Adding a hyperlink to my other eBay site

[sardonicus001]

Until this month (July) Ihad two hyperlinks in my Item Description. One enabled a potential buyer to see all my items and the other enabled him to go to my second site. Both have now gone. Is there any way I can provide a means for buyers to do both?

[stickerswa]

Just checked a listing and the 2 links are still there.

[gec2002]

As part of the Active Content removal eBay also now requires Hyperlink to be to a new tab using target="_blank".

I notice on some of your hyperlinks this is not present and why they are not working.
eg.
#322583168267 HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH

Hyperlink to Clive Donner
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Donner" title="Clive Donner" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Clive Donner</a>

doesn't so doesn't work.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Donner" title="Clive Donner" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none; " target="_blank">Clive Donner</a>

does so does work

Note:

If you are using Firefox it autocorrects this and adds target="_blank" so the link works, however say in Internet Explorer it doesn't so the link fails.

[sardonicus001]

Thanks for that. I've almost got a migraine trying to work out where to put the target="_blank" in my html. All of the following is what adds those two apparently simple hyperlinks (Check out my other items and You can see more auctions here). I use Chrome at the moment. Perhaps I should use Firefox for eBay?

<font rwr="1" size="4" style="font-family:Arial"><h3 class="group" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); padding: 5px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, &quot;Nimbus Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Check out my&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/sardonicus001/m.html?_nkw=&amp;_armrs=1&amp;_from=&amp;_ipg" target="_blank" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">other items</a><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">!</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">&nbsp;</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); white-space: pre;"> </span><font face="sans-serif" style="font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"><a href="http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/michael_cullis/m.html?item=142021514819&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT..." style="line-height: 22.4px;">You can also see more auctions here</a></span></font><br><br></h3></font>

[lm-entertainment]

don't wanna step on gec's toes - but thought you might be anxiously trying to sort this one out. gec may have more to add.

if you look at the image i've attached below, it should be clear where to add the "target="_blank" in the 2nd link. the first link appears to already have it - if the first link isn't working, then the target="_blank" may not be the issue - because it is in the right location. 

hope that helps :]

[gec2002 · Accepted solution]

Cut out the verbage and just go

<h3>
<font rwr="1" size="3" style="font-family:Arial">Check out my<a href="http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/sardonicus001/m.html?_nkw=&amp;_armrs=1&amp;_from=&amp;_ipg" target="_blank">other items</a>
</h3>

<h3><font size="3" style="font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/michael_cullis/m.html?item=142021514819&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT..."
style="line-height: 22.4px; " target="_blank">You can also see more auctions here</a>
</h3>

Lm I think you will find your browser is adding the target if you look at the actual html it is missing in many of the links.  PS the browser only temporary adds its so you see it in a new tab.  So if first look in firefox you will see it, if you change to IE it will be missing and eBay won't use the link, as its sandboxed.

[lm-entertainment · Accepted solution]

gec - the HTML wasn't taken from me viewing the source on my browser - it was from his copy and pasted HTML above ^^. totally understand what you're saying though. 

[sardonicus001]

Thanks to both of you. I have changed all my templates for this site and will now copy gec's html, change the references as appropriate and place them in the item description on my second email site.