Newby requests: link on header; hyperlinks in messages

erstwhilesteve

I have many links to my new Vanilla forum on the main web site of my organization, but no easy way for users of the forum to get back to the site. I just want to drop a button into the header to make that easy. I'm using the installation default theme and styles, and I'm about as ignorant as they come about this, because I used my provider's automated install.

Also, I don't seem to be able to put a hyperlink in a message even though I'm using the HTML format.

Thanks
Steve Andrews
http://growyourownteachers.org

Krak

You can add a link back-to-home already. In the settings, under "Application Settings" and then "Banner Title", add your link.
So in the text box add something like <a href="./">Your Forum Title</a>

That will make it (like on this forum, the "Lussumo Community" part) a link.

To make links in a message you need to do one of two things. Either use HTML and format the link: <a href="http://whatever.com">Visit Whatever.com</a>
(http://lussumo.com/community/discussion/5864/turn-part-of-header-into-home-link/#Item_0)

Or use the Text format and type out the link: http://whatever.com Vanilla will automatically make it a link.

Alternatively you could use the Nuggets extension, or roll your own header extension with these guidelines:
http://lussumo.com/docs/doku.php?id=vanilla:administrators:troubleshooting#theme_changes