Since one of the main purposes of this blog is to help answer questions, and since I’ve been asked twice about adding links to a post in WordPress this week, this seems like a good place to start.
There are several buttons running along the top of the window where you write your post. Some are recognizable from word processing programs such as Bold, Italics, Strikethrough, etc. If you place your cursor over the buttons you will see a definition for each one. The tenth and eleventh buttons are grayed out, but these are the LINK BUTTONS you will be using. The first link button says, “Insert/edit link”, and the next one says, “Unlink”.
TO CREATE A LINK:
- Select the word or phrase in your post that you want to make into a link. When you highlight text, the link buttons above become active.
- Click the “Insert/edit link” button.
- A pop up window opens, and you have 4 items to address.
POP UP WINDOW:
Link URL: Type the full URL for the link, including “http://”.
Target: Pull down to select either “Open link in the same window” or “Open link in a new window”.
Title: Including a title helps those with vision impairments, those with text only browsers, and whenever the cursor is placed over the link, the title will be shown.
Class: You can leave this pull down menu on “Not set” if you do not need to add special placement. If you do, then select your desired position.
- Click INSERT
TO UNLINK:
Highlight the linked text in your post with your cursor, and then click the “Unlink” button.
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Good tutorial. I don’t remember seeing instructions on how to do this. Programmers seem to think all users know these steps.
It’s true. I’ve been guilty of it, too. I wanted to create a blog that answers all levels of questions, and allows readers to ask even more. I’m hoping we can develop a community here where everyone shares their knowledge, and people feel safe. That’s the main reason I included the confidential Questions email at the end of the post. I’ve had people confide that they are afraid to ask questions in public forums because they’ve been insulted or just referred to FAQ pages with tons of additional information to wade through.