Here’s a comprehensive guide to adding, editing, and removing links in WordPress.
Add, Edit, and Remove Links in WordPress – Classic Editor
Inserting a link
In the WordPress Classic Editor toolbar, you will find a button to add a link to your content. You can see it in the diagram below, highlighted in red.
Place your cursor at the point in your content where you want to insert a link. Click the link button, paste the URL, and press Enter. This will display the URL as is.
However, sometimes you may not want to display the actual URL. In this case, click the gear icon to open up a dialogue box with a text field to enter your link, and a second text field to enter the text to display. This allows your link text to be different from the link itself.
If you already have text in your content you wish to add a link to, WordPress allows you to highlight the text and simply paste a link from the clipboard. WordPress will keep the text you have highlighted, but converts it into a link.
Open in a new tab option
Below the text fields is a check box titled “Open link in a new tab”. If this is checked, any time a user clicks on your link, it will open in a separate tab from the current one. This is a good idea for links to sites other than your own, as it ensures a user does not lose your website when viewing other content.
Linking to existing content
If there is an existing post, page or file in your website that you want to link to, you can input a search term in the designated field, select your content, and the links and text will be filled for you.
Editing a link
If you wish to edit a link already in your content, you can place the cursor anywhere on that link. Click the pencil icon, type or paste a new link, and press Enter. If you want to change how the link opens or link to existing content on your website, click the gear icon and follow the steps stated above.
Removing a link
To remove a link in WordPress, just like editing, place your cursor anywhere in the link, and select the link button next to the pencil button.
Adding, Editing, and Removing Links in WordPress – Block Editor
Creating a clickable link
1. Highlight the text where you want to insert your link.
2. Click the link icon in the Block Editor Toolbar.
3. Click the link field and paste the URL.
4. Or type a related word to search for an existing post on your website that you want to link to. Then, select from the options and press “Enter.”
Editing a Link
5. Click on the link.
6. Click the link icon on the Block Editor Toolbar. Then click the pencil icon.
7. Replace the existing URL with a new one, then click “Save.”
Setting the Link to Open in a New Tab
8. Click on the link.
9. Click the pencil icon.
10. Click “Advanced.”
11. Tick the “Open in new tab” box.
12. Click “Save“
Removing the Link
13. Click on the link.
14. Then click the link icon in the Block Editor toolbar.
Add, Edit, Remove Links in WordPress - Elementor
1. Highlight the text where you want to insert your link in the Editor Panel.
2. Click the link button. Paste the URL in the field that appears, and press Enter to create a link. You can also type to search a post or page in your website, select from the options, and press Enter.
3. If you want to see more options, click the gear icon.
4. You can also paste the URL or search and select a post or page here.
5. If you want the link to open link in a new tab, tick the corresponding box.
6. Click “Add Link”.
You can also add a link directly in the canvas area, but the link options won’t be available. Just highlight the text where you want your link inserted, paste the URL in the field that appears, then press enter.
