How to rename a web link?

[Edymagno]

I've seen numerous times working links provided by third parties without the original text. I mean just a short text like: "Here".

Can someone enlighten me how to do this in Safari?

Thanks in advanced

Ed

 

[johnbandry]

If you mean in a post to these forums, you just click on the "chain" button above the text window where you enter your post. Enter the url (highlight it in the address bar of Safari, copy & paste it) at the top of the pop-up. Enter the text to display at the bottom. Alternatively, you can type the text first, highlight it and the click the button.

It gives you a link like this .

If that's not what you mean, you'll have to explain what you do want.

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John Bandry

 

[Edymagno]

If you mean in a post to these forums, you just click on the "chain" button above the text window where you enter your post. Enter the url (highlight it in the address bar of Safari, copy & paste it) at the top of the pop-up. Enter the text to display at the bottom. Alternatively, you can type the text first, highlight it and the click the button.

It gives you a link like this .

If that's not what you mean, you'll have to explain what you do want.

 

[walesjs]

I've seen numerous times working links provided by third parties without the original text. I mean just a short text like: "Here".

Can someone enlighten me how to do this in Safari?

Thanks in advanced

Ed

The author of the HTML or source document controls this. In the simplest case the anchor tag below in a web doc would show "Click Here" as a hyperlink.

"<a href="http://www.thetargetsite.com">Click Here</a>"

Not sure what you mean in having your local browser change this.

 

[johnbandry]

I'm not sure I understand. Actually, I'm pretty sure I don't understand :-D

You can create a short URL from a long one with https ://bitly dot com, http ://goo dot gl, http ://tiny dot cc, probably others.

If you want to shorten the displayed text, that surely depends on what is doing the displaying. I'd expect Facebook and the like to provide a facility similar to DPR's. Otherwise, you need to edit the html somehow, which looks like: < a href="Link">text< /a>

So you change

< a href="http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53461074">This is a question that I really don't understand< /a>

to

< a href="http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53461074">Stumped!< /a>

Note the above has spaces before the ":" and after the "<" to stop this forums cleverness and just display the text. The forums don't seem to like shortened URLs either.
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John Bandry

 

[Edymagno]

I'm not sure I understand. Actually, I'm pretty sure I don't understand :-D

You can create a short URL from a long one with https ://bitly dot com, http ://goo dot gl, http ://tiny dot cc, probably others.

If you want to shorten the displayed text, that surely depends on what is doing the displaying. I'd expect Facebook and the like to provide a facility similar to DPR's. Otherwise, you need to edit the html somehow, which looks like: < a href="Link">text< /a>

So you change

< a href="http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53461074">This is a question that I really don't understand< /a>

to

< a href="http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53461074">Stumped!< /a>

Note the above has spaces before the ":" and after the "<" to stop this forums cleverness and just display the text. The forums don't seem to like shortened URLs either.
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John Bandry

Don't worry, I'm sure it's my fault. I'm such a computer illiterate!

I'm totally lost. Ok, let's say I want to convert this link's text to just "Click Here":

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/workshops/scotland___isle_of_skye_photography_workshop.shtml

I just selected the url above and did copy and pasted here.

Now, what do you have to do to post this link anywhere without saying all this long text. Just saying "Click Here" or "Link". The actual name doesn't matter for now.

Ed

 

[ericN2]

I'm not sure I understand. Actually, I'm pretty sure I don't understand :-D

You can create a short URL from a long one with https ://bitly dot com, http ://goo dot gl, http ://tiny dot cc, probably others.

If you want to shorten the displayed text, that surely depends on what is doing the displaying. I'd expect Facebook and the like to provide a facility similar to DPR's. Otherwise, you need to edit the html somehow, which looks like: < a href="Link">text< /a>

So you change

< a href="http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53461074">This is a question that I really don't understand< /a>

to

< a href="http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53461074">Stumped!< /a>

Note the above has spaces before the ":" and after the "<" to stop this forums cleverness and just display the text. The forums don't seem to like shortened URLs either.
--
John Bandry

Don't worry, I'm sure it's my fault. I'm such a computer illiterate!

I'm totally lost. Ok, let's say I want to convert this link's text to just "Click Here":

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/workshops/scotland___isle_of_skye_photography_workshop.shtml

I just selected the url above and did copy and pasted here.

Now, what do you have to do to post this link anywhere without saying all this long text. Just saying "Click Here" or "Link". The actual name doesn't matter for now.

Ed

I THINK I know what you likely mean.. but I'm not at all sure that you CAN do that.. isn't it the case that the TRUE ACTUAL FULL LINK (address) really is the crux of the matter of displaying that particular thing. You can save a full link ON YOUR OWN BROWSER of course by renaming the Bookmark in any way you wish..just using a few words if that's OK..the LINK (true) is not affected of course and ON YOUR BROWSER that simplified shortcut name will still 'call' the true full link that is still preserved even though YOU may list it for your own use in a short way... but I'm not sure the REAL full link can be understood in any other location by just a simple shortcut used anywhere else.

 

[walesjs]

Post the below without the begining and ending double quotes:

"< a href="http://www.luminous-landscape.com/workshops/scotland___isle_of_skye_photography_workshop.shtml">Click Here< /a>"

 

[Jeanadriane]

I think what the OP needs is the site called tinyurl, and yes, that's followed by the dotte comme, and it's a site that the good folks in charge here don't like, which is quite reasonable since they have developed an excellent solution themselves for this site here, but if like the OP you need a solution for elsewhere, that's the place to go. You enter the loooooong url and in the next little window you write something short like "click here". Works wonderfully since ages.

Sorry if I sound like cotton wool.

Good luck!

Jeanette