Current Assignment(s)

A3: Markup
Due: Recommended by Monday, 5.28

Links to Outside Sites

Remember? Links that include the “http/https” as part of the entire URL are known as absolute URLs.

HTML
<a href="https://www.site.com" target="_blank">Site</a>

Notice in the above link that it includes “https”. The “https” is required to signify to the browser that this is an ‘external’ link outside of the current document’s directory/server. You must include either “http” or “https”.

The former is a older, established, version of the “hypertext transfer protocol”, which specified how data was sent between clients. The latter, is a “secure” version of this protocol. Whenever possible, you should provide “https” links (just check that they work first), as it provides a safer browsing experience.