Text link - linking entire sentence or paragraph

Lfeller · ‎10-19-2016

I just want simple text links on my site, i know how to do this, however it is linking to the entire sentence, or sometimes paragraph, even though all i need is one or two words linked to a page on my site. I am selecting only the required text and then clicking the link on the toolbar. Once i click out of the link editor, the entire sentence or paragraph is linked and not the one or two words i wanted. Why is it doing this and how to i get it to function properly?? Very frustrating as it is such an easy task to do - is there anywhere you can view your code and manually input a link?

Adam7 · ‎10-19-2016

Can you try switching to a different browser, @Lfeller? I think it's probably a browser-related issue and you'll have a better experience with Chrome or FireFox.

Lfeller · ‎10-19-2016

ok - i will try that - thank you!

briannevillano · ‎03-06-2017

Hi there,

I'm having the same problem but I *am* using the most up-to-date version of Chrome. Not sure why this is happening but it seems like Weebly would want to address it as Chrome is one of the most popular browsers, yes?

Adam7 · ‎03-06-2017

I wasn't able to recreate that using the newest version of Chrome in mac OS 10.12. Can you try Safari or FireFox, @briannevillano? I'm not suggesting never using Chrome, but I'd like to know if you see this behavior in those browsers.

Rachwrite · ‎06-22-2017

Having this problem too. I am on up to date Firefox. It is driving me nuts. What is going on?

Rachwrite · ‎06-22-2017

I am currently doing the following.

1) Make sure the text for the link is on a line of its own.

2) Create the link.

3) Edit the page so the link text is now part of the line above.

Seems a bit long winded.

Adam7 · ‎06-22-2017

Thanks for listing out the steps you're taking to get around the problem. You mentioned using FireFox - does the same thing happen in Chrome?

Tom__ · ‎02-19-2019

I still experience this issue.

Mac OS 10.14.3
Firefox 65.0.1

Best,
Tom

Adam7 · ‎02-19-2019

If you try Safari or Chrome does it work properly, @Tom__?

Tom__ · ‎02-19-2019

Thank you for the answer, Adam.

For now I prefer firefox as a browser and have no idea about weebly's performance in Chrome or Safari.
To create the link on a separate line is a way to work around the problem, but it doesn't feel very professional.

Best,
Tom

Purple_A · ‎03-21-2019

I'm having the same problem with Firefox. The workaround of using a single line to create the link and then moving it up is working, but I agree that this seems too fiddly.