You can create links to pages, blog posts, anchors, attachments, external websites and more. Links can be text or images, and can be added in many different ways.
Links to pages within collaborate.green are relative, which means that you can move pages and rename pages without breaking links.
This page explains the most common ways to create links.
Insert a text link
To insert a link on a page:
- Select some text or position your cursor where you want to insert the link
- Choose Link on the toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+K
- Select a page, blog post or attachment, or enter an external URL (see below for how to link to particular types of content)
- Enter or modify the link text (this is the text that will appear on the page. If this field is left blank, the page name or URL will be used as the link text.)
- Choose Insert
Alternatively you can type [ followed by the page or attachment name. Autocomplete will suggest matching items for you.
You can also paste an URL directly onto your page. Confluence will automatically create the link, and if the URL is for a page in the current site, the page name will be set as the link text.
Insert an image link
- Select an image on your page
- Choose Link on the Image Properties toolbar
- Select a page, blog post or attachment, or enter an external URL
- Choose Insert
Modify a link
- Select the link text or image
- Choose Edit from the link properties toolbar
- Modify the link and choose Save
Remove a link
- Select the link text or image
- Choose Unlink from the properties toolbar
Link to specific types of content
There a several methods for creating links, depending on the type and location of the content:
| Type of link | Method |
|---|---|
| Link to a page | Choose Link > Search then enter part of the page name. Choose Link > Recently viewed and select a page from the list. Type [ and enter part of the page name then select the page from the list. Paste the URL of the page onto your page (Confluence will automatically create the link). |
| Link to a page in another space | Choose Link > Search enter part of the page name and select All Spaces from the drop down. Choose Link > Advanced then enter the space key followed by the page name Type [ and enter part of the page name then select the page from the list. |
| Link to a blog post | Choose Link > Search and enter part of the blog post name. Type [ and enter part of the blog post name then select the blog post from the list. |
| Link to an attachment or image on the page | Choose Link > Attachment then upload or select an attachment from the list. Type [ and enter part of the attachment file name then select the attachment from the list. |
| Link to an attachment on another page | Choose Link > Search and enter part of the attachment name. Type [ and enter part of the attachment file name then select the attachment from the list |
| Link to a website | Choose Link > Web Link then enter the website URL. Type or paste the URL onto the page (Confluence will automatically create the link). |
| Link to an email address | Choose Link > Web Link then enter the email address. Type or paste the email address onto the page (Confluence will automatically create a 'mailto:' link). |
| Link to an anchor on a page | Choose Link > Advanced then enter the anchor name in one of the formats below. For an anchor on this page: For an anchor on another page in this space: For an Anchor on another page in another space: See Anchors for more information on using anchors. |
| Link to a comment on a page | Go to the comment, right click the Date at the bottom of the comment and copy the link. Paste the link directly onto your page or choose Link > Web Link and paste in the URL. Type [$ then enter the Comment ID ('12345' in this example): |
Link to pages on collaborate.green from external source
The best way to link to a page on collaborate.green from an outside source, for example in an email message, is to use the tiny link which is a permanent URL. This ensures that the link to the page is not broken if the page name changes.
N.B. Keep in mind that the pages on collaborate.green are only accessible to logged-in users and that additional restrictions may apply.
To access the permanent URL for a page:
- View the page you wish to link to.
- Choose Tools > Link to this page.
- Copy the Tiny Link.
- Use the tiny link in your website or email message.
You do not need to use the tiny link to link to pages within collaborate.green. Links are automatically updated when you rename or move a page to another space.