Thanks! I learned something new!
Mine had an extra step to figure out though when that box did pop up. I didn’t do the extra step the first time, so it didn’t come out right. I didn’t finish filling out the info in the box! Going to reblog your post so i can keep that info handy! I always wondered how that was done……
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Try again, Just use the text “Spicy Mom dot com” (or however you want) and make that a link. 🙂
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Here goes Perspectives On Facebook Page
Perspectives On Facebook Page
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It worked, I just included too much.:)
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I’m going to edit it.
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Well done. 😀
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Huh! It look different now…thanks for the new skill 🙂
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Your welcome. I’m glad this was useful to you.
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You clever ducky… erm goosey!
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😀
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I just had the devil of a time learning to post a photo in my comment on my own blog— finally did it but it wasn’t as easy as I woulda thought. Posting a link— maybe another time. Giving Josh more bad ideas isn’t my first choice in any case.
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Certainly no one has to put links in comments. But if they’re going to do it anyway, I wouldn’t mind so much if they’d stop making a complete mess of it. 🙂
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Nice! Ullis Instamoments test
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Wooooah, It worked! Thank you for a great tutorial, this was new for me!
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Your welcome, I’m glad it was helpful.
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The Project Easier Facebook Page
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Excellent
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There we go, thank-you very much for the lesson in “Comment Courtesy”. It took me a couple tries, but I think I’ve got it now, and sometime in the future, I may just have to surprise you with a wonderful little example of my new-found skill where pictures are concerned. Just kidding. Thanks again.
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You’re welcome. Thank you for taking the time to try it out. 🙂
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The more I look at this, the more I see it didn’t work in the fashion you were after, right? It was the address you were trying to avoid getting in the first place, wasn’t it. O.K. I’ll give this another try, following your directions a little closer.
Vancouver Visions
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Yes, that’s it – perfect!
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Try just using the text “Today’s Muse 4” and make it a link. Make it a new comment (not a reply) because I will delete this one.
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Testing:
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Thank you for sharing this tutorial. I wasn’t sure how to do it.
By any chance do you have or know of a tutorial for sharing photos in comments?
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Your welcome, and well done.
Sharing photos in comments is basically the same process. You need a web link to where the image is hosted. But if the image is a large size, it will overrun the confines of the comments column, which looks bad. I haven’t figured out yet if there is a way to share an image hosted on another site, but have it show up smaller. I want to, though.
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I knew already but it is an excellent idea to tell others about it! There’s just one minor detail, when I’m on my iPad (as I am now), if I highlight text it only gives the options for bold/italics/copy/replace/paste. No link option. But I don’t like to leave long rambling links so would wait until I reached the safe shores of my computer before adding one, *smiles and honks*
– sonmi upon the Cloud.
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I didn’t know that. I don’t have an iPad or a smart phone.
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Aye tis true. You do well without them, they are the devil’s work.
– sonmi upon the Cloud
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hahaha!! Were you inspired by my last disaster post? Thank you for this, I’m going to see if I can do it right!
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You’re welcome, I hope my instructions are helpful to you.
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