WordPress – adding links
Once you become comfortable with basic HTML, you can type the link directly in the HTML editor. A link is created using the anchor tag and looks like this:
<a href=”http://google.com”>Click here to search</a>
Click here to search.
Adding a link in WordPress:
From the Visual editor
- Edit the page and select the “Visual” tab in the top right of the of the edit window
- Enter the text that you want to go with the link. This could be the actual web address but more often it is the text that goes with the link – such as: “Click here to search” in the google example above.
- Highlight the text and click on the link icon – it looks like sideways figure eight. A box will pop up. Enter the address in the “Link URL” box. The “Target” entry will define if the link opens up in a tab/window or the current tab/window. “Title” is the text tha will popup up when the user puts their mouse over the link. “Class” defines the look and feel of the link based on the current theme options. Link URL is the only mandatory field. Click on “Insert” when done.
From the Visual editor
- Edit the page and select the “HTML” tab in the top right of the of the edit window
- Enter the text that the user will click on. Again, this can be the web address or something like “Click here to blah blah”.
- Highlight the text with your mouse and click on the link button above the edit area. Click OK.