Help creating profile links

[JimHalpert]

Hey all, have been creating some profile backlinks. For a particular site, I realized some users were able to create a link in their profile using html eg.

<a href="www.website.com"><span style="color:black">win mad money online</span></a>

However, when I do the EXACT same thing as them, it shows up as plain text. Meaning literally this:

<a href="www.website.com"><span style="color:black">win mad money online</span></a>

Instead of:

win mad money online

Can someone help me? Thanks.

 

[krawling1]

Have you seen a rich editor option there? Sometimes you may switch from a plain text mode to a rich editor mode

And are you sure there is html but not BBcode or Markdown?

 

[V]

Sometimes different sites use different markdown code different than html to make a link clickable. For example, on twitch you have to edit it differently, I don't remember exactly. Maybe that's the reason. Look into how to make that link clickable for that site.

 

[Backlink Database]

Sometimes different sites use different markdown code different than html to make a link clickable. For example, on twitch you have to edit it differently, I don't remember exactly. Maybe that's the reason. Look into how to make that link clickable for that site.

hella weird we have similar usernames, your username popped up on the front page and had me confused

 

[V]

hella weird we have similar usernames, your username popped up on the front page and had me confused

Haha, but I called dibs on the username one year before you. But why you copied me though?

 

[Backlink Database]

Haha, but I called dibs on the username one year before you. But why you copied me though?

Never seen you before which is why I swapped to this username, eh but all good we different colours

 

[V]

Never seen you before which is why I swapped to this username, eh but all good we different colours

It's because I've been reading a lot without replying most of the times. I was that color too, and I will be again soon enough. But still, we are brothers by name I guess.

 

[JimHalpert]

Have you seen a rich editor option there? Sometimes you may switch from a plain text mode to a rich editor mode

And are you sure there is html but not BBcode or Markdown?

Thanks for the reply. Nope it doesn't have rich text mode. Have tried BBcode and Markdown and it doesn't work too.

Have you seen a rich editor option there? Sometimes you may switch from a plain text mode to a rich editor mode

And are you sure there is html but not BBcode or Markdown?

Sometimes different sites use different markdown code different than html to make a link clickable. For example, on twitch you have to edit it differently, I don't remember exactly. Maybe that's the reason. Look into how to make that link clickable for that site.

Thanks both. Is it possible, that cross-site scripting (XSS) has to be used to overcome this? Any of you tried it before?

 

[krawling1]

Thanks for the reply. Nope it doesn't have rich text mode. Have tried BBcode and Markdown and it doesn't work too.





Thanks both. Is it possible, that cross-site scripting (XSS) has to be used to overcome this? Any of you tried it before?

Didn't try XSS
What about the quality of the website? Is it an abandon place or it is moderated and highly active

 

[JimHalpert]

Didn't try XSS
What about the quality of the website? Is it an abandon place or it is moderated and highly active

Hey thanks for the replying @krawling1. Brought up a very good point, I just realized it is a low-quality site in terms of DA so not worth the effort. Guess I was just mindlessly creating links without noticing the site's quality. Thanks for pointing that out.

Any reason why you didn't try XSS? It seems to open the doors to many opportunities to get your link to stick.