Flickr Group Code Help

Ever wonder how people add images and links to pages like flickr group pages?
OK, you are smart, so you can add a simple image or a simple link by using basic HTML codes.

But, have you ever tried to post a link code that people can copy and then paste in their comments? If you are a group administrator for flickr or a similar site, you will find that it is quite a bit more difficult to add this kind of link then it would be to pace a regular link. Why? Well, it is quite simple, actually. Flickr and similarly built websites automatically convert HTML to its viewable form. So, when you try to post a link in text format for people to copy, the website automatically makes it a link that is not copyable.

So, how did all the group admins figure out how to post a link (and image) that their members can copy and paste in there comments? Well, there are a few ways to solve this problem. The easiest way is to write the HTML for the HTML. In other words, the characters <> are HTML characters that can be written as &lt; and &gt;. This may not make sense to you right now, but hopefully we can explain it for you.

Visit our flickr tutorial page for the how-to: www.xtremeprogram.com/flickr/help.html