Adding Links
DHCS WordPress Training Guide
Now that you’ve uploaded a file, let’s add it to a page. We’ll also link to another page.
Go Back to Your Page
- From the Content Hub, filter the content so your page appears at the top.
- Use the search or filters (e.g., Division, Status).
- Click Edit on the page you created earlier.
Add a Link to a File
- In the page editor, select the text where you want the link.
- Click the Link icon in the block toolbar.
- You have two options:
- Option A: Copy + Paste Permalink
- Go to the file you uploaded.
- Copy the Permalink from the File Details page.
- Paste it into the link field.
- Option B: Search for File Name
- In the link field, type the file name.
- WordPress will show matching files.
- Select the correct file.
- Option A: Copy + Paste Permalink
- Press Enter or click Apply.
Add a Link to Another Page That is Published
- Select the text you want to link.
- Click the Link icon in the block toolbar.
- In the link field, type the page title.
- WordPress will show matching pages.
- Select the correct page.
- Press Enter or select Apply.
Add a Link to Another Page That is Not Published
- Go to the page you want to link to.
- Settings > Page tab, click on Slug
- Modify the slug or add a space at the end of it (this is an important step)
- Copy the Slug
- Save the page
- Go back to the page you want to add the link to.
- Select the text you want to link.
- Click the Link icon in the block toolbar.
- In the link field, type the page title.
- WordPress will show matching pages.
- Select the correct page.
- Press Enter or select Apply.