Adding a link
Contents
Two kinds of links
| Link to | How | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A page of your own site | Choose it with Browse | The link follows the page if it is moved or renamed |
| Another website | Type its full address, starting with https:// | The other site decides whether its address stays valid |
(How do I add a link in the online editor?)
Steps
- Edit the page and select the words that become the link.
- Press Insert/edit link in the toolbar.
- For a page of your site, press Browse and choose the item. For another site, type or paste its address.
- If you like, choose to open the link in a new window, and give it a title.
- Press Insert.
- Press Send for publishing.
Typing the address of one of your own pages also works, but it breaks when that page moves. Use Browse.
Writing good link text
The words you make into a link should say where the link goes, even when read on their own. Screen reader users often jump from link to link, hearing only the link text.
| Weak | Better |
|---|---|
| For our opening times, click here | See our opening times |
| More | More about the summer fair |
| https://www.example.org/forms/2025/membership.pdf | Membership form (PDF) |
Open other websites in the same window unless there is a good reason not to; visitors know how to go back.
Removing a link
Put the cursor inside the link and press Unlink in the toolbar, then publish.
Broken links
Other websites change their addresses, and a link that worked last year may lead nowhere now. If your role allows it, Setup > Link management lists links that fail (How do I find and fix broken links?). Otherwise, ask your administrator to look once a month; it is on the Monthly checklist for site owners.
Related pages
- First steps
- Adding a document for download
- Link and content checks
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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