Text Hyperlinks

Links are a fundamental part of the web. Links allow us to navigate from page to page (internal links) and website to website (external links).

Creating links within Matrix is a simple process.

  1. If you are not already there, navigate to the page you'd like to add links to. You can do this using the asset tree.
  2. Go to the content screen, and make the page editable by clicking the "Edit" button in the top right hand corner of the screen.
    select content from the screen header and click the edit button
  3. Enter the text you'd like to use as a link. For example "Download the 2025 Report".
    Text that will be linked
  4. Highlight the word or words that you would like to make into a link.
    Highlight to apply text link
  5. With the text highlighted, click on the "Link" icon (it is supposed to look like two chain links) Create Link Icon.

    Note that it doesn't matter which icon you use.

    Multiple Link Icons

  6. Once you have clicked on the "Link" icon a drop-down box will appear.
    Linking drop-down box
  7. If you are linking to another asset (another page within the site or a file), click on the crosshair Pick Asset Icon to the right of the URL field. This will highlight the asset tree. Then, right-click the asset you would like to link to and click 'Use Me' (if you already know the Asset ID of the asset you'd like to link to you can simply type it into the URL box).

    If you are linking to an external website simply type, or paste the full link (including http:// or https://) in to the URL box.

  8. Ignore the "Title" and "Open a New Window" fields.
  9. Once your link is ready to be inserted, press the "Apply Changes" button.
  10. The text you highlighted will now appear blue and underlined in the WYSIWYG editor, indicating that it is now a link.
  11. Try switching to preview mode (by clicking the eye icon eye icon for previewing content in the screen header)and testing the link.
  12. You can edit a link by clicking on the linked text and then clicking the "Link" icon again. You can also remove a link by clicking your cursor within the linked text and then clicking the broken chain iconbroken chain for removing links.
  13. Remember to save your changes!