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Topic: Signature hyperlink?
Posted By: KaraK
Subject: Signature hyperlink?
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2016 at 11:35pm
Hi! How do I make a hyperlink in my signature? As you can see, the link to my story is there, but I can't figure out how to hyperlink it. Thanks for your help.

Kara


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Rd. 2 heat 5
fairy tale, breaking a rule, a pacifist.
http://bit.ly/1R4zAcd" rel="nofollow - The Sounds That Wouldn't Stop




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Posted By: steph9289
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2016 at 11:45pm
From the NYC Midnight Forum Post:

POSTING THE LINK IN YOUR SIGNATURE
One way to receive more feedback on your story is to include a link to your story here on the forum in the signature of your profile.  That way, when you post a review, writers will be able to find your story easier to return the favor.  Follow the steps below to add a signature:
     
      Paste the line below and follow these steps:
      Read my Round 1 story titled LINK" rel="nofollow - YOUR STORY TITLE
      LINK=the link to your story.  Every forum post has a link, all you need to do is copy it from the browser bar.  For example, the link to this post is http://forums.nycmidnight.com/new_topic_form.asp?FID=52
      Since there is a limit to the number of characters allowed in your signature, you will need to shorten your link. You can go to http://www.bit.ly to create a shorter link.  For example, the bit.ly version  of the above link is http://bit.ly/1St0EDE
      Post the shortened bit.ly version to replace "LINK".
      Adjust the text as necessary.  The text you can edit is "Read my Round 1 story titled " and "YOUR STORY TITLE".  Please keep in mind that "YOUR STORY TITLE" will have the link attached to it.
      Save your profile details and you should now have a signature that reads "Read my Round 1 story titled YOUR STORY TITLE"
      That's it!

Hope this helps!


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#amrevising


Posted By: KaraK
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2016 at 1:09am
Thank you!


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Rd. 2 heat 5
fairy tale, breaking a rule, a pacifist.
http://bit.ly/1R4zAcd" rel="nofollow - The Sounds That Wouldn't Stop



Posted By: KaraK
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2016 at 1:27am
test

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Rd. 2 heat 5
fairy tale, breaking a rule, a pacifist.
http://bit.ly/1R4zAcd" rel="nofollow - The Sounds That Wouldn't Stop



Posted By: Serena Armstrong
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2016 at 9:46pm
Test as well

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Serena Armstrong
R1, H19, http://bit.ly/20KifI9" rel="nofollow - Three Beans Too Many


Posted By: ethom
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2021 at 2:06pm
Test

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https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic42496_post440479.html#440479" rel="nofollow - FFR1:Crime Caper
https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic39183_post414925.html#414925" rel="nofollow - SWR1:An Agent by Mistake


Posted By: Saramikulic
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2021 at 3:03pm
Testing

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SS21: R1 Gr157 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic38749.html" rel="nofollow - Click


Posted By: pondsandfrogs
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2021 at 4:26pm
Hey folks, as a reminder, you should be adding your forum topic post as the link in your signature instead of linking out to your Google Doc or story itself. So that if/when you leave a comment on someone's story, that person can click on the link in your signature and be transported to your forum post. Where they can leave a comment much more easily (and you'll also have the link to your story in your post, too).

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-EJ
http://bit.ly/3PFERe9" rel="nofollow - Moves Like (Diet) Mick Jagger Screenplay G31 (RomCom)
https://bit.ly/3Efoa1L" rel="nofollow - All my NYCM entries :)


Posted By: alexzolke
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 6:07am
For some reason my signature comes and goes? I go to my profile and edit it, then it disappears.

Edit: and of COURSE it works now I've asked for help!! Please disregard. Seems to be working now...


Posted By: pondsandfrogs
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 9:49am
Originally posted by alexzolke alexzolke wrote:

For some reason my signature comes and goes? I go to my profile and edit it, then it disappears.

Edit: and of COURSE it works now I've asked for help!! Please disregard. Seems to be working now...

