# Link to websites isn't working

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/link-to-websites-isnt-working/24507>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [January 12, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/link-to-websites-isnt-working/24507 "2019-01-12T16:01:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/link-to-websites-isnt-working/24507/1 "2019-01-12T16:01:34Z")

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All of a sudden my link button doesn’t seem to be working. I’m trying to add links to various urls and they won’t link. I’ve been using Rapidweaver for a long time now and have never had a problem. HELP!!

Thanks,  
Lisa

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**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/link-to-websites-isnt-working/24507/2 "2019-01-12T17:11:18Z")

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You’re going to have to give a bit more information:

- a URL to a page
- what type of page
- some screenshots of how you’re linking

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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/link-to-websites-isnt-working/24507/3 "2019-01-12T18:17:02Z")

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Thanks for replying so quickly. With no rhyme or reason, it started working again. As I said, I’ve using RW for years and have used the link hundreds of times and haven’t done anything differently. So have no idea what it was about. Just a glitch, I guess.

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**Author:** ![joemart1951](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joemart1951/32/1193_2.png) [@joemart1951](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joemart1951)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/link-to-websites-isnt-working/24507/4 "2019-01-12T20:42:08Z")

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I am sort of having a similar issue…but only on offsite pages…the link works…but if I check the open in new window box…it does not open in a new window. When I look at the code…it generates rel="" instead of rel=“external”  
Thanks so much for your help…  
RW 8.0.3  
Foundation page

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**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/link-to-websites-isnt-working/24507/5 "2019-01-12T21:22:13Z")

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> [@joemart1951](#):
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> but if I check the open in new window box…it does not open in a new window. When I look at the code…it generates rel=“” instead of rel=“external”  
> Thanks so much for your help…  
> RW 8.0.3

I just checked and it’s doing the same in the latest 8.1(20560b) Beta as well.

@tpbradley @dan

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/link-to-websites-isnt-working/24507/6 "2019-02-12T07:22:15Z")

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