{"id":24223,"date":"2022-02-02T14:25:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/inserting-and-editing-html-links\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:50:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:50:03","slug":"inserting-and-editing-html-links","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/inserting-and-editing-html-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Inserting and Editing HTML Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">HTML links allow your site visitors to easily navigate around your site. They\u2019re also used when you want to allow people to download files from your site, such as PDFs or other documents, for viewing images or even just linking to other websites. HTML links will frequently be shown with an underline to differentiate it from other text, but this may vary depending on the theme you\u2019re currently using.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">Inserting an HTML link in your Page\/Post to one of your own pages or another site is extremely easy. Simply click and drag the cursor and highlight the text that you want turned into a link and then click the <em>Insert\/edit<\/em> link button (<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_4\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33031421041\/original\/vZIFhwjy-7rVzsfKSHPkY08KX1pYeYBkwg.jpg?1570106337\" alt=\"Insert Link\" width=\"26\" height=\"24\" \/>). As well as being able to insert a link to another site, you can also easily insert a link to one of your existing Posts or Pages by simply selecting it from a list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/docs.my-new-website.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/link1.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; color: blue; text-decoration: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_3\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33031421043\/original\/kXaAypr-x8HKNF9N80TRBnv1Yga3SkwHtg.jpg?1570106338\" alt=\"Inserting a link\" width=\"914\" height=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">In the pop-up window that is displayed, simply fill in URL and the Title and then click the <em>Add Link<\/em> button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">URL<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">\u2013 URL of the page or website that you would like to create a link to<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">Title<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u2013 The text to display in <em>tooltip<\/em>form when the cursor hovers over the link<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">Open link in a new window\/tab<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">\u2013 When someone clicks the link you can have it open in the same window (default setting) or have it open in a new browser window\/tab<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">Alternatively, if you\u2019d like to add a link to one of your existing Posts or Pages, simply click the <em>Or link to existing content<\/em> link to display a list of your existing content then select the relevant page from the supplied list. If you have a large number of pages within your site, you can type the Page or Post name in the <em>Search<\/em> field to make it easier to find. As you type, the list will re-populate based on matching results. After selecting one of your existing pages, the relevant details will be updated in the <em>URL<\/em> and <em>Title<\/em> fields. Click the <em>Add Link<\/em> button to add your link.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">Editing an HTML Link<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">Simply click the link within your Page\/Post that you\u2019d like to edit, to position the cursor somewhere within it and then click the <em>Insert\/edit<\/em> link button. A pop-up window will appear, just like when the link was originally inserted. Update the required details and click the <em>Update\u00a0<\/em>button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">Deleting an HTML Link<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;\">To remove an HTML link, click the link within your post that you\u2019d like to remove, to position the cursor somewhere within it and then click the <em>Unlink<\/em> button (<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_1\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33031421042\/original\/MrJ-cql7WVCiFPMvNmgIrluqXq91pmg56Q.jpg?1570106338\" alt=\"Remove Link\" width=\"26\" height=\"24\" \/>). If you want to remove a link from an image, simply click the image once to select it and then click the <em>Unlink<\/em> button. If the HTML link is linking to an uploaded file or image, clicking the <em>Unlink<\/em> button won\u2019t remove or delete that file, it will simply remove the hyperlink.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HTML links allow your site visitors to easily navigate around your site. They\u2019re also used when you want to allow people to download files from your site, such as PDFs or other documents, for viewing images or even just linking to other websites. 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