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Internal and external links / anchors
Definition
- An internal link is a link that refers to a web page within the site.
- An external link is a link that refers to a page outside the site.
- An anchor is a link internal or external, which refers to a specific position in a page, inside or outside the site.
Use
Internal links
They use only the
last part of the address of the page (eg p75.html). They are usually open in
the same window.
External links
They require the full
address of the site (such http://www.websico.com/p75.html).
They are usually open in a new window when possible (rich text).
Anchors
They require two
operations: one on the text sender, the other on the target text.
Element sender: create a link in the form: targetpage.html#anchor's name
example: p75.html#anchor1
Target text: create a raw text above the target text and insert: <a name="anchor's name"></a>
example: <a name="anchor1"></a>
Element sender: create a link in the form: targetpage.html#anchor's name
example: p75.html#anchor1
Target text: create a raw text above the target text and insert: <a name="anchor's name"></a>
example: <a name="anchor1"></a>
Special cases
The address of the
homepage of a site can be designated with a simple "/".
In a multilingual website, it is not necessary to specify the language in the address, except to change it ; example:
- to create a link from page .../fr/p75.html to page .../fr/p56.html, just use the last part of the address (p56.html), the system remains in the language of the original page.
- to create a link from page .../fr/p75.html to page .../en/p56.html, use /en/p56.html.
In a multilingual website, it is not necessary to specify the language in the address, except to change it ; example:
- to create a link from page .../fr/p75.html to page .../fr/p56.html, just use the last part of the address (p56.html), the system remains in the language of the original page.
- to create a link from page .../fr/p75.html to page .../en/p56.html, use /en/p56.html.
Appearence links
The links have their
own appearance, distinct from classical text. See appearance settings.
