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Aix sponsa · Geocacher Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 112

I could ask this question in the geocaching.com forum, but I like the answers I get here better. I guess they are closer to home. How do you write the html in a log so that the name of a cache location is blue, underlined, and a link to that website? My html idea wasn't working. When I took Fortran in the days when knights fought dragons, I ended up with the same results. Confused

edit subject by PH to make more informative
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speedysk1 · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:07 pm Post subject: Re: Another question

pfalstad · Geocacher Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 962 Location: Edina

You can't have html in logs, some bbcode tags are supported.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBCode

Aix sponsa · Geocacher Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 112

Let me try this again. How do you make a link to another geocaching page in your log in the manner that Eskoclimber did at beaver brook GC13X58. Specifics help. I was too lazy too look up the details. Thanks
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andrewmcc · Past MnGCA Board Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 979

Pear Head · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:28 pm Post subject:

spd2662 · Geocacher Joined: 29 Nov 2008 Posts: 59

Is this what you want to do??

TEST

It looks like this-> [ url=http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=951927db-e8e7-4dde-b062-88b9e65aa955]TEST[/url ]

Just take the spaces out of the first and last bracket (before url= and after /url). You can see where you put the text you want as the link.

Or to make it clearer you can copy and paste this and add the proper info...
[url=PUT WEB ADDRESS HERE]VISIBLE TEXT HERE[/url]

Aix sponsa · Geocacher Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 112

Thanks. I keeps it for future reference. I've wanted to use it a few times. I already have three submitted changes to my log I was experimenting on to no avail. The log is getting a bit long. Rolling Eyes

I'll have the how-to information now when I need it. I had tried using this: <a>here</a> with the addy that I wanted it it. That didn't work. Don't laugh...I know just enough about anything to get me nowhere with everything.
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I took the one less traveled by,
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Dances With Beehives · Geocacher Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 671 Location: Chaska

When you edit your log, you can take out the line (or three lines) that say:
[This entry was edited by Aix sponsa on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 9:32:48 PM.]

Then you will end up with only one line stating that you edited, and will have a shorter log.
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Aix sponsa · Geocacher Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 112

Thanks. My middle name should be Edit-re-edit. I presume that the most recent edit message cannot be eliminated, but the rest will. Is that correct? Caching is an adventure that can be rather hard to keep short and succinct in the description. Thanks again.
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. ~Robert Frost

spd2662 · Geocacher Joined: 29 Nov 2008 Posts: 59

That is correct. Also, from my experience, you can edit immediately and it won't show up, but if you come back later and edit the entry it will show up. I edited this post a couple times and the tag is not here.