Tips: Linking Rooms                    

There are several ways that a room can be linked to another room
The first and most commonly used is the drop down script created by Derek Bryan.
Here is the breakdown of other options -


#r-roomid


This is the most common method for fast linking. 

This posts as a clickable link taking you directly to a room with that room id.

However if you want to link to a room at a sister site, make sure to ad the @tail to the end of it or you will get a room error.

Basic

#r-roomid(Fancy Name)


For this method, you type both the room id as well as the fancy name you want it displayed as.

For example you want to link to the Jag Cork without the room id showing. What ever you put in the parentheses is all that will show. So instead of 

"#r-jagcork" you will see "Jag Cork"

Fancy Name

#r-roomid(Fancy Name),password


For this method, type both the room id and the fancy name but by adding a comma and then the password, a person can directly enter into a locked room. This is good for private realms.
It is a way to easily link locked rooms you want kept off the hotsheet without making all of your players remember the passcodes

Be aware though, that the password will not be hidden if someone views the page source code.

Fancy Name & Password

#r-roomid(<img src="">)


If you would rather have an image as the way you link, you can use the above code to do that. Anything inside of the parentheses is what will display in the room to be clickable.


Image Links

https://sjag.hyperchat.com/cgi-bin/jag.exe?room=roomname@jag

To link directly to a room in jag, use the above code in a href link. roomname is the 2-8 character ID that would normally go in the FIND box. If you are linking to a room not on jag, make sure to include the tail. IE @soi @gor @bwr @war etc. 

If the room is in jag, that would look like this:

 <a href="https://sjag.hyperchat.com/cgi-bin/jag.exe?room=roomname@jag"> Fancy Text</a>
URL Direct Link

https://sjag.hyperchat.com/cgi-bin/jag.exe?room=roomname@jag
&password=yourpassword


If the room is a private room, then you can also include the password directly on the URL.

However, if you do this, anyone can click on the link and enter the private room.  Like this:


<a href="https://sjag.hyperchat.com/cgi-bin/jag.exe?room=roomname@jag&password=yourpassword"> Fancy Text & Password</a>
URL Direct & Password


Whenever you invite someone to SOI using a link, they will arrive with the username of "Visitor"
Once inside SOI, they may change their username if they prefer by changing the value in the FROM box.