Wix Blog: Adding Links to Text and Buttons in Blog Posts

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Linking to specific posts is a great way to direct visitors to a blog from anywhere on a site. You can link posts by adding a link to a piece of text or by adding a link to a button. 
A screenshot showing a piece of hyperlinked text in a blog post.
In this article, learn how to link a blog post to a:

Linking text to a blog post

You can select a piece of text and add a link to it. Readers can click on the text and it will bring them to the linked blog post.

To link text to a post:

Wix Editor
Studio Editor
  1. Retrieve the live URL of the blog post:
    1. Go to the live site.
    2. Open the relevant blog post.
    3. Copy the URL.
  2. Go to your editor.
  3. Click the text you want to link. 
  4. Click Edit text.
  5. Highlight the relevant text.
  6. Click the Link icon .
  7. Select Web Address.
  8. Paste the blog post URL in the What's the web address (URL)? field.
  9. Select whether the external URL opens in a New Window or in the Current Window.
  10. Click Done.
A screenshot showing the option to add a web address to a piece of text.

Linking a button to a blog post

You can add a button that links to a specific post of the blog. Readers can click on the button and it will bring them to the linked post.
A screenshot showing a hyperlinked button in a blog post.

To link a post to a button:

Wix Editor
Studio Editor
  1. Retrieve the live URL of the blog post:
    1. Go to the live site.
    2. Open the relevant blog post.
    3. Copy the URL.
  2. Go to your editor and navigate to the relevant page.
  3. Click the Add  icon on the left.
  4. Click Button.
  5. Click the button you want to add, or drag it to the relevant location.
  6. Click the Link icon .
  7. Select Web Address.
  8. Paste the blog post URL in the What's the web address (URL)? field.
  9. Select whether the external URL opens in a New Window or in the Current Window.
  10. Click Done.
A screenshot showing the option to add a web address to a button

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