Haha, no prob! Yes, confirming it works on my end Thumbs Up


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-EJ
http://bit.ly/3PFERe9" rel="nofollow - Moves Like (Diet) Mick Jagger Screenplay G31 (RomCom)
https://bit.ly/3Efoa1L" rel="nofollow - All my NYCM entries :)


Posted By: Calliope_Calls
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 3:13am
Ok, I feel silly. 
When I paste the line, the word LINK doesn't appear. I get this;
Read my Round 1 story titled YOUR STORY TITLE

If I paste with link, I don't get the words 'Read my Round 1' or "YOUR STORY TITLE', I get this;
https://forums.nycmidnight.com/LINK" rel="nofollow - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/LINK

If I replace the word LINK with the shortened link for my post ( http://bit.ly/3qudqoQ" rel="nofollow - http://bit.ly/3qudqoQ ), I get this;
https://forums.nycmidnight.com/bit.ly/3qudqoQ" rel="nofollow - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/bit.ly/3qudqoQ

Not sure what that gets me, but I suppose I'll know once I post this.

Please help this hopeless technophobe 




Posted By: Nimhathuna
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 11:47am
Originally posted by Calliope_Calls Calliope_Calls wrote:

Ok, I feel silly. 
When I paste the line, the word LINK doesn't appear. I get this;
Read my Round 1 story titled YOUR STORY TITLE

If I paste with link, I don't get the words 'Read my Round 1' or "YOUR STORY TITLE', I get this;
https://forums.nycmidnight.com/LINK" rel="nofollow - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/LINK

If I replace the word LINK with the shortened link for my post ( http://bit.ly/3qudqoQ" rel="nofollow - http://bit.ly/3qudqoQ ), I get this;
https://forums.nycmidnight.com/bit.ly/3qudqoQ" rel="nofollow - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/bit.ly/3qudqoQ

Not sure what that gets me, but I suppose I'll know once I post this.

Please help this hopeless technophobe 



Hello,

Here is a video link showing you how to fix your signature link.

https://youtu.be/M8EgdpNcfIc" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/M8EgdpNcfIc


All the best.



Posted By: Saramikulic
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 11:47am
Originally posted by Calliope_Calls Calliope_Calls wrote:

Ok, I feel silly. 
When I paste the line, the word LINK doesn't appear. I get this;
Read my Round 1 story titled YOUR STORY TITLE

If I paste with link, I don't get the words 'Read my Round 1' or "YOUR STORY TITLE', I get this;
https://forums.nycmidnight.com/LINK" rel="nofollow - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/LINK

If I replace the word LINK with the shortened link for my post ( http://bit.ly/3qudqoQ" rel="nofollow - http://bit.ly/3qudqoQ ), I get this;
https://forums.nycmidnight.com/bit.ly/3qudqoQ" rel="nofollow - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/bit.ly/3qudqoQ

Not sure what that gets me, but I suppose I'll know once I post this.

Please help this hopeless technophobe 




Hi Calliope_Calls, I had this problem as well. 

If you look at your profile where you would enter the link, there is a little BB Codes hyperlink off to the left under Signature. Click on that, and it will give you the actual syntax for making a link. 

Images and Links
[IMG]http://example.com/smiley.gif[/IMG]
[URL=http://www.example.com]My Link[/URL] https://forums.nycmidnight.com/BBcodes.asp#" rel="nofollow - My Link
[URL]http://www.example.com[/URL] https://forums.nycmidnight.com/BBcodes.asp#" rel="nofollow - http://www.example.com
[EMAIL=me@example.com]My Email[/EMAIL] https://forums.nycmidnight.com/BBcodes.asp#" rel="nofollow - My Email

I hope this helps. Good luck!


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SS21: R1 Gr157 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic38749.html" rel="nofollow - Click


Posted By: Calliope_Calls
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2021 at 1:09am
Thank you so much! The preview looks right now...here we go...live test

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G184 http://bit.ly/3qudqoQ" rel="nofollow - Scenes From an Italian Restaurant



Posted By: Calliope_Calls
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2021 at 1:10am
Hooray! Am expert computer hacker. 
Thank you kindly.


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G184 http://bit.ly/3qudqoQ" rel="nofollow - Scenes From an Italian Restaurant



Posted By: FluffyPeanuts
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2021 at 8:21am
I'm so glad I found a thread! Thank you for posting! 

I have successfully added two of my links. Now that I want to add a third it's saying that all links to the forum are "NO FOLLOW" links. Even in the place where I edit the signature it says this. So it breaks this third link every time. I see other people have linked tk their stories in that forum thread (micro 250 2021) so that's not it.

