Insert a Link

What is it?

This article will show you the steps involved in adding a Site Link to any Article or Contact Center message. A Site Link is a link to any page, file, form, event, etc. within your MC Professional site. An External Link is a link to a site or page located outside of your MC Professional site.

Insert a Site Link

To insert a Site Link, highlight the text (or select the image) where the new link should be applied, then click the "Site Links" button (located directly below the editor window).

In the popup window, select the item that you wish to link to.

Site Link Options

There are eight Site Link options:

• Article: This option will allow you to insert a Site Link to any Article/page within your MC Professional site.
  
  
• Community: This option will allow you to insert a Site Link to community-related MC Professional system pages. System pages include:

  1. Event Calendar

  2. My Profile

  3. Social Community

  4. View Forum List

• Menu Item: This option will allow you to insert a Site Link to any menu item listed in your navigation menu(s) ,
  
  
• Form: This option will allow you to insert a Site Link to any form that is Published on your site. NOTE: If you do not see the form you want to link to here, navigate to Forms > Form List and edit the form to make sure it is in the Published status.
  
  
• Directory Search: This tab allows you to link to directory searches you've created in the Directory tab under Community.
  
• File: This option will allow you to insert a Site Link to any file or document that is stored in the Media Manager, which is located under the Website tab.
  
  
• Poll: This option will allow you to insert a Site Link to any Poll you have set up.
  
  
• Event: This option will allow you to insert a Site Link to any event on your Event Calendar.

Once you've chosen the item to link to, you may configure the options below.

• Link Text: Add/Edit the link text (what the hyperlink text will read, ex. Click here).

• Page Target: Select a page target option (same page = opens in the same page/window; blank page = opens in a new page/window [recommended for files such as PDFs or Docs]).

• Link URL: The URL is automatically inserted when you choose the content you wish to link to. This should not be changed.

• Template: Choose whether the item will open with or without your site's template (with template is the default and recommended).

• Tooltip/Title: Optionally add text for the tooltip/title (will display when the link is hovered).

• Class: Class is generally not used (refers to a specific style set in the CSS file).

Click "Insert This Link" when finished!

Video

Here's a short video of the process.

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Insert an External Link

This will show you the steps involved in adding a link to a page or website outside of your MC Professional site.

To insert a an External Link, highlight the text (or select the image) where the new link should be applied, then click the "Insert/Edit Link" button located in the 2nd row of the editor's menu bar.

Next, set the Link Properties:

1. Enter the desired URL (ex: http://www.memberclicks.com).

2. Select a target option ("open in new window" is recommended for any documents or pages outside of your MC Professional site).

3. Add a title (optional, not necessary).

4. Class is generally not used and refers to a specific style in the CSS file.

Finally, insert the link by clicking the "Insert" button.

Video

Here's a short video of the process.