Wayne, There are several internet programs that will shorten the URL for you and you don't have to know anything. :) For example Google has a URL shortener, http://goo.gl/ You simply copy your URL into the given space and hit the button. You have the same thing at http://ow.ly/url/shorten-url In fact, Webopedia has a list of 20 URL shortener programs at http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/20-ways-to-shorten-a-url.html --- all FREE! Bob Harter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Webb" <SpiWebb@aol.com> To: <captainlaser@comcast.net>; <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [BRE] Happy New Year to my Brethren Friends > Morning Ray, > > > > Ain't web design a royal endeavor of trial and error. I cannot control > how > Rootsweb, since it takes a HTML or RTF formatted e-mail and turns it into > plain text, the links come across. As to how you shortened it the URL, > that > is a mystery to me and I applaud your ability to do so. I noticed on > Wikipedia that it can be accomplished by a service company. I ain't going > to pay someone to do something, not having extra cash to be throwing it > around. The rest of the Wiki page is Greek to me. <grin> > > > > As for accessing the blog via the menu system, the link when opened shows > a > breadcrumb just above the article itself, just below the logo. > Interpreting > that it means that the Research Blog is a child of the Home menu at the > top. > Hey, I never said I was a rocket scientist when it comes to this stuff. > I'm > more of a firecracker in a bucket witch doctor. > > > > And thank you. > > > > Cordially, > > A. Wayne Webb > > Historian: German Baptist Brethren Church > > Past Editor: Brethren Roots > > Site developer: German Baptist Brethren Books > <http://books.brethrenarchives.com> > > Site developer: German Baptist Brethren Ministers > <http://mincon.brethrenarchives.com/> & Congregations > > Site developer: German Baptist Brethren Almanacs, > <http://books1.brethrenarchives.com/> Annuals & Yearbooks > > Site developer: German Baptist Brethren Offerings > <http://offering.brethrenarchives.com/> > > In other words: Chief Bottle Washer and Cook > > _____ > > From: captainlaser@comcast.net [mailto:captainlaser@comcast.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 10:00 AM > To: SpiWebb@aol.com; brethren@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BRE] Happy New Year to my Brethren Friends > > > > Congratulations Wayne on your new blog. I will visit. > > Your URL was long and split over two lines so the link did not work > without > cutting and pasting. I shorten it here for others: > > http://bit.ly/1hUBOHr > > > > A suggestion that the link to your home page is much shorter and doesn't > even need the index.html but I noticed there is no obvious link to the > blog > page off your dropdowns on your index page. You might add that to your > index page and then the URL to your blog would not need to be so long. > > > > Good luck with your project. > > > > Ray Hoff > > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >