Insert/edit link function not working on static page in WP4.5.2 Visual Editor

  • I’m brand new to WP, but I cannot get the Insert/edit link function to work on a “static page” in WP4.5.2 Visual Editor.

    The Insert/edit link function does not create an “active link” that will branch to another page.

    I’m using Mac OS X, Chrome v49.0.2623.112 as the browser, and WP-Drudge v2.7.2 as the theme.

    I also tried Firefox v47.0 and Safari browsers. The Insert/edit link option doesn’t work there either.

    Background info:
    I have a static page that is accessed from my homepage’s navigation menu.

    The static page has excerpts (2 paragraphs) from seven different articles. At the end of each excerpt, I want to place a “continue reading” link that branches to a static page with the entire story. That means there would be a total of 7 “continue reading” links on the static page, one for each of the 7 excerpts.

    My basic question is: In WP 4.5.2, how do I insert a link on a static page that branches to another static page?

    My steps:
    – I start in the static page Visual Editor.
    – I click on the Insert/edit link located in the editor’s top menu.
    – Click on the gear wheel
    – Click on a “recent item” that places a destination link into the URL window
    – I type in “Continue reading” into the Link Text window.
    – I click the blue “Add link” button
    – An underlined “continue reading” link appears at the end of the first article excerpt.
    Note: at this point, the link looks like it is active.
    – I click the blue “Update” button.
    – After the page refreshes, a “continue reading” link appears at the end of the first article’s excerpt; however, it is not underlined or active. The link text is just grayed out like all of the excerpt text. The link doesn’t branch to the appropriate static page.

    Also, I have two active plugins (TinyMCE Advanced & PDF Embedder Secure), so I deactivated both of them, but the Insert/edit link function still won’t work.

    Does anyone have any ideas as to what’s going on?

    Am I implementing the Insert/edit link incorrectly, is there a bug in WP 4.5.2, do I need some CSS code, or…..?

    I have heard about significant problems with the “Insert/edit link” function and also the “read more” tag function in recent WP updates.

    Additionally, I have also read rumors that the problem “may” be associated only with “static pages” and not “posted pages.”

    Not to confuse the issue, but here’s one more piece of info:
    Early this morning, I actually got the Insert/edit link function to work, but only once. I applied it to the first article’s excerpt and Insert/edit link worked, it branched to another page. Then, when I tried to implement the feature on the other 6 excerpts it wouldn’t work.

    In fact, this problem sounds like the Known Problem Ticket# 36732.

    Does any one have a go-around fix for this problem?

    Any help would be appreciated.

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  • Hi there,

    It sounds like you are taking all the correct steps to create a link. I followed the same steps you outlined above for a static page and was not able to recreate the issue in WP 4.5.3 using the Twenty Sixteen theme.

    If this is still an issue for your site, I recommend the following:

    1. Update to WP 4.5.3 here.
    2. Activate a default theme like Twenty Sixteen.
    3. Attempt to add a link using the steps listed above.

    If the issue resolves by taking the above three steps, activate your preferred theme and test again. If the link option no longer works, there is likely an issue with the theme.

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