Super Simple Guide to Using Wordpress on Your Website – How to Add a LinK

Highlight the word or phrase you wish to link from. Linking in Wordpress

Leaving it highlighted, go to the chain-link button. If you hover over it, it should say “Insert/edit link (Alt+Shift+A)”. Click on this button.

Linking in Wordpress

A box will come up into which you enter the full address of the destination page for your link. In the “target” field you can choose whether the destination page will appear on the same window, or a new window (leaving your original article still open for the reader to flip back to). The title will appear when the reader hovers over the blue link. Don’t worry about changing the “class” field.

Linking in Wordpress

The link should now be visible on your article as blue underlined text.

Linking in Wordpress

To change the link, just click on the linked word, then the linking button. To get rid of the link, click on the linked word and then the broken chain button (located next to the link button).

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One Response to “ Super Simple Guide to Using Wordpress on Your Website – How to Add a LinK ”

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