permalink? WTH?

[sabashuali]

Hi all

Can someone tell me what is the (permalink), between the post number (#) and top link (Top).

Ta

 

[Matt555]

It's to give the link to that post rather than just the thread.
So the link to this thread is:
http://www.hardwareforums.com/permalink-wth-12352/

And the link to your specific post would be:
http://www.hardwareforums.com/permalink-wth-12352/#post78939

 

[Waffle]

I believe the #postnumber is an anchor point within the HTML which as matt said, allows you to jump to a specific post.

the top link does just that - sends you to the anchor point at the top of the page/thread.

 

[Matt555]

Yup having:

#postnumber

means the browser can jump the part on that page where that post number is in a tag:

<a name="post78957">

That means when someone links to:

http://www.hardwareforums.com/permalink-wth-12352/#post78957

The browser jumps to the part of the page where that text after the # is placed.

 

[sabashuali]

Thanks guys.

You learn something new everyday..... :confused: