Adding external link to images

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I am new to this and dont know much about html/css....i have poured over the forums for adding a external link to images...i cant really make any sense of it...i just want a simple list of images and when a person clicks it...it goes to an external link! HELP!!!

 
mesuva replied on at Permalink Reply
mesuva
See the notes here for adding an external link:
http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/general-topics/text-links/...
admin replied on at Permalink Reply
thanks for the tutorial...but i've already been down that route...i want to add 5 columns by 10 rows each with a different image and each with its unique ext link when you click it...when i add multiple images with content and link it it all goes to the same link because its all in the same content block...remember i want to add multiple images in the same block with different links to each one (links to a new window also) is there a way to do this? thanks
JohntheFish replied on at Permalink Reply
JohntheFish
I think you are looking for too much in 1 block. Think of your 5x10 grid as a grid of 50 instances of a block. Use a regular content block (or create a special one using designer content), then create a view override and modify the view and css to be an enclosing floated div of fixed width and height to fit your 5x10 arrangement.
mesuva replied on at Permalink Reply
mesuva
That doesn't seem quite right. You should be able to create as many different links as you like in a content block, that all point to different locations.
admin replied on at Permalink Reply
@ john...i'm sure theres a way to modify the css and sugest what you said but i dont know css/html really at all...maybe i bit off more than i can chew...also it does link all images to the same link when in a content block @ mesuva....@ john where do i go to create a view ovveride? also i wouldnt have a clu how to modify the css...i make my living as a networking technician but i dont know anything about css/html....i understand how it works but dont know how to alter the code thanks again
mesuva replied on at Permalink Reply
mesuva
Well that's what I'm saying, it shouldn't link all links to the same thing, that sounds like something wrong with the html content in your content block.

Did you cut and paste something into the content block? That might have confused things and you first link might not 'closed' correctly.

Try simply adding a new blank content block. Type in some text, then hit enter. Add another row of text. Highlight some words from your first line and link it to something. Do the same for the next row, but to something different. Save and exit edit mode. Does it link correctly then?

Also, since you are only talking about 10 rows, don't be scared to have 10 content blocks one after another. An added bonus of that is that you'll be able to re-order things easily.

I'm not 100% sure of the approach JohntheFish is going for, but I'd suggest not to worry about the overrides at this stage if you don't know css/html.
JohntheFish replied on at Permalink Reply
JohntheFish
Its the second post with the 10x5 grid that prompted my suggestion. Without that, Mesuva's point about simply getting them into a standard content block is certainly the easiest way to go.
admin replied on at Permalink Reply
Ok...i tried what you said mesuva and when i write text in it works....i tried three lines of text in one content block and linked them externally to different url's...so it worked...however i want my images say in a row with colums...hence the 5x10 grid...adding content blocks wont do the grid for me in this way...my html may be corrupt somewhere as i did investigate it when i first signed on to bluehost/concrete 5...im going to try a couple of other things to see if i can get what i want...ill keep you updated
admin replied on at Permalink Reply
also...no copy and paste...adding images directly from my file manager thru the add image in content block
admin replied on at Permalink Reply
UPDATE: that was quick!...lol the problem was when i add multiple images in a content block you have to add a space between the images so they can link seperately...i guess when you dont space them (even tho it shows space between them out of edit mode) it acts like a set...so they link together...if you space them then they link seperate...woohoo! thanks again Mesuva and John...P.S. is there anywhere where i could go learn how to modify css/html for beginners? ( I want to change the header color...background images ect)