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# Link Widget

The **Link Widget** lets you direct visitors to an external website, portfolio, article, store, social profile, or any other supported URL.

You can customize its appearance, add a visual, provide additional context, and highlight an important link on your Sitee.

## Add a Link Widget

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your Sitee editor">
    Go to the [YourSitee dashboard](https://yoursit.ee/dashboard/editor) and open the Sitee you want to edit.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the widget menu">
    Select <Icon icon="grid-round-2-plus" /> **Add Widget** from the editor toolbar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Link">
    Select the **Link Widget** from the available widget types.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the link details">
    Add a title and paste the complete destination URL.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Customize and save">
    Review the preview, choose your preferred settings, then select <Icon icon="save" /> **Save**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Basic information

### Title

The title is the main text visitors see on the widget.

Use a short and descriptive title, such as:

* My Portfolio
* Latest YouTube Video
* Visit Our Website
* Read the Full Article

### URL

Enter the complete destination address, including `https://`.

For example:

`https://yoursit.ee`

Use the preview at the top of the editor to confirm that the link and its visual settings appear correctly.

## Customize the appearance

The Link Widget includes three main visual controls: **Appearance**, **Style**, and **Thumbnail**.

| Setting        | Options                    | What it changes                                    |
| -------------- | -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| **Appearance** | Default, Thumbnail, Button | Controls the overall layout and size of the widget |
| **Style**      | Simple, Detailed           | Controls whether the destination URL is displayed  |
| **Thumbnail**  | None, Favicon, Icon, Image | Controls the visual displayed with the link        |

### Appearance

* **Default** uses the standard Link Widget layout.
* **Thumbnail** gives more visual emphasis to the selected favicon, icon, or image.
* **Button** displays the link in a smaller, simplified button-style layout.

### Style

* **Simple** hides the destination URL for a cleaner appearance.
* **Detailed** displays the destination URL below the title.

### Thumbnail

* **None** displays no visual.
* **Favicon** automatically uses the favicon provided by the destination website.
* **Icon** lets you choose from icons provided by YourSitee.
* **Image** lets you upload your own thumbnail image.

<Tip>
  Use **Favicon** or **Icon** for compact, recognizable links. Use **Image** when a custom visual helps explain or promote the destination.
</Tip>

## Description

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A description is a short supporting text that provides additional context about the destination.

You can use it to explain:

* What visitors will find after opening the link
* What an article, video, product, or page is about
* Why the destination may be useful
* What action you want visitors to take

The Description field is available directly in the Link Widget editor.

Keep descriptions short so your Sitee remains easy to scan.

## Sensitive content

Enable **NSFW content** when the destination contains lawful adult or other sensitive material that requires a warning.

When visitors select the link, YourSitee displays a confirmation screen before redirecting them.

<Warning>
  **The visible parts of your Sitee must remain suitable for a general audience.** The widget title, description, Favicon, icon, thumbnail, and uploaded image cannot contain nudity or other NSFW media, even when the label is enabled.
</Warning>

The label does not make prohibited or illegal content acceptable. Review the [NSFW Policies](/resources/content/nsfw-policies) before linking to sensitive material.

## Mark as sponsored

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Enable **Mark sponsored** when the link is connected to:

* An affiliate partnership
* A paid promotion
* A sponsored placement
* A gifted product or service
* Another commercial relationship

You can enable this option from the Link Widget editor. It is also available from the widget's context menu.

The Sponsored Content label appears directly on the widget and does not interrupt visitors with a warning screen.

Learn more in the [Guide to Content Labels](/resources/content/content-labels).

## Spotlight a Link Widget

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Spotlight visually emphasizes **one important widget** on your Sitee.

You can enable Spotlight from the Link Widget editor or the widget's context menu.

It can be useful for:

* A newly published video or article
* An important announcement
* Your primary call to action
* A limited-time campaign
* Your most important external destination

<Info>
  **Only one widget can be spotlighted on a Sitee at a time.** Spotlighting another widget will replace the current selection.
</Info>

For information about moving and managing widgets, see [How to change the widgets' order](/widget/basic/how-to-change-the-widgets-order).

## Save and publish

Select <Icon icon="save" /> **Save** to store the Link Widget in your editor.

Publish your changes when you are ready to make the new or updated widget visible on your public Sitee.

<Note>
  Some external destinations may display an additional safety warning before visitors continue. This helps protect users when a link is not yet recognized as a trusted destination.
</Note>

## Related articles

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Guide to Content Labels" href="/resources/content/content-labels">
    Learn when and how to use NSFW and Sponsored Content labels.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to change the widgets' order" href="/widget/basic/how-to-change-the-widgets-order">
    Rearrange widgets using drag and drop or the context menu.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>