Add link to text within the article of a dynamic post?

[FoundationDesign]

Hi. Is it possible to add a link to the text within the article of a dynamic post?

[ruenel]

Hello Paul,

Thanks for writing in!

1.) If you are using the {{dc:post:the_excerpt}} to display the dynamic post, any links inserted in the post content will be strip off because the excerpt will only display plain text.

And if you are using the {{dc:post:the_content}} to display the dynamic post content, then any links or html codes inserted through the WP Editor will be displayed.

2.) If you want to display a read more next to the excerpt, you may use something like this in a Text element:

{{dc:post:excerpt fallback="No excerpt"}} 
<a href="{{dc:post:permalink}}">For more read here </a>

Hope this helps.

[FoundationDesign]

Hi @ruenel. That info is helpful. I’m using Advanced Custom Fields Text Area to generate the text content… and the link. {{dc:acf:post_field field =“success_post_content”}}.

should I be adding something different?

[ruenel]

Hello Paul,

If you are using the ACF Text Area, it might not display the links especially if the ACF return value only allows plain text.

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[FoundationDesign]

Thank you @ruenel. A secure note has been added.

[ruenel]

Hello Paul,

The link were strip off because your column itself is already a link. Change it to a DIV HTML tag instead.

Be advised that the HTML <a> tag cannot be nested. That means that if the entire column is a link, any link added to a Text, Headline or Button element will be strip off.

Best Regards.