How do I add a link to another page?

Step 1: Select the text

Click in the Text block and select the words that will become the link. Press Ctrl+K (on a Mac Cmd+K), or click on the link icon in the toolbar. A small window will appear with the field Paste URL or type to search.

Step 2: Find the page or paste a URL

• Your own page: type a few letters of the title. You will see a list of pages and posts; click on the correct one.
• Another website: paste the full address, including https://.

Press Enter or click on the arrow. The link is in.

Open in a new tab?

Click on the gear in the link window for Link settings. In the window Insert/Edit Link you will find the checkbox Open link in a new tab. Use that only for links to other websites, or to a PDF. Links to your own pages should open in the same tab: this way the back button works properly.

A link in a button

A button has its own link field. Click on the Button block and open the link field in the settings. You can search in your own pages or paste a URL, fill in a button text, and choose to open in a new tab. Read adding a button.

A link to a spot on the page, your phone, or email

• To a spot on the page: give a section an anchor and link to #name-of-anchor. Read a link to a spot on the page.
• Calling: tel:0612345678 will directly open the call screen on a phone.
• Emailing: mailto:name@yourcompany.com will open a new email.

You prefer not to manually enter your phone number and email address in your texts. With the shortcode from the theme options, they are displayed correctly everywhere, even if they change once. Read automatically include your phone number in text.

A good link text

The link text is the text you click on. It indicates where the link goes, even when read separately:

• Not: “Want to know more? Click here.”
• Yes: “Read more about our rates for bike repairs.”

A descriptive link text helps visitors who scan the page, people with screen readers, and Google: it uses the link text to understand what the page behind the link is about.

Internal links and SEO

Links between your own pages are called internal links. They help Google discover your site and show which pages are important. A few rules of thumb:

• Link from every page to two to five other pages that your visitor can benefit from.
• Link more often to your most important pages, such as your services.
• A new page? Add links to it from existing pages, otherwise no one will find it.

Remove a link

Click on the link. In the window that appears, click on the pencil icon to edit it, or on Remove link (the icon with the crossed-out link) to remove the link. The text will remain.

Having trouble?

• Your own page does not appear in the search list. Is the page published? Drafts do not appear. Try typing a different word from the title.
• The link goes to a strange URL. You probably pasted an address without https://. Adjust the link and enter the full address.
• Ctrl+K does nothing. First select the text. Otherwise, click on the link icon in the toolbar.

Still can’t figure it out? Contact us, call 06 35 66 47 73 or email info@lefcreative.nl.