adding links to ages hhelp

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  kithri2 · Member · Jul 1, 2017 at 3:04 am

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  How do I put a link in my web page without all the http:/ stuff showing instead of just name of site? It doesn’t like standard html coding.

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  compchris · Member · Jul 1, 2017 at 5:34 am

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  Hi there kithri2,

  WordPress uses standard HTML in posts and widgets, like the text widget. To create a link, you would use this code format.

  <a href="http://mygroovyexamplelink.com/">My Groovy Example Link!</a>

  Is there a specific place where you’re trying to put a link? A special widget type perhaps?

  Here’s more info on links on WordPress.com, and here’s more info about HTML on WordPress.com.

  Let me know if I can help you further!

  ~Chris

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  kithri2 · Member · Jul 1, 2017 at 3:16 pm

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  Hello Chris
  I want a link in a page directing people to another site and I coded it in HTML, but using the visual editor. Do I have to use the HTML editor to get the website name as a link instead of the entire http stuff showing up? Just wondering as WP’s HTML editor is not accessible for the blind so that’s why I hand typed the code in. Any advice?

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  compchris · Member · Jul 1, 2017 at 4:16 pm

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  Ah! I think I understand the problem. If you type code into the visual editor, it will be shown as it was written, and not be translated to HTML code. That’s probably where the problem is. There is a button in the visual editor to add a proper link to the page. That may be handy in your case. The other alternative I can think of, if you wish to code in HTML, is to use an accessible HTML editor to write your code, and to copy and paste the resulting code into WordPress’s HTML editor.

  Please let me know if that helps.

  ~Chris

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  kithri2 · Member · Jul 1, 2017 at 5:52 pm

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  That sounds like it might work. How do I use this link button? I have all my links saved in hand-written code, so do I justtransfer to clipboard and that button wil put it in right…or what do I do?

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  compchris · Member · Jul 1, 2017 at 6:26 pm

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  In the post editor, you can highlight the text you want to link. Clicking on the ‘Insert/edit link’ button will pop up a window where you can type the URL. Or, you can simply click the ‘Insert/edit link’ button, and type in the URL. The next text box is where you can put your link text. There are a few other options in that menu, including the ability to link to an already existing page on your WordPress site. You’ll click the ‘Add Link’ button to insert the link into your page.

  Now, there’s something else I just thought about, because WordPress.com has two different editors for blogging, perhaps one may be more accessible to the blind/visually impaired. You have the standard post editor located here., and the classic WordPress admin editor located in your WP Admin dashboard here. Both visual and HTML editors are slightly different. I don’t know, to be completely honest, but it might be worth a try.

  I hope this helps a bit. Please let me know.

  ~Chris