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highplainsdem

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13. Two simple ways to deal with that problem.

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 09:11 PM

Apr 2020

One is to delete the @ symbol from the link.

The other way is to use the link button for text to link to the web address, including the @ symbol, with only the highlighted text referring to the link appearing in the message itself.

That works for links at Medium.com, for instance, and I assume for other websites.

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The "@" character in a hyperlink doesn't carry the complete hyperlink across [View all] still_one Apr 2020 OP

Replace the symbol with ... Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #1

It is all up to the poster Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #3

No you didn't, you answered my question. Thank-you still_one Apr 2020 #6

Thanks Yonnie. Really appreciate it still_one Apr 2020 #4

What Yonnie3 said jberryhill Apr 2020 #2

Excellent. Thanks still_one Apr 2020 #5

Thanks for telling the rest of the story. Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #7

You should use '%40' to encode it in the URL. Make7 Apr 2020 #8

Thanks still_one Apr 2020 #9

I have an old thread here about problems with links working on DU... Make7 Apr 2020 #10

+++ still_one Apr 2020 #12

That is indeed a better way. Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #11

Two simple ways to deal with that problem. highplainsdem Apr 2020 #13