How do I link to a question in askbot with a relative URL?
How do I link to a question in Askbot in a way that it doesn't use the full path (hostnames could change)?
Is there a shortcut like #10 or similar? (The person that asked me the question was thinking in terms of ticket management systems like the ones in github, trac, etc)
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I'm not able to answer my own question, for some reason. Not as a community wiki question, not as a normal question. This is something that has been asked in our local askbot deploy and I thought It'd be useful to put out there since, although it may seem as common sense, they didn't find and answer here.
I keep submitting the answer to no avail so I'll leave this here (Markdown syntax - Try in the comment preview): While there's no specific shortcut for it, you can always use relative links omitting the protocol and hostname and using `/` at the start of the url. For instance, if I want to link to the answer `[Readable Link - With Hostname](https://askbot.org/en/question/2488/list-of-askbot-sites/)` I can use `[Readable Link](/en/question/2488/list-of-askbot-sites/)` [Readable Link](/en/question/2488/list-of-askbot-sites/) [Readable Link - With Hostname](https://askbot.org/en/question/2488/list-of-askbot-sites/)`enter code here`
Having too little karma prevents one from posting questions or answers with hyperlinks!! A workaround is add spaces in the urls for instance, describing links rather than linking. Then once one has enough karma, one can edit one's answer to fix the links.
Thanks. @slelievre. If that's the case, there should probably be a message informing the user so that he doesn't think it's a bug. I'll try to look into it if I have some time.
@Alex Hans -- yes, warning the user would be a very welcome improvement. I don't know whether there is an existing issue or "pull request" for that at the development headquarter for ASKBOT: https://github.com/ASKBOT/askbot-devel