How to Add a Blogroll to Your WordPress Website

What is a blogroll?

A blogroll is like a list of friends' addresses. Each item is a link to another website. Visitors click a link and go to that site.

Old WordPress had a built-in Links menu. Today it is hidden. You can bring it back with a free plugin. A plugin is an add-on that gives your site a new feature.

Steps

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard. This is your site's admin area.
2. Go to Plugins and click Add New.
3. Type Link Manager in the search box.
4. Find the plugin named Link Manager and click Install Now.
5. Click Activate.
6. A new menu called Links now appears on the left side.
7. Click Links, then Add New.
8. Type the site name in the Name box.

   

9. Type the full address in the Web Address box. Start it with https://.
10. Click Add Link.
11. Repeat for each site you want to list.

Show the list on your site

A widget is a small box that you place in a side area of your site. You will use one to show the links.

1. Go to Appearance and then Widgets.

   

   

2. Click the plus sign in the area where you want the list, such as the sidebar.
3. Search for Links.

   

4. Add the Links widget.
5. Click Update and visit your site to check it.

   

If your theme uses the Site Editor, go to Appearance and Editor instead. Then add the block there.

Quick recap

• A blogroll is a list of links to other sites.
• Install and activate the Link Manager plugin.
• Add links under Links and Add New.

  

• Show the list with the Links widget.