Posting links on BWCA.com is quite simple, but it takes doing it once or twice to get the hang of it. Correctly posted, the link will be "hot", meaning that all it takes is a click to go to the linked page. Posted incorrectly, it requires the reader to copy the link, then paste the it into your browser.

First of all, you have to be logged in. Guests may not post a link.

If you'd like to insert a link into your post, do the following:

1. Copy the link you'd like to post.

2. Start a new post. The white text box will appear.

3. Click on "Add a link to this message", located just below the text box in which your post is being typed. This will open a new window that looks like this...


4. In the top white box where it says "Link", paste your link.

5. In the bottom white box, type the description of your link (i.e. Bob's Trip Report, Brand X canoe, etc.) DO NOT SIMPLY PASTE THE LINK IN BOTH BOXES. Top box = Post Link. Bottom box = You type words describing what's in the link.

6. Once you've posted your link in the top box and typed the descriptive words in the bottom box, then simply click "Add Link". The box will then disappear, your link will be inserted into your post and Bob's Trip Report (or whatever you're linking) will be accessible with one click. The words you used to describe your link (like 'Bob's Trip Report') will be highlighted in color.

With a number of new people on the board and a number of folks "forgetting" how to add a link to a post, I thought this would be a good time to bump this tutorial to the top.

Instructions for posting a youtube video link:

1) Go to Video on Youtube
2) Click the Share link below the video.
3) Click the Embed option
4) Click the Copy link to get the code
5) Paste it in a message




Video will look like this: