Frequently Asked Question

Introduction

To link to another page on the SD59 website, you need to have the URL you want to link to.

If you're not sure what a URL is, please see this primer on URL composition first.

Finding the URL

The easiest way to get a URL to a page is to navigate to it with your browser, then copy the URL from the address bar.

Click on the address bar to get an insertion cursor, Select All (Cmd-A), then copy (Cmd-C).

Alternatively, you can figure out the URL if you know the components of the URL.  For example, Canalta Elementary's path prefix is /schools/canalta-elementary, and if you wanted the PAC page, the slug would be parent-advisory-council.  Assemble this with the URL protocol and domain, and you have the full URL.

Composing Internal Links

If the page is on the District website, best practices dictate that the protocol and domain components of the URL should be omitted.  Remove https://www.sd59.bc.ca from the URL, but be sure to keep the leading slash on the path component.

Note that if you do this for pages on external websites, this will not link to the correct page.

Inserting Internal Links

1. Copy the URL to the page you want to link to.
2. Edit (or create) the page you want to insert the link into.
3. In a body field, select the text you want to have linked, then click the Link button.
4. Paste (Cmd-V) the URL into the URL field.  Strip the protocol and domain from the URL, leaving the leading slash.
5. Click Save.  Note that the text is now linked.