Title: Hyperlinks appear incorrectly
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Hyperlinks appear incorrectly

 *  [bnelson1495](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bnelson1495/)
 * (@bnelson1495)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlinks-appear-incorrectly/)
 * When I add a link and hyperlink it as usual, wordpress now inserts my own web
   address ahead of the actual intended destination, and it results in a 404 error–
   wrong page. Why does it does this and how do I correct? Help please! Thanks…

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlinks-appear-incorrectly/#post-2633235)
 * Ensure that you use **full** urls – eg [http://www.example.com/](http://www.example.com/)
 *  Thread Starter [bnelson1495](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bnelson1495/)
 * (@bnelson1495)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlinks-appear-incorrectly/#post-2633242)
 * Excellent – it works! I had left out the http://
    Many thanks!

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 * [404-error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/404-error/)
 * [hyperlinks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/hyperlinks/)

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 * Last reply from: [bnelson1495](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bnelson1495/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlinks-appear-incorrectly/#post-2633242)
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