Creating a Button to link to an External Website

Always make sure it opens in a new window

Type the text for your button - e.g. School Website or www.watergrasshillns.ie

Select that text and click the Insert Link icon

A pop up will include the URL and Text fields

link url text

URL = the actual address of the link

Text = the text you wish to display in the button

At the foot of your pop up you should see the following:

target not set

Notice the Target is --Not Set--

You need to change this Open in new window

target open in new window

Now click the Advanced tab

In the Classes field type btn then Enter followed by btn-primary and Enter again. It should look like this:

Then click the Insert button

Tip: Remember to click

to save your article and check your button works