urls such as link to Twitter account showing as text not link

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Problem: I would like to display URLs as links.

Solution: Use the Types field shortcode to display URLs as links:

[types field="facebook"][/types]

Relevant Documentation: https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/#url

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Last updated by Brenda Holmes 7 years, 2 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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September 20, 2017 at 7:29 pm #571895

Brenda Holmes

I am trying to: add various social media as links to custom post Things

Link to a page where the issue can be seen: hidden link

I expected to see: the urls for Twitter etc as live links to their accounts

Instead, I got: links that were just text

I've used a cred form for this.

Thanks

September 20, 2017 at 8:05 pm #571909

Christian Cox

Hi, it depends on how these custom fields were created. If these custom fields are "URL" fields, you can use the Types field shortcode to generate an HTML link:

[types field="facebook"][/types]

More information about that here:
https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/#url

However, if the fields are basic text, like a "Single line", you must construct the link yourself using HTML, since Types does not automatically convert URLs in strings to links:

<a href="[types field='facebook'][/types]">[types field="facebook"][/types]</a>

Please let me know if you have additional questions about that, or if I've misunderstood your request, and I'll be glad to take another look.

September 22, 2017 at 4:48 pm #572691

Brenda Holmes

Thanks!

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