Retarget or Suppress an External Hyperlink

Link Evaluator is a useful tool for reviewing any links within a published submission and resolving any validation results that stem from broken links.

Example Validation Result

Screenshot example validation result

You can retarget a link to a different document or document location, or suppress (remove) the link from the published document.

To retarget a link:

  1. Navigate to the content plan and locate the document. Select Evaluate Links from the Content Plan item Actions menu.

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  2. You can use the Quick Filters to help find the links you’re looking for.

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  3. Hover over the link to be retargeted and select Retarget from the Actions menu.

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  4. Select if you want to retarget the link for the current submission only or all active submissions within the current application. Click Continue.

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  5. Find the document to retarget the link. To select the entire document as the new link, select the radio button to the left of the document. To select a specific target in a document, click + Select target in this document. Locate the new permalink and click the + (Create Permalink) icon.

  6. Click Close.

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To suppress a link:

  1. Navigate to the content plan and locate the document. Select Evaluate Links from the Content Plan item Actions menu.

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  2. You can use the Quick Filters to help find the links you’re looking for.

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  3. Hover over the link to be suppressed and select Suppress from the Actions menu.

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  4. Select if you want to suppress the link for the current submission only or all active submissions within the current application. Click Continue.

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  5. To suppress links in bulk, select the desired link checkboxes and select Suppress Selected Items from the Actions menu.

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