Create a Hyperlink in Page Content

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This article will show you how to create a hyperlink in Pages using the Editor Widget.

Who can use this feature?

System Administrators | Owners | Publishers | Authors

Instructions

  1. Sign in to your website solution.

  2. Copy the URL address of the desired destination for your hyperlink.

  3. Navigate to your page.

  4. Ensure that the Live Edit state is toggled to ON: CivicPlus interface showing Municipal Websites Central with live editing feature activated.

  5. Click in an Editor widget to begin editing: A scenic sunset view with a quote by C.S. Lewis about future possibilities.

  6. Type, highlight, or select the text you want to turn into a hyperlink:

    Editor widget with highlighted text.

    Note:

    Link text should help users understand the purpose of the link from the text alone. Learn more about successful link text by visiting the W3Schools Accessibility Link Text page.

  7. Click the Insert Link button on the Editor widget toolbar: Editor widget with highlighted text.

  8. Paste the URL or email address of the desired destination in the URL field: A dialog box for inserting a URL with text options.

    • Open in New Tab Checkbox: Click to open the link in a new tab (this is recommended for external links)

  9. Click the Insert button: A dialog box for inserting a hyperlink with URL and text fields, with the Insert button highlighted.

  10. Click the Done Editing button: Toolbar displaying various formatting options with a highlighted done editing checkmark icon.

  11. Click the Save button: Options to save or cancel changes in a document editing interface with the save button highlighted.


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