Fal thank you, I was much surprised to learn that I hadn't invented "clickable" while "hyperlink" as a verb indeed serves for "linkify". I gather then that "wordsmith.org" is a hyperlink and so is what Bran refers to as a "linker".

But I'm not sure whether a URL always qualifies. For a while I was unsuccessful clickifying on one until I discovered they didn't respond if preceded by "/http:/" Meanwhile however this proviso must have been dropped because lately URL's containing it have been eminently amenable to clickification

As for URL, yes my IT No. 1 Son has attempted to explain in much the same terms but with little enlightenment on my part. But your efforts are appreciated

dalehileman