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How To Link To A File In Shopify Page Content

Last updated: October 07 2024

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Shopify allows you to easily upload and manage files within your store's admin, but how do you seamlessly link to these files from your page content?

In this concise guide, we'll walk you through the simple steps of inserting links to files within your Shopify page content, ensuring a user-friendly experience for your customers and facilitating easy access to valuable resources.

To link a file to content in the Shopify Rich Text Editor, follow these steps:

  • Step 1. From your Shopify admin, go to Content > Files.
Shopify admin, go to Content > Files.
  • Step 2. Find the file you want to link to and copy its URL.
copy the URL of the file you want
  • Step 3. In your Shopify admin, open the product, collection, webpage, or blog post where you want to add the file.
open the product, collection, webpage, or blog post
  • Step 4. In the rich text editor, type or select the text you want to link.
type or select the text you want to link
  • Step 5. Highlight the link text.
Highlight the link text
  • Step 6. Click Insert link.
Insert link
  • Step 7. In the Link to field, paste the URL of the file.
Paste the file URL into the LINK TO field
  • Step 8. Click Insert link. The linked text will now appear underlined and in blue in the rich text editor.
Click Insert link

Bottom Line

Adding links to files within your Shopify page content is a simple yet effective way to provide valuable resources to your customers. By following these steps and keeping your files organized, you can enhance your store's user experience.

FAQs

Shopify allows various file formats for upload, including PDFs, images (JPG, PNG), documents (DOC, DOCX), spreadsheets (XLS, XLSX), ZIP files, and other commonly used file types. Once uploaded, these files can be linked to from within your store’s content, like product pages, blog posts, or custom pages, so that visitors can download or view them directly.

In your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Pages, then select the page where you want to add the link. In the page editor, highlight the text or image where you want the link to appear. Then, click the Insert link button (it looks like a chain link icon). In the popup, paste the URL of the file you uploaded. This will create a clickable hyperlink that directs visitors to your file.

Can I link to a file directly from a product description or blog post?

Yes, Shopify’s rich text editor is available across pages, product descriptions, and blog posts. To link a file from a product description or blog post, follow the same steps: highlight the text or image where you want the link, click Insert link, and paste the file URL. This is useful for adding downloadable guides, spec sheets, or additional resources related to your products.

When inserting a file link, click on the Insert link button and enter the file URL. In the same popup window, check the box labeled Open link in new window before saving. This setting ensures that when customers click on the file link, it opens in a new browser tab, keeping your store open in the current tab for easier navigation.

Yes, Shopify allows you to upload multiple files in the Files section. After uploading, you can generate unique URLs for each file and use them to create separate links throughout your store pages, product descriptions, or blogs.

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Sam Nguyen is the CEO and founder of Avada Commerce, an e-commerce solution provider headquartered in Singapore. He is an expert on the Shopify e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems. Sam loves talking about e-commerce and he aims to help over a million online businesses grow and thrive.