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How can I create a page of external links?

Last Updated: Oct 19, 2012 10:46AM EDT

How can I create a page of external links? (Shopify Classic Admin)

Looking to create a page of links to external sites on your Shop? It's easy!

First we need to create the page with the links you want, then we'll link it to the front of your shop.

Create the page, Step 1 - Select Blogs & Pages, then click "Create new page"

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Create the page, Step 2 - Input the name of the link(s), highlight the text, and click the link button

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Create the page, Step 3 - Insert the URL that the link should direct to, and click Update

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Create the page, Step 3 - Click Create Page at the bottom of the editor

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Next, we need to add a link to the new page from your store front

Link the page, Step 1 - Select Navigation then click Add Link in the list you wish to create the link (usually Main Menu or Footer, but could be a custom Link List if you have designed one in to your theme)

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Link the page, Step 2 - Give the link a name (External links in this example) and then use the "Links to:" drop down to select the type of asset to link to, in this case its "Page", and then select the Page we created earlier

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Link the page, Step 3 - Click Add Link

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Now we can go to our Shop and see the new link on the main menu

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Enjoy!

How can I create a page of external links? (Shopify Admin 2)

Want to add a page of links to external sites to your Shopify store? No problem at all, it's easy!

  1. First, log in to your shop admin and got to Pages.
  2. Click the Add page button.
  3. Give the page a title. Inside the "Content" text editable box, click the link button and type in the URL to the external link.
  4. To give the link a title, switch over into the HTML view. Insert the title between the opening <a> and the closing </a>. For example:  <a>href="http://www.myshopify.com">MyShopify</a>.
  5. Click Save.

Next, we need to add a link to the new page on your store front.

  1. Select the Links tab then click "Main Menu" or "Footer" or one of your custom Link Lists you have designed for your theme.
  2. Scroll down to the "Links" section and use the editable text box to type in the title of your new link. Then use the "Links to:" drop down menu to select the type of asset to link to (in this case its "Page") and then select the name of the page we created earlier.
  3. Click the Add link button.
  4. Now we can go to our Shop and see the new link on the main menu
That's all there is to it!

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