How to create your signature on Local Guides Connect

If you want some text with links to appear under each and every post and comment you make on LocalGuidesConnect.com here are some basic tips for you. You can add text with links to your FaceBook profile, your Instagram account, Twitter, Google Maps profile, or your blog. I use a service called Linktr.ee which is pretty good and I used it in the examples below.

To make links you need to know a few HTML-codes. And you need to know where to insert/edit your signature on Connect. This blog-post will help you with exactly that.

Writing your very first HTML code can seem difficult, but the good news is that you can always test your code and correct any mistakes you made. Please be careful not to miss any <, >, or " in your code. Always test your code after inserting or editing your signature by viewing one of your old replies and test if your signature looks and works as you want it to.

How to write the text with a link

Lets say you want the following text to show under all your posts and replies:

Click here to find all my links.

Notice that the word "here" is an active link. If clicked it will open this URL: https://linktr.ee/MortenCopenhagen

This is the HTML code needed:
Click <a href="https://linktr.ee/MortenCopenhagen" target="_blank">here</a> to find all my links.

So if you want the entire text Click here to find all my links (and not just the word here) to link to https://linktr.ee/Mohan_singh this is the code you need:

<a href="https://linktr.ee/Mohan_singh" target="_blank">Click here to find all my links</a>

If you need further explanations:
<a href="URL GOES HERE" target="_blank">CLICKABLE TEXT GOES HERE</a>

Start URL: <a href="

End URL + Start Clickable text: " target="_blank">

target="_blank" specify the link to open in a new tab/window

End of Clickable text: </a>

Now when your text with HTML code is ready you need to find where to insert it in Connects many settings.

How to insert/edit your signature on Connect

I find it easier to insert and edit a signature on a Desktop rather than on a Mobile. But you can also do it on a mobile.

Desktop steps:

1. Click your profile picture in the top right corner

2. Click your username in blue text at the top

3. Click the Edit button at the top

4. Click Personal Information in the second row of the top menu

5. Field #3 from the top is called Signature

Copy paste your text with HTML code into this field and don't forget to hit the blue Save button below.

Then it is time to test your signature by visiting one of your existing posts/replies. If needed come back here and correct the text with HTML code as needed.

Mobile steps:

1. Click your profile picture in the top right corner

2. Click your username in blue text at the top

3. Click the Edit at the top right

4. Click Username and select Personal Information in the dropdown menu

5. Now field #3 from the top is called Signature

Now copy paste your text with HTML code into this field and don't forget to hit the blue Save button further down on the page.

Then it is time to test your signature by visiting one of your existing posts/replies. If needed come back here and correct the text with HTML code as needed.

I hope this helps

Cheers
Morten

PS: This explanation should have been posted on Localguidesconnect.com under How-tos, but Connect does not allow us to share HTML code examples. Hence is it posted here.