{"id":9089,"date":"2021-09-07T10:03:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/?p=9089"},"modified":"2021-09-07T10:49:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:49:23","slug":"make-clickable-link-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ryrob.com\/make-clickable-link-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Clickable Link in WordPress (Create a Hyperlink) on Your Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s surprisingly easy to learn how to make a clickable link in WordPress<\/strong> these days.<\/p>\n

While in previous versions of WordPress<\/a>, it wasn’t as intuitive and easy to create a hyperlink from existing text, that’s all changed today. In this quick tutorial, we’re talking about both how to make a clickable link\u2014and also how to make a link open in a new tab.<\/p>\n

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How to Make a Clickable Link in WordPress (Hyperlink)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here’s a quick video (playing on a loop) that illustrates the easy process of how to make a clickable link in your WordPress editor:<\/p>\n

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If you’re not paying close attention, it’s easy to miss what’s happening here (this video is a little fast, I know).<\/p>\n

And whether you recently started a blog<\/a> or if you’re just not too experienced in using WordPress yet, that’s ok. It can take time to get the hang of all the technical processes involved in running a blog.<\/p>\n

Let’s break this process down in more detail, starting with what exactly a clickable link is (and also how to make a link open in a new tab).<\/p>\n

What is a clickable link?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Also known as a hyperlink, a clickable link is a section of text or a pasted URL that’s added to a post or page of your blog, and when clicked on, it will redirect your browser window to a new web page (or open that clicked upon web page in a new browser tab).<\/span><\/p>\n

In short, a clickable link is designed to navigate readers to other content pieces for reasons like:<\/p>\n