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How to add a link

Two kind of links exist on Wikipedia reliable: internal links (that link to other wiki pages) and external links (that link to any online resource).

Why adding links

Links in an article are used to create connexion to other resources

Read more about links.

How to

Visual edit

1. On an Article page, click "Edit".
2. Highlight a word or the sentence you want to create a link on.
3. In the toolbar at the top of the page, click on Link.
4. A panel opens with 2 options :
   1. "Wikipedia" allows you to add link that connects to another Wikipedia page. A search field helps you to find the right page.

      Some pages have the same title. Look carefully about the right title.

      If you create a link that targets a page that doesn't exists, this links will be red. Read more about red links.

5. Click on "Done" to add the link.

 Note: Don't forget to save your work when done!

Source edit

The source code for links like the following on Wikipedia:

• Link to another Wikipedia article

  The [[Moon]] is a [[satellite]] of [[Earth]].

  The Moon is a satellite of Earth.

• Link to another Wikipedia article, with a different text shown:

  The [[Moon]] is a [[natural satellite|satellite]] of [[Earth]].

  The Moon is a satellite of Earth.

• link to other websites

  Nasa website about [https://moon.nasa.gov/ Earth Moon].

  Nasa website about Earth Moon.

Use the toolbar

1. On an article page, click "Edit source".
2. Highlight a word or the sentence you want to create a link on.
3. Click on the icon .
4. A dialog opens, where you can select to select to add "To a wiki page" and "To an external web page".
5. Use "Target page or URL:" to specify the target of the page.
6. Use "Text to display:" to specify the label of the link (the text that will be displayed).

   The result is inserted into the wikitext: The [[Moon]] is a [[satellite]] of [[Earth]].

 Note: The page you link is the exact title of the page.
 Note: It is not possible to edit a link using the toolbar. You have to edit the wikitext (see below).
 Note: Don't forget to save your work when done!

Use wikitext to create an a link to an internal link

1. Type [[ at the beginning of the word or sentence you want to link
2. Type ]] at the end of the word or sentence you want to link

   The result is: The [[Moon]] is a [[satellite]] of [[Earth]].

3. To have a different label for the link, add a vertical bar | and use the following syntax:

   [[page you link|text you display]]

   The vertical bar separates the page title from the label you want to display.

   The Moon is a [[natural satellite|satellite]] of Earth.

 Note: The page you link is the exact title of the page.
 Note: Don't forget to save your work when done!

Use wikitext to create an a link to an external ressource

1. On an article page, click "Edit source".
2. Highlight a word or the sentence you want to create a link on.
3. Click on the icon . It will wrap the selected item with the wikitext code for links: [[ and ]]
4. Type [ at the beginning of the word or sentence you want to link
5. Type ] at the end of the word or sentence you want to link
6. Paste the URL
   • just after the [
   • and keep a space betweeen the end of the URL and the beginning of the label

     Nasa website about [https://moon.nasa.gov/ Earth Moon].

     Nasa website about Earth Moon.

 Note: It is possible add links to templates and images.
 Note: Don't forget to save your work when done!