SuperBee
5028 posts
Oct 15, 2017
4:42 AM
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The last 3 times I’ve tried to post active links, the link gives a 404 error. A cut and paste of the URL direct to browser shows the address to be correct. Is anyone else having this problem?
Has something changed here? I’ve been posting these for a long time with no problem, until now
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Andrew
1695 posts
Oct 15, 2017
4:53 AM
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testing
[url]http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/board/board_topic/5560960/5497199.htm[/url]
Nope.
There is a syntax this board requires, I seem to recall, but it's not HTML.
There used to be instructions. If there still are, they are well hidden.
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Last Edited by Andrew on Oct 15, 2017 4:58 AM
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Grey Owl
843 posts
Oct 15, 2017
6:20 AM
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It's working for me ok.
LINK
Here is the code I used for the url for the above site
<a href="http://www.patmissin.com" target="_blank">LINK</a>
YouTube
Last Edited by Grey Owl on Oct 15, 2017 2:09 PM
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SuperBee
5030 posts
Oct 15, 2017
12:53 PM
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Interesting. Grey Owl, I have never used the “target=“ part of the code, maybe that’s the problem, I don’t know. I’m not quite sure how to use that part.
My posts don’t disappear, just the links don’t work, you can click the link and it will give a 404 and you can go back and will get my post.
It’s happened 3 times in a row, which seems unlikely to be coincidence.
Link
link
Make that 5 times
LINK
Last Edited by SuperBee on Oct 15, 2017 1:05 PM
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SuperBee
5031 posts
Oct 15, 2017
1:02 PM
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Grey Owl, I also don’t know how you managed to show me the code without it turning into a link
LINK
Funnily enough the link above works, and all I did was copy grey owl’s non-link example of the code and past it here.
In my post above I did exactly the same thing but I typed a href=“ myself and also replaced the double inverted comma at the end of the URL. This gave me the 404 error I’m growing used to.
I do notice my quote mark is a different font than yours GReyOwl, can’t believe that’s the problem though
Last Edited by SuperBee on Oct 15, 2017 1:12 PM
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Andrew
1696 posts
Oct 15, 2017
1:19 PM
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Yeah, in fact grey owl's code is html, isn't it.
[url] is XML.
dang!
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Last Edited by Andrew on Oct 15, 2017 1:23 PM
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Grey Owl
844 posts
Oct 15, 2017
2:19 PM
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SuperBee
It's weird but it does look like the apostrophes are the issue.
Here is the code for your link with my apostrophes and the active link to your site below.
a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_links.asp" target="_blank">LINK</a>
LINK
I don't do anything to the target part except put the word LINK or another word of your choosing between the opposing arrows. The url goes in between the 1st set of quotes before you get to the target bit.
On your other point, I am able to show the code I used without it becoming active by using a website where you put in the code and click convert which changes the look of the code which you paste onto your forum but when it is posted looks like the original code but is rendered inactive.
YouTube
Last Edited by Grey Owl on Oct 15, 2017 2:22 PM
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dougharps
1597 posts
Oct 15, 2017
2:26 PM
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I just copy and paste the example from the "Harmonica Forum how-to" at the top of the index page. The example given is how to post your YouTube link.
I am unable to post it here without activating it.
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Last Edited by dougharps on Oct 15, 2017 2:35 PM
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WinslowYerxa
1456 posts
Oct 15, 2017
2:27 PM
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@SuperBee, your links actually go to nonexistent pages at modernbluesharmonica.com:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/board/board_topic/5560960/“https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_links.asp”Target=“_blank”
For some reason the MBH url is being appended to the front of your links.
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SuperBee
5032 posts
Oct 15, 2017
2:48 PM
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Thanks Winslow, well spotted!
But, I don’t know how to fix it. The code I’m writing doesn’t include the mbh part
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dougharps
1598 posts
Oct 15, 2017
3:01 PM
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To see how to write it, go to the Harmonica Forum How-to and scroll down to the heading:
Insert a link to a website
For instance your YouTube Channel:
A way to write the code is there, but I cannot copy it here without activating it.
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Last Edited by dougharps on Oct 15, 2017 3:12 PM
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Grey Owl
845 posts
Oct 15, 2017
3:30 PM
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You could try using my Pat Missin code above as a Template in a new post and replace the Pat Missin URL with a newly copied url from the w3 schools website.
YouTube
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Andrew
1697 posts
Oct 15, 2017
3:37 PM
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I have a blog on google blogs. If anyone has anything complicated they can't get to work, I can put it in there, then check the HTML to see how it translates it.
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nacoran
9636 posts
Oct 15, 2017
4:38 PM
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=677492778">Facebook</a>
Here is the code I use. As for how to get code to display, I use this site:
BBCODE to HTML
You cut and paste (or just type) the code you want to share on the forum into the box on the page and hit 'convert' and cut and paste what it spits out here.
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SuperBee
5033 posts
Oct 15, 2017
5:28 PM
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thanks, i'll try those ideas.
i'm still puzzled about what changed though. i've been posting links successfully for several years, writing the html code and pasting the url in between the quotes.
thanks again all. i'm sure at least one of those ideas will work
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timeistight
2222 posts
Oct 15, 2017
5:33 PM
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“I do notice my quote mark is a different font than yours GReyOwl, can’t believe that’s the problem though”
That’s exactly the problem.
I’ll bet you’re posting from an iPad or iPhone. HTML expects typewriter-style straight quotes but the latest version of iOS inserts typographically correct “smart quotes” — curley quote marks where the opening and closing characters are different. Therefore, the “http” part of the URL isn’t being recognized.
Last Edited by timeistight on Oct 15, 2017 6:36 PM
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SuperBee
5034 posts
Oct 15, 2017
6:08 PM
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Great! Thanks Timeistight. That explains what changed. Now I can go back to sleep.
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timeistight
2223 posts
Oct 15, 2017
8:52 PM
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Glad I could help. Night-night.
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