The links discussed in this article are not the same as auto-links where Moodle automatically links text typed in a Details/Description/Page field to an activity or resource on your course page. For example, auto-linking works in that you add a file name...

_A URL CAN BE COPIED AND PASTED INTO A MOODLE LABEL OR YOU CAN ADD THE URL USING THE "URL" RESOURCE. NOTE: IF YOU ARE ADDED A LINK TO A YOUTUBE, YOU MAY WANT TO USE THE URL RESOURCE. OTHERWISE, MOODLE AUTOMATICALLY EMBEDS THE VIDEO INTO THE LABEL._ * C...