Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic HREF error... Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]BluShift[/m] at 4:14 am on Aug. 22, 2008[quote]i tried sending someone a link in the fashion of an HREF hyperlink, and it kept substituting the LW forums URL infront of the typed site address. Why does it do this? ex. What I typed(no extra space at the front or back): < a href="example.com">Click here!</a > Result: < a href="www.golivewire.come/forums/example.com">Click here!</a > Is this a function to fix a security issue I'm not aware of, or what? [/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post BluShift Posted at 4:14 am on Aug. 22, 2008 i tried sending someone a link in the fashion of an HREF hyperlink, and it kept substituting the LW forums URL infront of the typed site address. Why does it do this? ex. What I typed(no extra space at the front or back): < a href="example.com">Click here!</a > Result: < a href="www.golivewire.come/forums/example.com">Click here!</a > Is this a function to fix a security issue I'm not aware of, or what?

Replies hithere Posted at 7:01 am on Aug. 22, 2008 besides the fact that html doesn't work here, when you post a clickable link of any kind you MUST use http(colon)(slash)(slash) or else it defaults to the livewire domain you're using Spice Posted at 4:21 am on Aug. 22, 2008 Quote: from BluShift at 12:19 pm on Aug. 22, 2008 Ok thanks. That's BBCode. have a look here: http://img.golivewire.com/forums/misc.cgi?action=lwcode BluShift Posted at 4:19 am on Aug. 22, 2008 Quote: from reev at 4:17 am on Aug. 22, 2008 type [ url=blablabla]click here![ /url] (with no spaces in the brackets) Ok thanks. reev Posted at 4:17 am on Aug. 22, 2008 type [ url=blablabla]click here![ /url] (with no spaces in the brackets) Spice Posted at 4:16 am on Aug. 22, 2008 I'm not sure, but you're better just using BBCode. All 5 previous replies displayed.