If you want to link to another topic/post within the site, it appears there are two options. A hyperlink using the little ‘chain link’ icon or using a # and the topic/post title.
What is the difference between those methods and is one better than the other under different circumstances?
My understanding is that hashtags are used to identify sources of similar interests whereas hyperlinks are links to a specific article or content.
A hyperlink will generate a ‘onebox’ link with a preview and can be used to link topics, categories, or even posts, like so:
Whereas using tags will make the link look like this #new-community-issues-and-questions and is typically used to quickly link to categories from what I gathered.
To add to Ivan’s reply.
I think the ‘onebox’ is created if you copy and paste a hyperlink.
If you use the ‘chainlink’ approach then you get just the hyperlink in the post, with the option to type something more descriptive than the URL.
As Ivan said, the “#” is used to link to a category. What I haven’t figured out is how to add the the sub-categories. I’m going to try to link to the Guitar Challenges sub-category: #all-about-your-music:guitar-challenges
OK got it, type the “#” and then start typing the name of either a category or a sub-category. If you select a sub-category then the parent category is automatically included.
