Is there ultimate solution of Insert link?

Hello!!

When I am learning about how to use Insert Link on connect.

After that,

I shared many important links to fellow local guides for solving their queries and I add many links in my many posts.

For example,

Your guide to connect.

Introduce yourself.

But, it’s time taking procedure.

As we know connect is bit slow,

And when I want to publish large articles, I need to visit every important post that is related to my content of the post. And I always add those links, so local guides are getting more help threw my posts.

But slow speed of connect+visiting many articles+

The operation::

Insert the link.

Copy link text [Text to display]

Copy link address. [Url]

It’s also takes a time.

Is there any thing that we directly catch link with it’s title and publishing easily.

Hence, this facility available on only connect, so I am unable to make in my phone’s notes or other Writting apps.

This is the issue I face from many times, because using Android it’s more difficult. Just wondering about is that any shortcut?

[Note: the post is reedited, and instead of hyperlink, Insert link word showing now. ]

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Hello @KishorMali

You use macros extensively. Store the links in Macros. Since a macro is nothing but a place holder of text, you can store many links in one, dump that in your post and then remove the unwanted ones. So fifty macros can store even five hundred links.

BTW. I have stored approx fifteen links in different macros and use those frequently.

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@C_T

Macros. But still I don’t know how to use them. Because I never give my attention to it.

Is there any video for Android? Or post?

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You don’t need any tutorial @KishorMali

Don’t get frightened by the name. It’s not a VB or Excel macro.

Open the macro page in settings. There, you will notice two boxes for each macro, stacked vertically. In your case, all will be empty now.

The first one is for the title and in the second we need adding the desired text. Add a name in first and then fill anything in the second. That can be a link address also. Then hit the save button at the bottom and you are ready to use that.

While composing a reply, click on the macro button. That will display the titles of each stored macro. Select the desired one and then all the text in the second box will get dumped at the cursor location.

Try immediately and inform.

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Hey!! @C_T

Done.
First box:

About this forum.

Second box:

https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/custom/page/page-id/About-us

After clicking on Macro;

Selecting about this forum.

It’s displayed as,

https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/custom/page/page-id/About-us

So, in Marco’s are not having text to display?with title is not coming up?

Based on reply, I think not.

Hello @KishorMali

You can add anything in the second box. Repeat the title as heading in the second box also and add the link in the next paragraph. That will serve your purpose.

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It’s my experiment, not comment.

About this forum.

About this forum.
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/custom/page/page-id/About-us

Thanks. @C_T

Now, you can make a video tutorial @KishorMali

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It seems you also should take note about what you ask @KishorMali

Looks like this post has been written just for you a couple of months ago: How to Create Useful Macros with Embedded HTML

The post is giving a detailed procedure about how to create a macro.

BTW, in your case the difficult seems to be not to create the link (it takes a few second, are you running for productivity?) but to find the reference post.

This can be solved easily just bookmarking the important reference post. Regarding publishing a large article, I do not see how the use of macros can help you. I really hope to read, soon or later, a real article written by you, instead of another post about Connect itself. We are Local Guides, isn’t it?

For me writing an article, prepare the links and the photos, means days of preparation, so I do not see how creating a link can be an issue in this.

The purpose of a macro is mostly related to replies, where you may respond to Frequently Asked questions

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@KishorMali

Next step is to add a bit of html code in your macro to hide the actual link under a relevant title of the post. Search for “a href=”

Cheers

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But that post is related to desktop users. :disappointed:

And as you know hyml is not available on mobile version of the connect. And my idea is also closed regarding this.

Yes, I know.(I already told you via PM).

Kindly allow me some space.

My next post is related to local guides and another post that related to health,(a little bit off topic).

Well, I will try my best.

@C_T I believe world is small. We keep crossing paths :heart_eyes: Thanks for this solution. Even I was struggling with this link inserting. :raised_hands:

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@MayuriKubal

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पण, जर प्रत्येक वेळेस वेगळ्या हायपर लिंक चा संदर्भ द्यायचा असेल, तर मॅक्रोज फारसे उपयोगी पडत नाहीत.

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