Two ways to link pages in Confluence Cloud
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Two ways to link pages in Confluence Cloud
Daniel Domene Martinez
13th September, 2024
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Daniel Domene Martinez
13th September, 2024
2 min read
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Three reasons to link pages in Confluence
How to link Confluence pages
There are plenty of reasons to connect your Confluence pages. Discover why to link them, and how to do it, with our handy guide.
Are users struggling to find your Confluence pages? You’re probably not linking to them!
Linking your pages together doesn’t just improve navigation and efficiency. It also helps everyone access the same set of information, which is essential for creating a Single Source of Truth.
Read on to learn how (and why) to link your Confluence pages together.
Linking your pages together doesn’t just improve navigation and efficiency. It also helps everyone access the same set of information, which is essential for creating a Single Source of Truth.
Read on to learn how (and why) to link your Confluence pages together.
Three reasons to link pages in Confluence
There are plenty of benefits for linking between Confluence pages, but here are a few:
1. Help users navigate better: linking to other pages makes it easier and quicker for users to find what they need, reducing their time spent searching.
2. Improve organisation: linking helps to structure content, making it easier to keep your Confluence pages organised and accessible.
3. Make collaboration effortless: linking pages encourages collaboration by connecting team members to different project pages, meeting notes, and task lists. This keeps everyone on the same page.
1. Help users navigate better: linking to other pages makes it easier and quicker for users to find what they need, reducing their time spent searching.
2. Improve organisation: linking helps to structure content, making it easier to keep your Confluence pages organised and accessible.
3. Make collaboration effortless: linking pages encourages collaboration by connecting team members to different project pages, meeting notes, and task lists. This keeps everyone on the same page.
How to link Confluence pages
1. Add a hyperlink to a Confluence page
This is the simplest way to link to Confluence pages. You can simply paste a URL on your page, but we recommend adding Confluence anchor links.
Anchor links make it easier for users to know what the link is. Here’s how:
1. Go to your Confluence page of choice and press the Edit (pencil) icon.
2. Click the Link button in the page toolbar, or type Ctrl+K.
Anchor links make it easier for users to know what the link is. Here’s how:
1. Go to your Confluence page of choice and press the Edit (pencil) icon.
2. Click the Link button in the page toolbar, or type Ctrl+K.
3. Add your display text, then search for a Confluence page and click to select a page in the dropdown.
💡 Did you know? Once you’ve added your link, you can display it as a card or even embed it on your original Confluence page. Just click your link and press one of the icons on the left to change how your link displays.
When 'not' to link pages this way:
If you have lots of links to go on a page, or multiple pages that you need users to read through, linking this way can be bad practice because it’s likely to overwhelm or confuse users.
Guides with branching options can also become very messy when you use hyperlinks across pages like this.
If you want to do either of the above, read on for a better solution!
Guides with branching options can also become very messy when you use hyperlinks across pages like this.
If you want to do either of the above, read on for a better solution!
2. Smartly link pages into branching steps
Want to guide Confluence users through multiple pages? With an app like Guided Pathways for Confluence, you can create complex linking structures which are perfect for guides, onboarding, and more.
Simply install Guided Pathways (you can try it free for 30 days) and create your guide from the Apps > Guided Pathways menu.
From here, you can set up a guide, add your pages, and link them all together in an intuitive, user-friendly way.
Simply install Guided Pathways (you can try it free for 30 days) and create your guide from the Apps > Guided Pathways menu.
From here, you can set up a guide, add your pages, and link them all together in an intuitive, user-friendly way.
For detailed instructions on linking pages with Guided Pathways, we recommend you read our article on creating interactive user guides in Confluence.
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Written by
Daniel Domene Martinez
Technical Product Marketing Manager
With over a decade of digital marketing expertise, Daniel is the Product Marketing Manager for Kolekti's latest Confluence app, Guided Pathways. He excels at taking products to market, capturing customer feedback, and transforming them into actionable insights for product enhancements.
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