I'm stumped! I didn't have any NO FOLLOW issues with the other links in my signature! 

Any help/advice is most welcome!
I know soon I need to create an author archive but for now I really want my current competition story in my signature! 

Thank you! 


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Flash 2021
https://tinyurl.com/inheritanceFF21" rel="nofollow - Inheritance
https://tinyurl.com/MonsterFF21" rel="nofollow - Monster

Micro 2021


Posted By: Popsicle Crows
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2021 at 5:14am
Originally posted by FluffyPeanuts FluffyPeanuts wrote:

I'm so glad I found a thread! Thank you for posting! 

I have successfully added two of my links. Now that I want to add a third it's saying that all links to the forum are "NO FOLLOW" links. Even in the place where I edit the signature it says this. So it breaks this third link every time. I see other people have linked tk their stories in that forum thread (micro 250 2021) so that's not it.

I'm stumped! I didn't have any NO FOLLOW issues with the other links in my signature! 

Any help/advice is most welcome!
I know soon I need to create an author archive but for now I really want my current competition story in my signature! 

Thank you! 


Hi Fluffy Peanuts!
I don't know if anyone helped you already but I just saw your issue at the end of this how-to video.
It's an issue of too many characters. This shows you how to shorten it.
Video here:  https://youtu.be/M8EgdpNcfIc" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/M8EgdpNcfIc
Cheers!


Posted By: Isla Wren
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2021 at 9:02pm
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https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2g2-romcom-calvin-beckworth-plans-an-elaborate_topic58169.html" rel="nofollow - MF250R2G2 RomCom Calvin Beckworth Plans an Elaborate Zombie Date Night


Posted By: sfuji
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2022 at 12:05pm
Aughhhh!!! Newbie error alert! How in the bloody hell can i link my SS forum story link to my signature?  I've followed the instructions, trying a variety of different ways and its not working.  What am I doing wrong?!?!?

Any advice? 
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paste the line below and follow these steps:
      Read my 1st Round story titled LINK" rel="nofollow - YOUR STORY TITLE
      LINK=the link to your story.  Every forum post has a link, all you need to do is copy it from the browser bar.  For example, the link to this post is https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic45458_post478754.html
      Since there is a limit to the number of characters allowed in your signature, you will need to shorten your link. You can go to http://www.bit.ly to create a shorter link.
      Post the shortened bit.ly version to replace "LINK".
      Adjust the text as necessary.  The text you can edit is "Read my 1st Round story titled " and "YOUR STORY TITLE".  Please keep in mind that "YOUR STORY TITLE" will have the link attached to it.
      Save your profile details and you should now have a signature that reads "Read my 1st Round story titled YOUR STORY TITLE"
     ******


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https://bit.ly/3X99yKz" rel="nofollow - Author Archive
https://bit.ly/42iXWb6" rel="nofollow - Short Story 2024 https://bit.ly/3tn8Pvp" rel="nofollow -
Micro


Posted By: sfuji
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2022 at 12:19pm
Just found the youtube demo! I've officially launched with a proper linked signature.  Thank you for the step by step!   

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https://bit.ly/3X99yKz" rel="nofollow - Author Archive
https://bit.ly/42iXWb6" rel="nofollow - Short Story 2024 https://bit.ly/3tn8Pvp" rel="nofollow -
Micro


Posted By: Hrellim
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2022 at 12:42pm
Testing out my hyperlink skills

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Read my R1 story - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g208-subject-827-scifi_topic45632.html" rel="nofollow - Subject 827



Posted By: SweetLoretta
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2022 at 6:35pm
This is a test too!

Thank you! This process is a challenge for this newbie!


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SSC R1 G13: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g13-wake-up-call-ghost-story_topic45857.html" rel="nofollow - Wake Up Call
Ghost Story/Oversleeping/A Roommate


Posted By: SweetLoretta
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2022 at 6:50pm
I am crying with frustration about now!

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SSC R1 G13: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g13-wake-up-call-ghost-story_topic45857.html" rel="nofollow - Wake Up Call
Ghost Story/Oversleeping/A Roommate


Posted By: Hrellim
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2022 at 7:12pm
Originally posted by SweetLoretta SweetLoretta wrote:

I am crying with frustration about now!

