Links not posting right

[Former Member]

Everytime I go to post a link and use the short version 
[ url =  ] [ u ] [ /u]  [ /url ]it will not post right as you can see here. To show you what I was using I added spaces but the spaces aren't in the link itself.
 
chrissystutorials.proboards.com/thread/4747/retro-planet

[CheatAreZee]

Hi @christine1966,

Just wanted to first do a test based on what you're trying to do in the post you linked to:

Retro Planet


Looks to be working fine here. Can you give something a try?:

[url=http://www.retroplanet.com/?PID=594343&AID=10845697&CID=593103][u]Retro Planet[/u][/url]

^ Copy the above, and then modify the post you linked to and paste that in. Does it display properly when pasted?

[Former Member]

That is strange Ricky. When I copied it and then pasted it, it worked. Any idea as to what is causing it to not to post right when I post a link?

[CheatAreZee]

When I visited the edit page of the post you linked to earlier, it looked like the visual editor added some things that weren't necessary, almost as if the info was copied and pasted in from another source (such as a word processing program). Did you originally copy and paste that in? Or did you type it in directly?

[Former Member]

Ricky. I always just copy the link then paste it into the thread itself. It seemed to been working this morning then when I did it again it is doing this.
chrissystutorials.proboards.com/thread/4731/important-read

[CheatAreZee]

May I ask where you copy the link from? Are you copying it from the address bar in your web browser before pasting? Or are you getting it from somewhere else on the forum?

[Former Member]

When I copied the link, Ricky I click on the link then copy it from the address browser. When I post something using the same thing at a Friend's V4 site It works just fine.I just tried it at my friend's V5 site and got the same problem as at my site. 

[CheatAreZee]

Thanks for checking back on it. I assume you're pasting in the URL link using the Visual posting editor, correct? If so, would you be able to provide a step by step instruction set for what you're to add the underlined link to the posts? I gave this a couple of tries copying from the URL in the address bar as you noted, but have been unable to re-create the problem. So it may come down to the steps you're taking and we can see what the cause may be from there

[Former Member]

Yes Ricky I am using the Visual Editor.
Okay I do the same thing over at a Friend's site and it was working this evening then I posted the same link at my site and it wouldn't post right.

This was the site that I just shared with my members.
www.themeshack.net/pspframes/pspframes.htm

I open a New Post then after putting in the title, in the Body of the message I use this [ url = Link Here ] [ u ] Name of the Site Here [ / u ] [ / url ] but without the spaces. Then when I hit Create Thread I get this.

[Michael]

Apr 3, 2013 14:14:28 GMT -8 @christine1966 said:

Yes Ricky I am using the Visual Editor.
Okay I do the same thing over at a Friend's site and it was working this evening then I posted the same link at my site and it wouldn't post right.

This was the site that I just shared with my members.
www.themeshack.net/pspframes/pspframes.htm

I open a New Post then after putting in the title, in the Body of the message I use this [ url = Link Here ] [ u ] Name of the Site Here [ / u ] [ / url ] but without the spaces. Then when I hit Create Thread I get this.

Just a guess, but what about a different link? Like www.google.com? Does this post normally on your friends forum? My guess is that the BBCode is confused about the address ending in .htm.

[Former Member]

Michael I have tried posting all kinds of links even without the htm at the end and I would get the same thing.

[Former Member]

This is getting a bit annoyed and would like to get some help on the matter Please.
I am getting is everytime I post a link.


I am posting the links correctly and then afterwards this is how it looks.


Here is the Thread in which I am trying to correct this.
chrissystutorials.proboards.com/thread/4731/important-read

[Michael]

Apr 9, 2013 12:34:29 GMT -8 @christine1966 said:

This is getting a bit annoyed and would like to get some help on the matter Please.
I am getting is everytime I post a link.


I am posting the links correctly and then afterwards this is how it looks.


Here is the Thread in which I am trying to correct this.
chrissystutorials.proboards.com/thread/4731/important-read

I think your default link text in your theme is set to appear as the same color, which is weird...give me a bit more time to poke around.

[Former Member]

Thank you Micheal. I have one other question when you try to type something the Cursor is the same color as my text. Is there anyway to change that and if so where would it be?

Thank you
Chrissy

[Michael]

Apr 9, 2013 12:55:36 GMT -8 @christine1966 said:

Thank you Micheal. I have one other question when you try to type something the Cursor is the same color as my text. Is there anyway to change that and if so where would it be?

Thank you
Chrissy

How does it look now? The visual editor has its own CSS and it doesn't adopt your link CSS, hence it behaving very oddly.

Changing the cursor color would probably be accomplished through CSS. I would ask on the code and design boards if they have anything that would work for you.