Title: Adding URL to thumbnails
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Adding URL to thumbnails

 *  [rsconsult](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rsconsult/)
 * (@rsconsult)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-url-to-thumbnails/)
 * Is there any way to link a thumbnail to a URL in version 2.1.0? In 1.9 I was 
   able to use a custom links template and link a thumbnail to a specific URL. Since
   upgrading, the functionality has been lost. How can I do this with the current
   version?
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 *  Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
 * (@photocrati)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-url-to-thumbnails/#post-6230799)
 * [@rsconsult](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rsconsult/) – This is no method
   currently in NextGEN Gallery to link to an external URL (one not linking to the
   Lightbox Effect) but if you were using a custom template you may still be able
   to use it going forward as we still offer basic support for the NextGEN Legacy
   template system.
 * Thanks!
 * – Cais.
 *  Thread Starter [rsconsult](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rsconsult/)
 * (@rsconsult)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-url-to-thumbnails/#post-6230821)
 * I was using the customlink template. Is that one of the legacy templates that
   has support? If not, where can I download the 1.9 version of NextGEN?
 *  Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
 * (@photocrati)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-url-to-thumbnails/#post-6230882)
 * [@rsconsult](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rsconsult/) – I have no idea
   what the “custom link” template is that you are referring to, it would not be
   one we bundle with NextGEN Gallery. We also do not recommend rolling back to 
   NextGEN Legacy versions either … but, that being written, you can find all stable
   releases here: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/developers/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/developers/)
 * Thanks!
 * – Cais.

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