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HTML How to Make a Website Creating HTML Content Add Social Media Links

Posted by Marni Sucher
Marni Sucher
674 Points

I can't get the links to go to facebook.com and youtube.com. It just goes to my index.html. Help please?

Here is the code

<footer> <a href "http://facebook.com"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.jpg" alt="Facebook Logo"></a> <a href "http://youtube.com"><img src="img/youtube-wrap.jpeg" alt="Youtube Logo"></a> </footer>

Marni Sucher
Marni Sucher
674 Points

<I am trying to show the code but it wont let me. Why is that?

14 Answers

Brad Will
Brad Will
534 Points

<a href '=' Have you added the = after the href?? That should be your problem fixed when it's added.

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Marni Sucher -

You forgot the = in your href attribute.

Marni Sucher
Marni Sucher
674 Points
Marni Sucher
Marni Sucher
674 Points 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
    </head>
    <body>
        <footer>
                    <a href "http://youtube.com"><img src="img/youtube-wrap.jpg" alt="Youtube Logo"></a>
                   <a href "http://facebook.com"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.jpg" alt="Facebook Logo"></a>
               </footer>
    </body>
</html>
Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points
Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points

href=

John Satterfield
John Satterfield
13,695 Points
John Satterfield
John Satterfield
13,695 Points

Hi Marni. It doesn't look like your code has been added to your post. Can you try again please?

John Satterfield
John Satterfield
13,695 Points
John Satterfield
John Satterfield
13,695 Points

Are you just pasting your code?

Marni Sucher
Marni Sucher
674 Points
Marni Sucher
Marni Sucher
674 Points

yes. that doesn't work?

Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points
Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points

Hi Marni,

If you look to the bottom right of the text box you will see something that says Markdown Cheetsheet. If you don't understand that maybe this will make sense: How to display code at Treehouse

Jeff

John Satterfield
John Satterfield
13,695 Points
John Satterfield
John Satterfield
13,695 Points

Either way if you are trying to add a link to html here is what you would use to reference a link: '<a href="www.website.com">link description</a>'

John Satterfield
John Satterfield
13,695 Points
John Satterfield
John Satterfield
13,695 Points

Lets try this again?

'''html <a href="www.website.com">link description</a> '''

Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points
Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points

Backtick Key

Marni Sucher
Marni Sucher
674 Points

for what?

Marni Sucher
Marni Sucher
674 Points
Marni Sucher
Marni Sucher
674 Points

okay that was not easy to do, but if any of you can help me figure out why the links go to my index.html page and not youtube and facebook, i would really appreciate it.

Marni Sucher
Marni Sucher
674 Points
Marni Sucher
Marni Sucher
674 Points

Thank you so much guys! Can't believe I missed that! :)

Brad Will
Brad Will
534 Points
Brad Will
Brad Will
534 Points

No problem. I basically followed up on what they all said, but basically so it made more sense to you. Keep on learning, like me :)