How to make a link in VK using a word, options for displaying links Ivan Kunpan's blog

Recently, the social network VKontakte has been actively fighting plagiarism and pirated content. Today we will tell you and teach you how to provide links to other people’s sources if you copied a post to your group, community or personal page, in order to avoid a ban or punishment for further promotion.
Below you will find complete step-by-step instructions with screenshots on how to provide links to sources in a group or on a personal page from a phone or personal computer. If you still have questions, you can always ask in the comments and we will be happy to answer them.

Why do they make a VK link in a word, what is it?

Hello, friends! When groups, public pages and pages on social networks are created, people publish simple links there, with the name of the url of a particular page or site. For example, on Vkontakte. Such links are not entirely convenient, since you have to click on them through the address bar of the browser. In addition, VK has a negative attitude towards links leading to third-party sites. It is better to convert such links through a special VK service. How to do this is shown in the article Remaking VKontakte links.

VK links are made in words in order to increase the number of clicks on them. For example, to a VK page, group, or external site (blog). Typically, such links are in the form of text, which can be used to go to various resources on the Internet. This information will also be useful to those who make money via the Internet. This will save the VK page from being blocked.

How to make a link in VK using a word? There is nothing complicated here. We will use simple options for creating such links. After all, you must admit, this is a good opportunity to beautifully design a group, public page or VK page.

Where to get the link

On Instagram, the link consists of the user’s nickname, that is: the site address comes in front, and then the login. You can also get an active link from the browser version by copying the address from above. An additional way is to ask friends to send a link to the page.

How to copy URL from browser version:

Log in to Instagram from the computer version.
Log in – go to your page.
Copy profile link.

Now, you can go to Vkontakte and paste it into any convenient place for placement. With publications it is simpler: the user copies the address, pastes VK into the creation of the publication and receives not only a link, but also a display of the post on the page.

With VK and Instagram synchronization, a link is not needed. But the page owner must log in to Instagram in advance to quickly connect the two pages. A nickname and a direct link will appear in your VK profile, with the ability to follow. Displayed in the Contact Information section if the profile is open.

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Go to the VK page.
At the top “Edit” - Contact information.
The Instagram icon will appear - Configure Import.
In the tab that opens, enter your login and password for the second page.
Confirm the profile link.

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A separate album will appear on your VK page where photos from Instagram will be published.
The user can set the privacy settings to “Public”, “Private” or “Available to friends only”.

How to make a link on VK using a word

So let's get straight to the point. To make a VKontakte link a word, we use special characters for the word. For example, I need to make my VKontakte name clickable so that it goes to my page.

To do this, write in brackets the id of your VK page, then the word. Subsequently it should look like this: [id204857693| Ivan Kunpan's blog]. Next, insert the symbol above on the VKontakte page in the section: “What’s new with you? And click “Publish” (Screen 1).

After that, in your notes you can see the word in which the link was embedded (Screen 2).

We hover the mouse cursor over it and see that my VKontakte page was embedded in the word “Ivan Kunpan”. You can also click on it to look at the result.

Next, we will look at two more options that will also help answer the question of how to make a link in VK with a word to a group, or an external resource on the Internet.

How to make a link to a group in VK using a word

If you have a VKontakte group, you can also put a link in the word. In this case, other symbols are used. For example, these are @club185921427 (Test group) Only in the Id section you will need to write the group number and another name.

Copy and paste the group id after the domain “vk.com” before the @ symbol. Next, write the name of your group or some other word.

Then again insert this link on your page and click “Publish”. When everything is ready, you can go to the group through this word. This way, you can create many such links, and users will be willing to click on them.

You can also put the “@” icon on the VK page in the “What’s new with you?” section. and select offers that the social network provides. But this is not always convenient, as other groups or pages fall out. Click on them with the mouse and the word turns into a link.

How to make a link in VK with a word to an external site

VKontakte has a tool called Wiki page. It can be used to make references in words or sentences. We will show everything in practice, in the Test group.

Open the VK group and click the “Manage” button. Next, in the section you need to select “Materials” and make them “Open” (Screen 3).

After that, click the “Save” button.

Then, back to the community. Next, click the “Edit” button in the “Latest News” section (Screen 4).

In the text field, write any word. For example, on this blog you will find information about “how to make money online.” And in the last word we will sew our link.

Copy the website address, or another domain of an external resource. Then, select the word with the left mouse button and click on the arrow at the top, which is responsible for adding a link. Next, in the “Add Link” window, you need to set the “External Links” item if we want to direct people to sites. Or pages (Screen 5).

Next, insert the full site link address and click “OK”. After this, you can see how a single word in the text begins to appear in blue. This means that it is active.

Let's go over it. After clicking on this link, which was embedded in the sentence, we are transferred to my blog. I want to say that this method only works in groups. And such published posts can be seen in the “Latest News” section of your VK group (There is an article on the blog about how to create it) (Screen 6).

If necessary, you can click the “Edit” button again and add a new entry with links there.

Where can I insert a VKontakte link?

Instagram link is used:

in the profile description. "Contacts" section, like a website or import settings;
in status. Insert the “dog” icon and nickname;
in publications. Make a URL for the post.

In the status, the address turns out to be inactive; to find the user, the nickname is indicated in the Instagram search bar.

How to add a link to VKontakte status:

Copy or remember your nickname from Instagram.
Go to VK – click on the status line.
Enter: “@” and insert your login.

It is advisable to indicate the word “Instagram” or make any other note before the link.

Instructions on how to make an active address in the “Site” section:

Log in to VK – “Edit” at the top.
Contacts – line: “Personal website”.
Copy URL from Instagram.

