Adding Links

Submitted by Guest on 8 September, 2009 - 12:51

If you enter the full address (http://....), the editor will automatically turn this into a link. However, you may want to edit parts of it.

  • In WYSIWYG, highlight the text you want to act as a link. This can be text just like this, not the actual url address.
    • Click the "link" icon in the editor (looks like a chain). This opens a popup window.
    • Type your link into the "Link URL" box. Note, read below for the best format to use.
    • Target: select a target. For internal URLs I recommend either leaving this at the default or specifying "this window." This opens the page in the current window. For external urls, I recommend "blank". This opens the page in a new window, leaving the SCE site open as well.
    • Title: This is the text which appears when the link is hovered over by the mouse. It is also the text read by computers set-up for individuals with visual impairment, so it is a GOOD IDEA to fill this out.
  • Link supports both internal and external URLs. URLs are validated on input, here are some examples of data input and the default view of a link:
    • External Addresses:
      • Full address: http://scethics.org => http://scethics.org. Use this for external addresses only!
      • scethics.org => http://scethics.org. This will add the necessary "http://".
    • Internal Addresses: These can be entered in multiple ways. It is best NOT to enter the "http://..." part for internal addresses.
      • Type the link starting with a "/" and enter everything that appears after the ".org" part of the address. This is called a "relative" url, and ensure that if the site address ever changes (as it does from development sites to productions sites) the url is not broken. Drupal understands that a link starting with a "/" means, "start the address right after the home url and build from there".
      • Drupal uses "aliases" to make friendly URLS. However, every page has a permanent address, "/node/###". You can always see the number by hovering over the "edit" link. To create a url that will never change, use the node ID in the url. So, /node/142 becomes http://scethics.org/site-help/adding-content/adding-links
    • Special links:
      • mailto:emailaddress => creates link to email address. If you want to use the site contact page, or even the contact page for a use, you can enter the following: