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  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.

  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <p> <br>

    This site allows HTML content. While learning all of HTML may feel intimidating, learning how to use a very small number of the most basic HTML "tags" is very easy. This table provides examples for each tag that is enabled on this site.

    For more information see W3C's HTML Specifications or use your favorite search engine to find other sites that explain HTML.

    Tag DescriptionYou TypeYou Get
    Anchors are used to make links to other pages.<a href="https://www.thomhartmann.com">Thom Hartmann - News & info from the #1 progressive radio show</a>Thom Hartmann - News & info from the #1 progressive radio show
    Emphasized<em>Emphasized</em>Emphasized
    Strong<strong>Strong</strong>Strong
    Cited<cite>Cited</cite>Cited
    Coded text used to show programming source code<code>Coded</code>Coded
    Unordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item<ul> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ul>
    • First item
    • Second item
    Ordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item<ol> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ol>
    1. First item
    2. Second item
    Definition lists are similar to other HTML lists. <dl> begins the definition list, <dt> begins the definition term and <dd> begins the definition description.<dl> <dt>First term</dt> <dd>First definition</dd> <dt>Second term</dt> <dd>Second definition</dd> </dl>
    First term
    First definition
    Second term
    Second definition
    By default paragraph tags are automatically added, so use this tag to add additional ones.<p>Paragraph one.</p> <p>Paragraph two.</p>

    Paragraph one.

    Paragraph two.
    By default line break tags are automatically added, so use this tag to add additional ones. Use of this tag is different because it is not used with an open/close pair like all the others. Use the extra " /" inside the tag to maintain XHTML 1.0 compatibilityText with <br />line breakText with
    line break

    Most unusual characters can be directly entered without any problems.

    If you do encounter problems, try using HTML character entities. A common example looks like &amp; for an ampersand & character. For a full list of entities see HTML's entities page. Some of the available characters include:

    Character DescriptionYou TypeYou Get
    Ampersand&amp;&
    Greater than&gt;>
    Less than&lt;<
    Quotation mark&quot;"
  • Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.

  • Quicktags

    Quicktags are special purpose tags specifically for Crooks and Liars. The following tags are available. For most tags there are special popups to properly format them and that is generally the best route to take.

    TagDescriptionExample
    clearClears all previous floating divisions. Helpful if you want to stop text from wrapping around an image.[clear]
    radio_start_timeWill be replaced with the start time of the radio show in a friendly format (ie: 1pm)[radio_start_time]
    radio_end_timeWill be replaced with the end time of the radio show in a friendly format (ie: 1pm)[radio_end_time]
    radio_timezoneDisplay the timezone of the radio show in a friendly format (ie: eastern)[radio_timezone]
    radio_timeDisplay the friendly format of the times for the radio show[radio_time]
    television_start_timeWill be replaced with the start time of the television show in a friendly format (ie: 1pm)[television_start_time]
    television_end_timeWill be replaced with the end time of the television show in a friendly format (ie: 1pm)[television_end_time]
    television_timezoneDisplay the timezone of the television show in a friendly format (ie: eastern)[television_timezone]
    television_timeDisplay the friendly format of the times for the television show[television_time]
    newsletter_subscribe_buttonDisplay a button linking to the appropriate page for newsletter subscriptions[newsletter_subscribe_button]
    radio_on_airDisplay the radio on/off air indicator[radio_on_air]
    television_on_airDisplay the television on/off air indicator[television_on_air]
    radio_live_streamDisplay the live stream of the radio show[radio_live_stream]
    television_live_streamDisplay the live stream of the Big Picture[television_live_stream]
    podcast_subscriber_buttonSwitches between a registration button and already a member indicator depending on user being logged in.[podcast_subscriber_button]

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