The full address of the page will now appear on the page. Users will be able to go and subscribe to the profile. Links are also exchanged in private messages. When sending a link to VK, the address itself and a miniature avatar will appear, without a profile description.

How to edit a link in VK

Not always, but there is a need to edit hard-coded links in the text. How to do this if they are already published? To do this, we click on the down arrow on the right side next to the post and select “Edit” (Screen 7).

Then, we can change the link address, its name, and more. After all the changes, it is recommended to click on the “Save” button so that the actions taken with the link are successfully saved.

Features of link creation

It's important to understand that creating a URL on a social networking site is significantly different from traditional HTML coding and other methods of assigning URLs to anchors. This does not mean at all that it will be more difficult to understand the features of managing this function on VKontakte. No, on the contrary, everything here is provided so that even a beginner can cope. So, what are the features of creating different types of hyperlinks in VK?

Using standard Windows programs

For such purposes, you do not need to use any super-complicated programs; as a rule, a simple Notepad or any other text editor is enough. All this is usually found in a set of standard programs in the Windows system, which can be found in the Start menu.

In a notepad, you need to type the code and copy the necessary identifiers from the social network (page IDs, without vk.com). Which code is used is indicated in the screenshot below, you just need to select the desired option and put your values in the formula.

Important! It is necessary to copy the exact identifier of the desired profile or public, paste it into the code from brackets without extra spaces and symbols, and only in this case the link to the person on VKontakte will be converted into the desired anchor when published.

Using third party resources

Third-party resources can also be used to quickly, simply and beautifully design a post with a call to follow any hyperlink. They are typically used to shorten and transform third-party addresses to make them more visually appealing.

For example, a very popular service for shortening: vk.com/cc. It is also convenient because it is located directly within the social network, and with one click of the mouse it converts large address text into a short one that can organically fit into any publication - now you just need to copy it and use it for its intended purpose.

Link in the form of a name or other word (title)

Anchors in the form of a name or other word can be easily assigned to addresses within the site, without using any third-party resources or programs. All this can be done simply and without problems directly in the form for entering the text of the publication. Here's how it works.

In the text input window, enter the required code: @user or page ID (Clickable text, that is, an anchor that will be visible to everyone).
After saving, the entered encoding is converted into clickable text.

Attention! The formula is the same for all types of accounts, platforms and groups, but only those registered on the VKontakte platform; for other resources this code will not be relevant!

Link in the form of a picture (or emoticon)

A very popular option for designing publications is to encode a button to go to another page or group, in the form of an emoticon or a picture. You can format your publication in this way almost the same way as in the previous case, just instead of a text anchor, add an emoticon code in brackets, or directly an emoticon, selecting it from those offered.

This is what comes out of this - the smile ceases to be just an image, but begins to be a clickable button built into the post, which will take you to the specified page.

A picture can serve as an anchor no worse than an emoticon or text. Practice shows that this design attracts attention the most, since social networks have taught the audience to perceive visual content better. It's easy to insert clickable hyperlink images. You need to shorten the address of a third-party resource, and when inserting the shortened version, add the desired photo for display.

What are active links

Active links are links that, when clicked, take the user to the site or social network page you need. For example, in a group dedicated to a specific offer or one vertical.

Links are used everywhere. For example, if they want to tag a friend, redirect traffic from a personal page to a community, and get additional users to the site. Next we'll show you what this might look like.

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How to use links in Stories: useful tips

If you are promoting your website using Stories, be sure to create a link with a utm tag in order to track traffic from Instagram. This is done through Google and Yandex analytics. Such links can also be used in the profile header.

Tell us more about the resource where you send your subscribers. Do this in the Story itself and in the regular post. The more useful and interesting information you provide, the more active followers you will be able to attract and convince to go to the site.

How else can you share a link with subscribers?

If you have not yet reached 10,000 subscribers, but want to share the clickable address of a useful resource, you can do this through Direct. This opportunity is available to all users of the mobile application without exception. If the URL in the message is written correctly, then the image and title will be attached to it.

You can place information in the profile header, and in Stories make a description and a call to follow the link on the page. You can also specify a person's Instagram nickname so that other users can go to their page directly from your Story.

This forwarding option can be used by all people and companies registered on the social network.

Business account owners can post links in advertisements. To do this, you need to go to your linked public Facebook profile and create and configure a new ad in your personal account.

By default, it will be shown to users in the Facebook, Messenger and Instagram feeds. If you want to make the publication appear only in Stories, click on the “Edit Placements” item and select “Instagram” - “Stories”. This method is only suitable for business accounts and is paid.

Step-by-step instruction

Go to the application on your phone and click on your avatar with a plus sign at the top of the screen.

Take a photo in real time or load a photo from your device's memory.

Then a panel with editing tools will appear at the top. You can add text and other elements, but do not overload the post with information, remember that it is shown to users for only 15 seconds. Then click on the link icon, it looks like 2 links of a chain.

In the window that opens, write the full URL of the Internet resource or copy it from the address bar of your browser and paste it into the field. Then click on the blue bird in the upper right corner of the screen to attach the address.

A white background appears around the link icon, which means it was successfully added to the image or video. After that, you can save the History and see what happened. At the bottom of the screen there will be the word “More” with an arrow. On the phone it looks like this.

The user can go to the site by swiping - moving his finger across the screen from bottom to top. To make it easier for your subscribers to navigate, highlight the link and tell them what to do, for example, using text like this: “swipe up to go to the store website” or “click “more” for more details.”

In the web version of Instagram, the arrow points not up, but to the side.

To open a page, you need to click on it with the mouse button.