Knowledge Base/Link Insertion
How Do I Configure & Customize Link Insertion?
hannah
posted this on December 08, 2011 04:20 pm
Thank you for turning on Link Insertion! We’re sure you’ll love this new feature, but first here are some tips on how to get the most out of it.
- Please help us ensure that we insert links in the right areas on your site by verifying that you have selected the site software correctly:
- Go to http://www.viglink.com/features
- Scroll down to the "Link Insertion" section
- Under the "Site Software" dropdown menu, choose the site software you are using
- If you aren't using any site software, or you don't know what site software you are using, feel free to choose "(None of These)"
- We can further optimize link insertion performance if you indicate what category your site falls under:
- Go to http://www.viglink.com/features
- Scroll down to the "Link Insertion" section
- Choose the site category that best describes your site
- If you don’t see your site's category in the drop down, just leave it blank. If your site fits into multiple categories, choose the one that fits your site best. Not to worry - in either case, link insertion will still work great!
Want more control and customization? Try out these ideas:
Limiting where new links get inserted
Link Insertion is configurable and can be turned off on an individual page or within a specific element on a page with the “nolinks” parameter. This is done by editing the HTML of your site and adding class="nolinks" to any page element where you would like to disable adding links. You can do this on an individual post basis, just for a paragraph or even off an entire page - it's up to you.
Example #1: How to keep link insertion off of an entire page on your site: add the “nolinks” parameter to the <body> tag:
<body class="nolinks">
Example #2: How to keep link insertion out of a particular section, like a paragraph: Add the “nolinks” parameter to a <p> tag:
<p class="nolinks">
How to force inserted links to open in a new window
Configuring inserted links to open up in a new window after they’ve been clicked is easy, just follow these steps:
- Go to http://www.viglink.com/features
- Scroll down to the "Link Insertion" section
- Click the arrow next to “Advanced Settings”
- Go to the drop down menu under “Link Target” and select “A New Window” - now you're all set!
Setting a maximum number of inserted links
Link Insertion can be limited to a maximum number of your liking. Our algorithms optimize the maximum number of links to insert per page based on your content, but if you're ever concerned we insert too many links, please email us at support@viglink.com. We will be glad to set the threshold at the level of your liking!
Changing the color and style of inserted links
Every inserted link (including linked URLs) has the CSS class "vglnk". That makes styling them as easy as adding one rule to your site's CSS.
Example #1: Turn inserted links orange
a.vglnk {
color: #F7923C;
}
Any valid CSS styling works, so you can get creative!
Allowing users to opt out of Link Insertion
If any of your users would not like to view inserted links when they visit your site, have them to go to http://www.viglink.com/support/optout to opt-out.