Can't post links in Facebook comments?

There was a recent discussion on my Facebook page about why some people cannot post links in comments on Facebook while others can.

I did a little research and here are a few possible solutions:

  1. Encapsulate your link with < and > like: <http://…>
  2. Hit the space bar twice (although once might work for some) before and after your link.
  3. Instead of pasting the entire URL, leave out the http:// and start with www instead. (Thanks Turkana, for the suggestion!)

I don't have trouble with the links I post, so I'm not sure if it'll work, but for those of you who are frustrated, it might be worth a try. Let me know if it solves the problem!

(And by the way, if you haven't liked my Facebook page, you might consider it! I post tips there I don't necessarily post here and I'd love to hang out with you there!)

Comments

  1. JDP :

    Just as a correction to the proposed solutions, I have just got to the bottom of this issue and number one and two are both the same fix but unnecessarily complicated. Posting ANYTHING after the link works, a space, full stop, further text (that is exactly what adding a space does or encapsulating it which adds a symbol after the link). Number three also works. Clearly something amiss in Facebook's coding.

  2. Remis :

    Worked for me, thanks.

  3. RM :

    It's very frustrating, I tried all of the above, but linking doesn't work for me for some reason. I commented on a TechCrunch article, and wanted to post a link to a similar post, and the link did not show up properly at all. It was just shown as text. I tried all of your methods, but it really doesn't work at all. How frustrated!

  4. Yes I have the same problem I can fin a way to post link on faceboock, This so frustrating it was working perfectly before and they screw it up, Need help Please

  5. Tim :

    I've got this same problem, I think facebook switched the solution on us.

  6. tessa :

    thanks so much posting without http worked perfectly for me.

  7. tq very much.. help me a lot =)

  8. ezio :

    hey i cant understand your method

  9. Hmm. Didn't really work for me…

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