Getting LinkedIN link to work
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Getting LinkedIN link to work
I've pasted my linked in "View Profile" into my CF profile. But, when I click on the LinkedIN icon (under my avatar), CF adds "www.linkedin.com/in/" to the front of my URL.
Because my profile page does NOT have "/in/" as part of it's path, I don't see how I can fix that issue.
Because my profile page does NOT have "/in/" as part of it's path, I don't see how I can fix that issue.
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You need to enter only your linkedin username, not the full URL/link. Anything else and the link won't properly work.
So whatever your username is on linkedin, simply paste that into the linkedin profile field in the UserCP under Edit Your Details.
So whatever your username is on linkedin, simply paste that into the linkedin profile field in the UserCP under Edit Your Details.
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From: Overland Park Kansas
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I tried my name, login email (user?), and the ID# that appears on my "View Profile page.
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=100501425&trk=tab_pro
Nothing seems to work.
What's my username? Something else?
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=100501425&trk=tab_pro
Nothing seems to work.
What's my username? Something else?
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In your Linkedin account, go to Settings, click on Edit your profile, and then look for your public profile URL/Link. You'll notice it starts with http://www.linkedin.com/in/
Whatever is after the end of that URL (after the last /) is what you enter in as your Linkedin userid here on CorvetteForum.
Whatever is after the end of that URL (after the last /) is what you enter in as your Linkedin userid here on CorvetteForum.
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In your Linkedin account, go to Settings, click on Edit your profile, and then look for your public profile URL/Link. You'll notice it starts with http://www.linkedin.com/in/
This is the address under public profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gregg-pennington/29/7a8/669
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Have you tried clicking on the Edit link next to it?
Mine doesn't.
This is the address under public profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gregg-pennington/29/7a8/669
This is the address under public profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gregg-pennington/29/7a8/669
Thread Starter
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From: Overland Park Kansas
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (appearance mods)
C4 of Year Winner (appearance mods) 2019
Yes. It says the same address. The tool to create a Hyperlink ALSO has the same, "PUB" address.
Mine just doesn't seem to have the same prefix as you're hoping for.
Here's what it goes to by clicking edit:
Last edited by GREGGPENN; Aug 6, 2012 at 01:37 AM.
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From: Overland Park Kansas
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (appearance mods)
C4 of Year Winner (appearance mods) 2019
I looked again. My first impression was it recommended against changing URL -- to avoid risk of losing the L-IN link. But I did notice the prefix you mentioned in front of the box to select a new, custom link.
This wasn't intuitive -- since you had to click edit, then edit again, then hoped what you typed in the next box didn't kill the link to your hard-to-rebuild, LinkedIN account.
But, I have the CF link working now.
Thanks for your help!
Gregg
BTW...Now I have to figure out why my Google Chrome has staring trying to download some click operations...For example, I click on "Submit Reply" to this post. It downloaded "newreply.php". And, did nothing here.
When this happens, I have to cancel the download and try again.
Weird, huh?
This wasn't intuitive -- since you had to click edit, then edit again, then hoped what you typed in the next box didn't kill the link to your hard-to-rebuild, LinkedIN account.
But, I have the CF link working now.
Thanks for your help!
Gregg
BTW...Now I have to figure out why my Google Chrome has staring trying to download some click operations...For example, I click on "Submit Reply" to this post. It downloaded "newreply.php". And, did nothing here.
When this happens, I have to cancel the download and try again.
Weird, huh?
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