Title: Links can't be inserted
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Links can't be inserted

 *  [curiouscat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/curiouscat/)
 * (@curiouscat)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-cant-be-inserted/)
 * Since updating to 4.2.1 using the link button to insert a link does nothing. 
   The button submits or doesn’t do anything; in either case no code is added.
 * If you then try to do it again the box “remembers” the last value you entered
   and has the link pre-filled with that text.
 * I use the “correct” edit box 🙂 text not WYSIWYG. I tried WYSIWIG and it is broken
   too.
 * I just manually have to type whole thing in (in text – which won’t work in WYSIWYG:-).
 * This failed for Chrome, Safari and Firefox on Mac.
 * The box is changed again.
 * ======== no box with link text ====
    Insert/edit link Close Enter the destination
   URL URL Open link in a new window/tab Add rel=”nofollow” to link ============
   ======================
 * I don’t know if that is a symptom of the bug or just an “upgrade”

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 *  [tubui86](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tubui86/)
 * (@tubui86)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-cant-be-inserted/#post-6067830)
 * I also get trouble with this bug. Please fix it asap.
 *  [LCHFDiva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lchfdiva/)
 * (@lchfdiva)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-cant-be-inserted/#post-6067885)
 * I had to disable the Rel No Follow Plugin and it worked. Hopefully they update
   that soon so we can use it again.

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 * [links](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/links/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [LCHFDiva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lchfdiva/)
 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/links-cant-be-inserted/#post-6067885)
 * Status: not resolved

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