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Link management
Link checking
Check internal links at publish
Here you decide if you would like to activate the link control for publishing. If a link is broken (for example in the trash can) you will have a message about this at the time of publishing the page.
Check external links at publish
Here you decide if you would like to activate the external link control for publishing. If a link is broken (for instance a faulty address, server not responding) you will have a message about this when publishing the page.
When you have checked either/both checkboxes there will be a link control at publishing. If there are faulty links on the page the result will be shown in a new window:
Click on the Link check result as plain text if you would like to copy the link result. A text field will open with the result.
Observe! Use the navigator to find a page manually (since these can not be reached through an address in the link check).
A tip! If you set control of internal/external links at publishing we recommend to give the editor the right to Publish broken links. Sometimes links are correct but the server the editor is linking to might be down for maintenance.
It possible to activate an automatic link checker who will perform a link control on certain times. Check the box and click the Configure button, a new window will open:
A tip! You can perform a link control before publishing. Select the desired page, right click and choose the alternative Check links. You can also select the desired page, choose Properties and beneath General and the tab Information you have the alternative Check links.
Activate automatic link checker
It possible to activate an automatic link checker who will perform a link control on certain times. Check the box and click the Configure button, a new window will open:
Here you decide if the control should be performed at a certain time, timer, or if is should be performed continually, repeat every xx hour, or if it shoul be performed now.
Beneath the tab Notification you can decide who the result should be sent to. By default Site responsible is selected for receiving the notification. An email will be sent to the stated addresses containing a list with faulty links.
Observe! The email sent from the link control will use the language set up on the website.
Excluded external links
Here you can add links that should be excluded by the link check. Certain links have different protocols and might look like an errously link. Excluded links will not generate an error when editors perform link checks.
Add link to be excluded
In order to add a link to be exluded, click the plus sign. A new window will open:
Add a link address and state constraint. There are three different types of constraints:
In order to remove a link in the list, highlight it and click the minus sign.
In order to edit a link in the list, highlight it and click the Properties button.
- Exact match - the link is identical with what is written in the field link target
- Begins with - the link starts with what is written in the field link target
- Contains - the link contains a word written in the field link target
Remove link
In order to remove a link in the list, highlight it and click the minus sign.
Edit link
In order to edit a link in the list, highlight it and click the Properties button.
Link style
Show icon next to external links
When an external link is shown there will be an icon next to the link.
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how icon next to links that opens in a new window
When a link is opened in a new window there will be an icon with double windows.
If an external link opening in a new window there will be an icon with double windows and an arrow:
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how icon next to known file types
When a link goes to a file with a known file format there are different icons next to the link. There are icons for PDF, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
You can add icons for other file types beneath the tab File icons.
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how file description and size next to known file types
Will display the name and size next to known file types.
A tip for accessibility! In order to increase accessibility links should be clear.
- Write the most important in the link first
- Avoid Read more, Click here, Go to.
- Do not have several links with the same wording e.g. Read more go to different web pages.
- Give information about the document format when the link leads to a different format than HTML.
- If the document is larger than 1 MB, type the file size.
- Links to other websites should open in the same window.
- Write the most important in the link first
- Avoid Read more, Click here, Go to.
- Do not have several links with the same wording e.g. Read more go to different web pages.
- Give information about the document format when the link leads to a different format than HTML.
- If the document is larger than 1 MB, type the file size.
- Links to other websites should open in the same window.
Permission rights! This portlet/function requires the right Site properties.
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