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title: Link property
slug: cms-13/docs/link-property
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createdAt: 2026-07-30T20:22:03.486Z
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The **Link** property type stores link-related items such as URLs, document references, and image links. Use it to connect content to internal pages, external addresses, or downloadable files. The following image shows **Link** property type examples.

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## Configure Link property

The following attributes are available when you configure a **Link** property.

- **Name** – Enter the name of this **Link** property type. This name is used for programming and language settings.
- **Type** – Lets you change the content type to any other.
- **Link type** – Select how to manage links to resources, navigation elements, downloadable content, and other linked assets within an application's content structure.
  - **Link Collection** – A grouping of link items. You can set the minimum and maximum number of link items. It looks similar to this when rendered in the [All Properties edit view](docId\:zT-P1YWoHabPisrAA4Du4) .

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/SusAn4siwvXAQV6EJ-4Sk_674791f40901796994f1a9d7beaa7d020c1e63ef5e6b11026c4100164331a48a-image.png)

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When you select **Add Link** > **Create a new link**, the **Create Link** page displays.
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**LinkItem** – Stores a URL, the text to display, and a target property to specify whether the link should be opened in the same window or a new one. It looks similar to this when rendered in the [All Properties edit view](docId\:zT-P1YWoHabPisrAA4Du4).
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![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/qefzJa90pFgBA1FCC_Yt6_3cb70a2941bb66be481c3315f52b6747cceb5d17576182d09257c5d66d3332ce-image.png)

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**URL to Document** – A link that points to a document resource. The document could be a PDF, Word file, Excel file, and so on. It looks similar to this when rendered in the [All Properties edit view](docId\:zT-P1YWoHabPisrAA4Du4).
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![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/Jk74sHTxIgNm6p9XZ5a5K_38ae8e3e22ecd8ca6a55e33b492254d92a20f5a677c0386151c31300156a5eb3-image.png)

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When you click **Select Media**, the **Select Media** page displays media types you can select.
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**URL to image** – A link that points to an image resource. It looks similar to the following when rendered in the [All Properties edit view](docId\:zT-P1YWoHabPisrAA4Du4).
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![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/1dwuRxu0QFTkKPgA-PtS-_d5096247d4f242ab634cc5411f5a5c90bd2459ba094a49e08cc729171c06eb84-image.png)

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**URL to page/external address** – A link to a page in CMS 13 or a link to an external web address. The system might maintain the link for internal pages even if the page's location changes within CMS 13's structure. For external applications, it is a traditional hyperlink to a web address. It looks similar to this when rendered in the **All Properties** edit view.
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![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/J8L_VL55KSW4HeulqP5UH_ef99ed3fbdde075ab922cc37dced71c332b36e80d75ce2fc588b95e78ae9ee66-image.png)

- **Value must be entered** – Select to require the user to enter a value in a **Link** field. Required fields display a red asterisk (\*).
- **Unique value per language** – See [Define language-specific properties](docId\:YwQU30Wj9A565xlbvuLzU).
- **List** – Unavailable.
- **Property Indexing Type** – Unavailable.
- **Default value** – Select the options to define the **Link** field's value.
  - **No default value** – The field is empty (no pre-populated content).
  - **Inherits value** – The field value is derived from another source. This is often used in hierarchical systems where child elements inherit values from their parent elements. For example, a sub-page inherits some property values from its parent page.
  - **Custom** – Enter a value to display in the field. The following image shows `www.optimizely.com` displayed as the default value.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/RSWqocTNo1VW3tpRYt0CZ_6eebce636c218634028a5c887fea6c467a003c38966c6151de0a65a1212eca6e-image.png)

- **Display in edit view** – Unavailable.
- **Display name** – Enter the text you want to display above the **Link** element on the page in the **All Properties** view.
- **Help text** – Enter text to display next to the **Display Name**. The following image shows how the help text displays.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/nPR9w9uXYEobQZOiBaXA7_5552daeba5ff02d509a6d96a1b69ef12c045c6d93959ed6cc151305d6738e770-image.png)

- **Sort index** – Specify a value to determine the order in which data is displayed or processed.
- **Property Group** – Select a property group (**Categories**, **Content**, **Dynamic Blocks**, **Preview**, **Scheduling**, **SEO Settings**, **Shortcut**) to organize your content on tabs in the **All Properties** edit view of the content type.

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