I can't find a way to get a link that leads directly to a given post? Am I missing something, or can that be implemented? It makes it a lot easier to refer directly to something someone said.

Thanks.

- NonE

unfortunately I don't think it's possible. I don't see any permalink buttons or whatever, so then best to just use the addressof the thread-page and say something like 'third post in this thread'

Hmm... bummer. Okay. Thanks.

- NonE

Radmahn,

I dug this up from here on the phpbb creating communities forum:

Quote:

MOD Name: Post numbers for phpBB3 MOD Version: 1.1.0c Authors: ***Blaze***, Porutchik. MOD Description: With this hack all messages will have a number. In all topics this number will start from one (1) when you click this number you will see this message's direct link. Now when you want to show any messages to your friend send this link. He/she will go direct to your showed message. Works with: * phpBB 3.0.0 Gold Release * All styles Language: English Licence: GNU General Public License v2 Installation Level: Easy Installation Time: ~5 Minutes Download File: http://www.phpbbguru.net/community/download/file.php?id=3944 Live Demo: http://mstyle.z16.ru/forum/index.php

Live Demo direct to an example: http://mstyle.z16.ru/forum/ftopic670.html

phpBB doesn't have a user-end feature to link directly to a post, like other forum software packages do. There is likely an add-on module that accomplishes this, but here's how I do it:

1. Highlight the time that the post was posted
   
2. View the source of the web page
   
3. Do a search for the time
   
4. Look through the source for a couple lines after the time for an HREF tag like this:
   
5. Copy the number at the end of that tag
   
6. Add the number to the end of the URL for the web page, preceeded by a number sign (#), like this: http://.......htm#12345
   

As an example, in the source for this particulat web page (page one of this thread), I searched for "7:26 am" (which is the time that eye2i2 posted his most recent post). Then I viewed the source and searched for "7:26 am" and found the following immediately following the time:

Code:

7:26 am</span></td><td align="right" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" class="post-options"><a href="/post.forum?mode=quote&p=15658">

I copied that end number (15658) and pasted it onto the end of the URL for the page, to get:

Code:

http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/technical-issues-f3/want-to-link-to-specific-post-t416.htm#15658

Voila!

OK, it's not super easy. But it's not bad and it does work.

==update==

To link directly to a specific post, Option 1:

1. Copy the general url address of the page which has the specific post you wish to link to
   
2. Paste the url in the post you are composing
   example: http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/technical-issues-f3/want-to-link-to-specific-post-t416.htm
   
3. Back at the specific post, mouseover the "Quote" button. In the tooltip popup, note the ending series of numbers following the "p=". This is the specific post number.
   example: http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/post.forum?mode=quote&p=15763
   [optional: if your browser has the function, with your cursor over the "Quote" button you can right mouse click and select/click "Copy link"; then paste that Quote url in the new composition, deleting everything but the page number]
   
4. Type (or move) the post number (e.g. "15763"), preceded by the # character, at the end of the general page url pasted earlier.
   example: http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/technical-issues-f3/want-to-link-to-specific-post-t416.htm#15763
   

Of course you can use this link with the forum URL option as well.
example: the link here

Code:

[url=http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/technical-issues-f3/want-to-link-to-specific-post-t416.htm#15763]the link here[/url]

* tip: open the page with the post you wish to link to in a separate/new tab or window from the composition page tab/window.

==original post==

testing... 1...2...3... testing...

testing Mike's tip... click here

Code:

[url=http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/technical-issues-f3/want-to-link-to-specific-post-t416.htm#1565815724]testing Mike's info... click here[/url]

hmmmm... I musta missed sumpin'?!?

Ok, I see it now. When I copied the URL, it had the time code number sequence for the first/top post already at the end!
So I first need to remove that sequence of numbers, then add the time code numbers I copied from the View Source!
This is the first test I did:

Code:

http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/technical-issues-f3/want-to-link-to-specific-post-t416.htm#1565815724

This was the top of the thread url:

Code:

http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/technical-issues-f3/want-to-link-to-specific-post-t416.htm#15658

This is what I needed:

Code:

http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/technical-issues-f3/want-to-link-to-specific-post-t416.htm#15724

Corrected test of Mike's tip?... click here
Presto! (it's magic!!)

Also, Mike, wouldn't this be clearer for your instructions (I know as written, not de-highlighting threw me a curve ball)

Quote:

Highlight the date/time that the post was posted & Copy it, then de-highlight it View the source of the web page Do a search for the date/time ...

If you don't do a Copy, then when you do the View Source, you only get the code for the icon line, which doesn't include the time code.

Also, would I be correct that you're doing this in Firefox browser? That distinction could be crucial, no? (I am not familiar with any other browsers regarding View Source options)

Thanks for the trick tip! You're right, it's a bit of a jump around to get, but it'll be worth it in some cases, to me. [shame that the forum software can't do something that simple automatically!! arrrgh! But I wonder it the Mod I posted is to do just this?? here's to hopin'...]

ps: just a heads up for the less geeksters out here (like me), here's the snippet from the l-o-n-g line of code that begins with where the Edit> Find> Date/Time search locate, to then scroll on to to the right in order to get the time code:

Code:

>Today at 7:23 pm</span></td><td align="right" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" class="post-options"><a href="/post.forum?mode=quote&p=15724"><img

this specific search was done on Mike's post, where the code is "15724", used in my url link above etc.

eh, lemme know if there is an easy way for me to implement this

eye -

Your edits to my instructions do seem to make them clearer. Thanks.

Conrad, when you host phpBB on your own computer, mods are pretty easy to install. I'm not sure about when you have someone host phpBB for you - you'd have to ask them.

ah okay, yeah that might be a problem. I'll check the forumotion forum and see if they have a solution there

Oh, I forgot to mention that I'm using Safari, but this tip should work in any browser.