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**Ace** · 11-30-2007

Q: What is a "permalink", and what should it be used for?

A: A permalink is a URL to a specific post, in context in its thread. The URLs that you normally see when browsing a thread refer to a particular page. The permalink provides a direct link to a particular post.

Permalinks are most useful when linking to a particular post from another website or forum.

If you would prefer to link to a post in a way that it's shown by itself, then you should use the "#" URLs (#3 for the third post, etc -- right next to the permalink). Those URLs show the post on a page by itself, without the context of the rest of the thread.

11-30-2007	#39 (permalink)
Ace Administrator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kami's Lookout Posts: 1,423 Rep Power: 200	Re: New features in vBulletin -- your help is needed Q: What is a "permalink", and what should it be used for? A: A permalink is a URL to a specific post, in context in its thread. The URLs that you normally see when browsing a thread refer to a particular page. The permalink provides a direct link to a particular post. Permalinks are most useful when linking to a particular post from another website or forum. If you would prefer to link to a post in a way that it's shown by itself, then you should use the "#" URLs (#3 for the third post, etc -- right next to the permalink). Those URLs show the post on a page by itself, without the context of the rest of the thread.