Create Simple List of Websites

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I cannot seem to do something so simple in SP. I need to create a list of URLs that are clickable. I tried a basic custom list, but the URLs aren't clickable. I tried the Quick Links webparts, but it only lets me use recently used links from within SharePoint. Even the "From Link" that I simply paste in a URL says the URL is from outside of our organization. All of these links will be external.

Is this not possible? For example, I want to list 5 websites and eventually add content types so they can be grouped.

jcgonzalezmartin · Answer

Not sure how are you using the Quick Links WebPart, but you should be able to add both SharePoint and non-SharePoint Urls

matt coats · Answer

If you're not already, you should be using the Picture/Hyperlink field type in a SharePoint list. If your URLs are particularly long, the Multiple Lines of Text field with formatting turned on is a viable alternative to storing clickable links.

luvsql · Answer

Here is what it says when I add an external link.&nbsp; Why wouldn't site members be able to view it if it's simply a website?&nbsp;&nbsp;

matt coats · Answer

My guess is Microsoft presents that warning to make clear that Microsoft isn't responsible for your users' experience with that URL; there are certainly websites that not everyone can use if they're locked down by some other permission structure.

deleted · Answer

Have you tried the column formating option?

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/declarative-customization/column-formatting

json is something like this:

{ "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/column-formatting.schema.json", "elmType": "a", "txtContent": "@currentField", "attributes": { "target": "_blank", "href": "='http://finance.yahoo.com/quote/' + @currentField" } }

you'll need to adjust it to suite your purposes.

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