Title: Hyperlink problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Hyperlink problem

 *  Resolved [gary1579](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gary1579/)
 * (@gary1579)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-problem/)
 * I am trying to create a hyperlink on one of my posts. When I create it, and try
   it on my live site, the hyperlink leads to an error. When I checked my url (after
   clicking on the hyperlink), I see the problem, it is giving me my website url
   + link url. So it is bringing the hyperlink back to my website, and then going
   nowhere after that, which is what causes the error.
 * When I put in the url of my destination site, my own site url does not show up
   in the link insertion pop-up screen, so I am not certain why my site url keeps
   on showing up.
 * Hopefully that makes sense. If anyone has an answer for this, that would be great.
 * Thanks,
 * Gary

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-problem/#post-1719323)
 * do you start your hyperlink with ‘[http://&#8217](http://&#8217); ?
 *  Thread Starter [gary1579](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gary1579/)
 * (@gary1579)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-problem/#post-1719343)
 * Actually, I have tried both.
 * I first started the hyperlink “without” the [http://](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-problem/?output_format=md),
   and then when that didn’t work, I started it “with” the [http://](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-problem/?output_format=md).
 * When it started with the [http://](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-problem/?output_format=md),
   the hyperlink was not recognized on the live site.
 * When I started it without the [http://](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-problem/?output_format=md),
   then the hyperlink started with my domain url, and subsequently returned an error
   message.
 * Any thoughts?
 * Thanks,
 * Gary
 *  Thread Starter [gary1579](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gary1579/)
 * (@gary1579)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-problem/#post-1719397)
 * I believe I have resolved this, by simply modifying the link I was given. I was
   provided with a link code that was behaving very strangely, and have modified
   the code.
 * Thanks for your input.
 * Gary

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [gary1579](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gary1579/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-problem/#post-1719397)
 * Status: resolved

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