Are you interested in adding links to your blog posts? In this post, you will discover how easy it is to insert links on WordPress blog posts.
How To Insert Links On WordPress Blog Posts
Links are important for your SEO marketing strategy.
A link is a word or group of words that direct you to other documents or files on the computer or websites.
There are two types of links you can create on your WordPress blog posts.
Internal Links – These are links that will link to other blog posts that you have created and are published on your site.
External Links – These are links that direct people to other sites or content published on other sites.
Benefits Of Link Building
Here are some benefits of links.
- Helps your blog to be more visible in search engines.
- If other sites link to your site you will generate extra traffic.
- High-quality links from reputable sites will help search engines to see you as a valuable resource that will help your PageRank.
- Link building is said to be an important aspect of SEO.
Insert Links On WordPress
You can add links to your posts and pages on WordPress. The actions required will be the same for both.
For this example, I will use a post but you can perform the same steps on your pages.
Click on a Post that you would like to insert a link on.
Highlight a word or phrase you would like to add a link to.
Click Insert Link Icon on the top of your WordPress editor.
Paste the URL or search for a post from your library.
After you have added the URL click the Blue Arrow to insert or the Wheel edit.
In the pop-up box, you will be able to edit the URL, link text or have the option for having a new tab open when the link is clicked.
Click the Open link in a new tab box to add a check if you would like the link to open a new tab or leave unchecked if you would not like the link to open a new tab.
Click Update when you are finished making any changes.
Edit Links In WordPress
Editing a link on WordPress is easy to do.
First, locate the link you would like to edit.
Hover over the link that you previously inserted and click on the Pencil.
Make any adjustments as needed then click Update.
Delete Links In WordPress
To delete a hyperlink, hover over a link that was created previously.
Click Delete.
Final Thoughts On How To Insert Links On WordPress Blog Posts
Link building will become an important part of your marketing strategy.
WordPress makes it easy to insert links on WordPress Blog Posts.
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