Adding Web, Video and Shopping Links to Content

Issuu provides a feature of adding web, video and shopping links in your content which helps readers to interact with your content and learn more about your brand.

When hovered over, links within your content show up as blue outlines around ads, videos and images with icons to direct the desired interaction.

This article explains how to use the Issuu Link Editor.

NOTE: Our system automatically detects hyperlinks within uploaded files that have been createusing the link creator tool built in popular design software (e.g. InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, etc.). Additionally, Issuu provides a link detection algorithm that will try to recognize links in the plain text of the content. This can be activated with Premium or Optimum feature DETECTED LINKS for each upload.

NOTE: Link editor is accessible on the latest version of Safari 13.1.1 and other different browsers. It is not accessible on older Safari versions.

Adding Links in Your Content

1. Go to Publications from Side Navigation Menu
2. Select the publication you want to update and you will be directed to Publication Workspace
3. Select ADD LINKS AND VIDEO
4. When the LINK EDITOR opens, first select a page, then draw a box around the area of the page where you want to add links

5. New pop-up window will display

WEB LINKS

5.1 Select WEB for web links

1. Insert web URL
2. Click DONE and SAVE 

SHOPPING LINKS 

 5.2  Select SHOPPING for shopping links

1. Insert shopping URL (Link should be at least 50x50 px to show any icon)
2. Click DONE and SAVE

NOTE: If you add links in your content through Issuu ADD LINKS AND VIDEO feature, those links will not be available in the downloaded version of the content, because Issuu does not modify the original file. 

GO TO PAGE

5.3 Select GO TO PAGE if you want to redirect your readers to other pages within your content (Creating In-Document links)

1. Select the Action you want from dropdown menu
2. Select Page number where you want to redirect your readers
3. Click DONE and SAVE

To add video links in your content, please see article: Embedding Videos Directly in Content.

TIP: Regardless of the type of link you added, select VIEW IN READER button, and a new window will open where you can view your content with the newly added links.

NOTE: If you don't save the links they will be marked as "UNSAVED" and in red. Should you go to another page the links will not be saved for when you return. Once you've "SAVED" your links you can move away from the Link Editor and the links will be available when you return. Saved links will be shown in green.

NOTE:  The links will only be shown in the live version of your content once you've published your saved links. Published links will be shown in blue and marked "PUBLISHED".

Converting Links

You can convert links to Shopping links, Web and Video links or In-Publication Video links on a specific page by selecting page numbers or in an entire document. 

1. Go to Publications from Side Navigation Menu
2. Select the publication you want to update and you will be directed to Publishing Workspace
3. Select ADD LINKS AND VIDEO
4.  It will open a LINK EDITOR
5. Select CONVERT LINKS at the top of the Links Editor
6. New pop-up window will open, choose the type of the link to convert from the dropdown menu and apply changes to specific page or entire document
7. Click CONVERT and SAVE

NOTE: Links added to your publication through Issuu feature Add Links & Video will be overwritten during an update. Only links created in the document using a link creation tool before uploading to Issuu will be included again after updating or replacing document.

NOTE: When you add links into an existing publication and afterwards put it for Digital Sales, then that publication is actually being re-uploaded. It happens because preview pages are being generated for that publication and so the previously added links will get wiped out.

PS: Join our free weekly interactive Issuu Academy Workshop (North America) or Issuu Academy Workshop (EU) for a live demo on how to add web, video, and shopping links to your content and interact with our Customer Success Team. NOTE: You can join 1, 2, or all 3 of the workshops when you register. You do not need to attend all 3 of the workshops included in the series.