Posts tagged hyperlink

Insert a hyperlink into your Wordpress blog post

Jan 26th

Posted by admin in Step by Step

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What is a hyperlink?

Simply put, a hyperlink is clickable text that takes you to a new webpage.

How do you insert a hyperlink into a Wordpress blog post?


1) Type the text that you want to use for your hyperlink into the post’s content area.

2) Highlight the text.

3) Click on the hyperlink button in your toolbar.

4) Copy/paste the address that you want the hyperlink to take you to into the “Link URL” textbox.

4b) Other options

  • Target: Specify whether you want the link to open in a new window or not.
  • Title: The text that appears when your mouse hovers over the hyperlink.
  • Class: Ignore this for now.

5) Click on Insert.

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MS 135 – Inserting hyperlinks

Jan 26th

Posted by admin in MS 135

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Setup

  • Add the “Meta” widget.
  • Add the “Categories” widget.
  • Show students how to access my blog.
  • Check your grades.

Lesson

We will learn how to insert a hyperlink to an external site in your blog posts.

Click here to view step-by-step instructions on inserting a hyperlink.

Activity

Research various blogs that are interesting to you. Write a post about the blog that includes the following content:

  1. Title
    • What is the name of the blog you chose?
  2. Content
    • Why did you pick this blog?
    • What does this blog teach you?
    • How is this blog an example of a “shared online journal”? (think of terminology such as “community, collaboration, etc.”)
  3. Media & Links
    • Include a “screen capture” of the home page of the blog site that you chose.
    • Add a hyperlink to the blog you chose.
  4. Organization
    • Add the post to your “Assignments” category.
    • Include appropriate tags.