If you’re using the block editor (Gutenberg editor),
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2024 6:08 am
If you’re using the block editor (Gutenberg editor), WordPress will automatically try to embed content that you paste in as a link. You’ll need to manually convert that Embed block to a Paragraph block for your link to display like above.
Having a URL written out like this can make your post look a bit untidy. It doesn’t give the most polished or professional impression.
A better way to link from one blog post to another is to use anchor text for your link. This makes for a better user experience.
Anchor text is the word, phrase, or sentence that you’re going to turn into a clickable link. Your link is “anchored” to those words.
It’s really simple to create this type of link in WordPress. Just type your sentence, then highlight the words that you want to use for your anchor text.
Then, click the link symbol that appears:
Creating the anchor text for a blog link, with the link symbol highlighted in red
You’ll now see a box that lets you search for a post on your blog. Just start writing the title of your post and it should appear:
Using the WordPress linking feature to find How to Start a Blog (and Make Money) in a list of posts
Just click on the title of your post and WordPress will automatically algeria phone number resource the link, attached to your highlighted anchor text.
Alternatively, instead of searching for the post, you can paste the URL into that box.
Copying and pasting or typing in the full URL of a post to find it in the WordPress link search
When adding a link, you can set it to open in a new tab. This can be useful for external links (links to other sites) so that readers don’t lose their place on your site.
To change a link, just click on it and use the “edit” or “remove link” button as appropriate:
Clicking on a link to edit it, with the editing pencil icon shown
It’s always a good idea to look for at least a couple of opportunities to include internal links in each post you write: this can help you get much better results from your content marketing. You might link to:
A beginner’s guide that helps readers get up to speed with the basics
A case study that further illustrates a point you’re making in the post
More in-depth content relating to the topic
An episode of your podcast
Something you sell in your e-commerce store that’s relevant to your post (in this case, your link is a call to action)
Of course, you can and should include external links where appropriate too. You could link to:
A post that you really enjoyed on another blogger’s site, which you think your target audience will enjoy too
Having a URL written out like this can make your post look a bit untidy. It doesn’t give the most polished or professional impression.
A better way to link from one blog post to another is to use anchor text for your link. This makes for a better user experience.
Anchor text is the word, phrase, or sentence that you’re going to turn into a clickable link. Your link is “anchored” to those words.
It’s really simple to create this type of link in WordPress. Just type your sentence, then highlight the words that you want to use for your anchor text.
Then, click the link symbol that appears:
Creating the anchor text for a blog link, with the link symbol highlighted in red
You’ll now see a box that lets you search for a post on your blog. Just start writing the title of your post and it should appear:
Using the WordPress linking feature to find How to Start a Blog (and Make Money) in a list of posts
Just click on the title of your post and WordPress will automatically algeria phone number resource the link, attached to your highlighted anchor text.
Alternatively, instead of searching for the post, you can paste the URL into that box.
Copying and pasting or typing in the full URL of a post to find it in the WordPress link search
When adding a link, you can set it to open in a new tab. This can be useful for external links (links to other sites) so that readers don’t lose their place on your site.
To change a link, just click on it and use the “edit” or “remove link” button as appropriate:
Clicking on a link to edit it, with the editing pencil icon shown
It’s always a good idea to look for at least a couple of opportunities to include internal links in each post you write: this can help you get much better results from your content marketing. You might link to:
A beginner’s guide that helps readers get up to speed with the basics
A case study that further illustrates a point you’re making in the post
More in-depth content relating to the topic
An episode of your podcast
Something you sell in your e-commerce store that’s relevant to your post (in this case, your link is a call to action)
Of course, you can and should include external links where appropriate too. You could link to:
A post that you really enjoyed on another blogger’s site, which you think your target audience will enjoy too