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Creating Links

These BBCodes allow you to link to web pages and emails both within and outside the the current site. They make it easy to share information.

Note: Most links to webpages will be converted automatically by the site. However some protocols may still need the link tag.

URL Hyperlinks
Allows you to link to other pages or even other sites. This should not be confused with the Link content type described under Creating Content.
Usage: [url]option[/url]
[url=option]value[/url]
Example Usage: [url]http://www.example.com[/url]
[url=http://www.example.com]Check out this link.[/url]
Example Output: http://www.example.com
Check out this link.
Email
Creates and email link that will open in your mail client.
Usage: [email]option[/email]
[email=option]value[/email]
Example Usage: [email][email protected][/email]
[[email protected]]John Smith[/email]
Example Output: [email protected]
John Smith
Node
Allows you to create a link to a pre-existing node on the site. This can be a topic, post, forum, blog, group or other content types.
Usage: [node]option[/node]
[node=option]value[/node]
Example Usage: [node]3456622[/node]
[node=3456622]Important Topic[/node]
Example Output: 3456622
Important Topic

updated: 2021-10-06 01:30pm | Version: 5.6.5 Alpha 11