Linking community content in posts

Last updated: November 13, 2023

Connecting your members to relevant content is a great way to boost engagement in your community. In this article, we will guide you on how to link to specific community content or turn text into clickable links within your posts.

Directly link to community content

The entity link feature is a time-saving solution that allows you to effortlessly connect to your community content in your posts through the use of Hashtags without a need to hyperlink.

Currently, you can link to the following type of content within your posts:

  • Posts

  • Spaces

  • Events

  • Lessons

📚 To learn more about entity links, see Link community content across different areas of your community.

To link to the content within the post, follow these steps:

  1. In the post editor, type the hashtag #️⃣ key followed by your desired search term. Alternatively, you can click the #️⃣ button located at the bottom of the editor.

  2. Entity links will instantly suggest relevant content as you type. Select the content you'd like to link from the results. 

Once the entity link is added to your post, it will appear in blue. Members can click the entity link to open the content on a new browser tab.

💡 Tip: To remove the content link, simply use the backspace or delete functionality on your keyboard.

With hyperlinks, you can turn regular text into clickable links, offering a way to navigate your resource within or outside the community.

To create a hyperlink to a specific post or space:

  1. In the post editor, type in the call-to-action text for hyperlinking purposes.

  2. Highlight the text that you want to contain the hyperlink by selecting it.

  3. A formatting bar will appear over the text. Select the Hyperlink icon.

  4. In the Add link dialog, insert the URL of the content and click Save.

Done! You should now see the hyperlink appear in your chosen community theme’s color.

💡 Tip: To remove or update the hyperlink from text, highlight the text and click the Hyperlink icon. In the Edit link dialog, you can either update the link and then click Save or click Remove link to delete it.