Making links

Introduction

Making links on Physiopedia pages is important because it allows our readers to find other relevant pages on the Physiopedia website as well as related resources outside Physiopedia.

Detailed instructions

To make links on a page follow the steps below.

1. Click on the Edit tab to edit your page (remember, you need to be logged in to access the Edit link).
   
   
   
   
2. Using your mouse highlight the words that you intend to turn into the link.
   
   
   
   
3. Then click on the Link button in the Editing Toolbar (it looks like a chain link).
   
   
4. A pop-up box will appear. Type the name of the internal Physiopedia page that you are linking to under Search Pages (a list of pages to choose from will appear) OR the full url for the external web page under External Link.
   
   
   
   
5. Click the blue Done button to save and your new link will appear on the page that you are editing.
   
   
6. Click the blue Save button at the top of the page to make sure that your changes are saved.

To Link to a Section on a Physiopedia Page

To link to a section in a Physiopedia page first you need to view the Content list of the page.

1. At the top of any of Physipedia page click the contents tab and choose the section you wish to link to.
2. Copy the URL in the web browser search bar.
3. Follow the steps above but when you paste the link it will display as an external page link
4. Click the blue Done button

Using Edit Source and Wikitext

Links can also be added by using code when using Edit Source;

• To link to an internal page

• To link to an external page [Web Address link text]

Useful Link

For more information read the mediawiki help page on links.