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How to insert a link in item description?

Hi!
I don't know if this is the right Team who ask this question.
I need to add a clicklable word that direct the visit to another item or section in my shop.
Can I do this?
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

I don't think you can just hyperlink a word, but you can add the http: address, either by copying and pasting, or typing the link. Make sure the http:// is there or the link won't work. It needs to be on a line by itself, I think.
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

Yeah, like Adyan said. :) After you copy and paste the link, it will automatically turn blue and linkable after you publish the listing.
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

Mmmhh, I understand...but I want to add a link to a section shop and the link is SO long! And very unsightly!:(
Thanks for you aswers!
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

I wondered this too. I added both my blog and facebook page urls to my announcements a while back but neither are clickable. I added the entire address correctly and have them each on a line of their own. Still doesn't work. :(
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

shannon- links going OUT of Etsy do not become clickable, that's just how Etsy does it (and I don't blame them)

Sara you may try a link shortener like tinyurl.com or bitly.com but I think they may also not become clickable (haven't tested that)
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

ohhhhhh okay - thanks! I thought I was doing something wrong.
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

But, in his question he state that the link was NOT GOING OUT OF ETSY.  IT WAS GOING TO A SECTION OF HIS SHOP.   So, your response does not answer this question that many sellers have.  ???  I too, would like to direct buyers I am paying to land on one of my listings to see the other two products I have that are also made of this vintage horn,....  

Also, it is very very very common to insert hyperlinks into your text (instead of any sized url).  For example; Please see me other items HERE.  (and you insert a hyperlink into the word HERE, so that the text is not messy.  And HERE does not leave Etsy but goes to the OTHER items in my Etsy shop that I would like to show.   I have tried for weeks to past this ( " Please see my other items like, x HERE") where I have already created and inserted the hyperlink that links to items in my shop into the word HERE and it is live.  But when I past it into my listing, the link dies.  Can you help???  Is this simple web process not possible here??  It is on ebay, fyi.   Please let me know.  And if not, how can I direct my customer to my other items from the listing on the etsy site?  Do you mean to literally have a beautiful listing page and then an big ugly url or a ugly TINY url right there on the etsy listing page on the etsy site??  THANK YOU for getting the answers that we need.

 

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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

Nope! It's just to keep people on the site longer, the longer they're on the site the more likely they are to buy something from someone :)
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

Can someone give me step by step instructions on how to attach a clickable link in my item description to another listing in my shop. I don't know what a URL is :(
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

Hey Sara, I know what you mean about the links being so long! You can "cut them off" after the section/listing number to make them at least a little shorter - they're still long, just not as bad.
Hopefully that makes sense!
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

Hi WreathsGaloreStore,

A URL is the address of a website - for example, Etsy's is http://etsy.com and Facebook's is http://facebook.com !

It's found at the top of your browser, so just copy/paste that link (select the whole thing, then right click --> copy; right click --> paste wherever you want) into your item description and you're done!

URLs for listings typically look like this (without the spaces):

https:// www. etsy. com /listing/195415532/ special-offer-digital-paper-pack-of-12? ref=listing-2

You'll know the link is clickable when it's blue!
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

Someone already posted the links on page 1.
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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

Okay, adding the link is fairly straightforward.  However, how do you test it in Draft!?  I don't want to screw up any of my Published listings.

Thanks everyone!

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Re: How to insert a link in item description?

I tried to copy and paste but it wouldn’t turn blue to make the link clickable 

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