Use this without any spaces: [ URL = post link here ] Story Title [ / URL ]


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Read my R1 story - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g208-subject-827-scifi_topic45632.html" rel="nofollow - Subject 827



Posted By: SweetLoretta
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2022 at 8:16pm
Just a test - getting there!

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SSC R1 G13: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g13-wake-up-call-ghost-story_topic45857.html" rel="nofollow - Wake Up Call
Ghost Story/Oversleeping/A Roommate


Posted By: taaaylor
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2022 at 8:48pm
Originally posted by SweetLoretta SweetLoretta wrote:

Just a test - getting there!


Hi Loretta :) Just copy-paste this whole thing into your signature box.

SSC R1: [URL= https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g13-wake-up-call-ghost-story_topic45857.html%5d" rel="nofollow - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g13-wake-up-call-ghost-story_topic45857.html] Wake Up Call[/URL*]

Do you see that one little asterisk (*)? Delete that and save.

I had to add the little * because otherwise the forum will just make the link, rather than showing you the text you need ;)

Your signature should show up now. If it still doesn't work, make sure to check "show signature" directly above the "post reply" button when you make a forum post


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https://t.ly/JlEAs" rel="nofollow - SSC R1
https://t.ly/XFj6f" rel="nofollow - 250 Micro R2

SSC 2021 winner


Posted By: sfuji
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2022 at 9:42pm
I feel the newbie signature pain.  I'm not even going to tell you how many minutes (um, and by minutes, I actually mean HOURS), that it took me to actually get my signature to look and activate like the pros.  It's beyond embarrassing.  And infuriating...so I feel for ya!!!

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https://bit.ly/3X99yKz" rel="nofollow - Author Archive
https://bit.ly/42iXWb6" rel="nofollow - Short Story 2024 https://bit.ly/3tn8Pvp" rel="nofollow -
Micro


Posted By: SweetLoretta
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2022 at 1:59am
Originally posted by Calliope_Calls Calliope_Calls wrote:

Hooray! Am expert computer hacker. 
Thank you kindly.

Hello Calliope Calls!

I FELT your pain re the signature links and as a Melbourne gal can only think the recent heat here has affected us all - as I have been sitting in the Hopeless Technophobe corner and have pulled out an old recliner there and have made myself very comfortable. You will see half of the posts in this thread are my own distress calls! I am hoping my own Good Fairy has helped me along and am about to test again - but I guess my reply to you here will suffice too!

Can I just say you had me at you story title! I ADORE Billy Joel and think it is one of his very best songs (of an amazing selection of amazing songs!) 

Can't wait to read this!!!!

Best wishes and good luck!


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SSC R1 G13: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g13-wake-up-call-ghost-story_topic45857.html" rel="nofollow - Wake Up Call
Ghost Story/Oversleeping/A Roommate


Posted By: SweetLoretta
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2022 at 2:16am
Originally posted by Hrellim Hrellim wrote:

Originally posted by SweetLoretta SweetLoretta wrote:

I am crying with frustration about now!

Use this without any spaces: [ URL = post link here ] Story Title [ / URL ]

Thank you SO much for trying to help! I really appreciate it!!!!!




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SSC R1 G13: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g13-wake-up-call-ghost-story_topic45857.html" rel="nofollow - Wake Up Call
Ghost Story/Oversleeping/A Roommate


Posted By: SweetLoretta
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2022 at 2:18am
Originally posted by sfuji sfuji wrote:

I feel the newbie signature pain.  I'm not even going to tell you how many minutes (um, and by minutes, I actually mean HOURS), that it took me to actually get my signature to look and activate like the pros.  It's beyond embarrassing.  And infuriating...so I feel for ya!!!

It's ridiculous how much your fellow feeling heartened me!!! Thank you so much and best wishes!!!!


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SSC R1 G13: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g13-wake-up-call-ghost-story_topic45857.html" rel="nofollow - Wake Up Call
Ghost Story/Oversleeping/A Roommate


Posted By: Evolharas
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2022 at 12:35pm
test

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https://bit.ly/3NhQDr5" rel="nofollow - A MF100 R2 Cherokee Awakening...MF100 R1 Tree of Life



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