Adding and Removing Links


July 26, 2012

Updated June 14, 2024

Add a link

There will be times when adding a link is required:

  • To connect to a page within the website
  • To connect to a page outside of the website
  • To connect to a file
  • To connect an email address

Process

  1. Navigate to the Post or Page that you want to edit
  2. Make sure you are in the Visual tab
  3. Select the text that you want linked, then press the Insert/edit link button Icon for inserting and editing links in WordPress or Ctrl-K, which will open a dialogue box.

    link dialogue box screen capture

  4. In the Paste URL or type to search field, do one of the following:
    • Type the name of the Page or Post within your website, then select from the options displayed
    • Type or paste in a URL for a page from an outside website
    • Type or paste in an email address in this format, e.g., mailto:[email protected]
  5. Press the Link options button

    link dialogue box with gear highlighted

  6. A new dialogue box appears giving the options to edit or remove the link. Also, a recently-added Title field must have content added to make the link accessible.

    link dialogue box expanded

  7. Select the Update button, or click anywhere else in the page to escape the dialogue box
  8. Update your Page or Post, then check the link on the live view to verify it is working as intended

Remove a link

This process works for any link created.

Process

  1. Navigate to the Post or Page that you want to edit
  2. Make sure you are in the Visual tab
  3. Click anywhere within the link, which will open a dialogue box
  4. Select the Remove link button
  5. Update your Page or Post, then verify the link has been removed on the live view