Tom Gomez

Have you noticed, that if you hover your mouse cursor over any image in RB a popup appears with the following information: Image Title by Artist’s name? Have you wondered how RB does this and also, how can you use this information?

The good news is, it is not difficult and you can include any text message that you want.

Have a look at the image below and move your mouse cursor over the image.

Did you see the popup? You can add any message you like to any of your images. I should stress that this will not work on the normal RB viewing pages (other than in your image description area), however, you can add hyperlinked images to your Profile page or you could include them in Journal entries or replies to comments

If you want to know how to do it, follow the instructions below. It is a little complicated, but like all things, with a bit of practice, it will become easier.

First, let’s look at the example.

You need to look at my previous Journal entry Adding a frame around your pictures. This will give you the method for making the framed pictures.

Now we need to add the Hyperlink to the framed pictures.

The method is as follows:
It is best to create your links in the Notepad application on your PC. I need to explain it, because if I type it here exactly as you need to do, RedBubble will convert the link into a real Hyperlink in my Journal page.

1. Type an exclamation mark (!)
2. Then paste the URL for the framed picture directly after the exclamation mark (make sure you have no spaces).
3. Now you will add your popup message – it needs to be enclosed in brackets. For instance, (Click here to be taken to the image page)
4. Type another exclamation mark (!)
5. Follow this with a full-colon (:)

Next, in RedBubble, you need to go to the Public View of the picture you want to link to.

Copy the URL (It is at the top of the screen and starts with http://) into your mouse buffer (highlight the URL, right-click your mouse and select Copy from the list that appears).

Paste this URL directly after the full-colon (remember, NO spaces anywhere other than in your popup message text).

In simple terms:

1. The hyperlink element (the URL pointing to the picture) that you want to see on the page, and the bracketed popup message must be enclosed in a set of exclamation marks (!)
2. At the end of this element, you need to type a full-colon (:)
3. Next thing you need is the pointer (the URL of where you want to point – this can be a picture or a web page)

Example (you would need to fill in the URL information, and remove all superfluous spaces):

Picture example
! URL of picture you want to see(Popup text)! : URL of picture you want to hyperlink to

So, to recap:
– exclamation mark
– URL for the framed picture
– bracketed popup text
– exclamation mark
– full-colon
– URL for your final picture

Once you have typed it all into Notepad, highlight all of the text and copy it to your mouse buffer.

Paste the copied information into RB.

That should be it. Make sure to check that it all worked.

This example shows how to turn a framed picture into a hyperlink, but the method can be applied to any of the other types of pictures in RedBubble.

Let me know if you have any problems.

Now, while I have your attention:
Look into the monitor, looks straight at the monitor, don’t look around the monitor. OK, now you are under. Repeat after me:
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Now as soon as you have completed your order, you will be back in the room and will remember none of this – hehehe.

Cheers,
Tom

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