# Link Field

### About this export

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **content_type** | lesson |
| **platform** | contentstack-academy |
| **source_url** | https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/contentstack-end-user-training-eut-/link-field |
| **course_slug** | contentstack-end-user-training-eut- |
| **lesson_slug** | link-field |
| **markdown_file_url** | /academy/md/courses/contentstack-end-user-training-eut-/link-field.md |
| **generated_at** | 2026-05-28T12:30:01.761Z |

> Part of **[Contentstack End User Training (EUT)](https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/contentstack-end-user-training-eut-)** on Contentstack Academy. **Academy MD v3** — structured for retrieval; no quiz or assessment keys.

<!-- ai_metadata: {"lesson_id":"14","type":"text","duration_minutes":1,"topics":["Link","Field"]} -->

#### Lesson text

The **Link** field enables users to add a link(s) to their entry page.

This field possesses two subfields:

*   **Title** - This lets you specify the display text for the corresponding link.
    
*   **Link** - This enables you to set a static or relative (to the site’s root URL) URL for the related title.
    

![CSendUserTraining\_L14\_img-1.png](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltebc53cfaf0dd6403/blt88445e9dcbf06d1a/67ddc3ec037e2b4df222ded2/CSendUserTraining_L14_img-1.png)

# **Understanding with an example**

*   You can choose a Link field if you want to create a link for a ‘Learn More’ button to visit and read more about a Product’s Detail. The ‘Title’ would be ‘Learn More’ and ’‘Link’ will contain the actual link to the destination page/article.
    
*   You can use a Link Field to create a Header menu containing menus like Blogs, About Us, Products, etc.
    
*   You can use a Link Field to create a Footer link containing links like Privacy Policy, Contact Us, etc.
    

This field has specific properties you can change anytime per your needs.

The properties that can be modified are:

*   **Basic**
    
    *   **Display Name**
        
    *   **Unique ID**
        
    *   **Instruction Value**
        
    *   **Help Text**
        
    
*   **Advanced**
    
    *   **Default Value**
        
        *   **Title**
            
        *   **URL**
            
        
    *   **Options**
        
        *   **Mandatory**
            
        *   **Multiple**
            
        *   **Non-localizable**
            
        
    

![CSendUserTraining\_L14\_img-2.png](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltebc53cfaf0dd6403/blt3db3e7cc00a2785b/67ddc403cb0241f07941ba52/CSendUserTraining_L14_img-2.png)

**Quick Tips**:  
Always use this field to assign a Title and Link to any component on a page/entry.

# **Further Reading**

*   [About Link Field](https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/create-content-types/link/)

#### Key takeaways

- Connect **Link Field** back to your stack configuration before moving to the next module.
- Capture one concrete artifact (screenshot, Postman call, or code snippet) that proves the step works in your environment.
- Re-read the delivery versus management boundary for anything you changed in the entry model.

## Supplement for indexing

### Content summary

Link Field. The Link field enables users to add a link(s) to their entry page. This field possesses two subfields: Title - This lets you specify the display text for the corresponding link. Link - This enables you to set a static or relative (to the site’s root URL) URL for the related title. ! CSendUserTraining\ L14\ img-1.png (https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltebc53cfaf0dd6403/blt88445e9dcbf06d1a/67ddc3ec037e2b4df222ded2/CSendUserTraining L14 img-1.png) Understanding with an example You can choose a Link field if you want to create a link for a ‘Learn More’ button to visit and read more about a Product’s Detail. The ‘Title’ would be ‘Learn More’ and ’‘Link’ will contain the actual link to th

### Retrieval tags

- Link
- Field
- contentstack-end-user-training-eut-
- lesson 14
- Link Field
- contentstack-end-user-training-eut- lesson

### Indexing notes

Index this lesson as a primary chunk tagged with lesson_id "14" and topics: [Link, Field].
Parent course slug: contentstack-end-user-training-eut-. Use asset_references URLs as thumbnail hints in search results when present.
Never surface LMS quiz content or assessment answers from this file.

### Asset references

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| CSendUserTraining\_L14\_img-1.png | `https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltebc53cfaf0dd6403/blt88445e9dcbf06d1a/67ddc3ec037e2b4df222ded2/CSendUserTraining_L14_img-1.png` |
| CSendUserTraining\_L14\_img-2.png | `https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltebc53cfaf0dd6403/blt3db3e7cc00a2785b/67ddc403cb0241f07941ba52/CSendUserTraining_L14_img-2.png` |

### External links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| Contentstack Academy home | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/` |
| Training instance setup | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/training-instance` |
| Academy playground (GitHub) | `https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-academy-playground` |
| Contentstack documentation | `https://www.contentstack.com/docs/` |
| CSendUserTraining\_L14\_img-1.png | `https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltebc53cfaf0dd6403/blt88445e9dcbf06d1a/67ddc3ec037e2b4df222ded2/CSendUserTraining_L14_img-1.png` |
| CSendUserTraining\_L14\_img-2.png | `https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltebc53cfaf0dd6403/blt3db3e7cc00a2785b/67ddc403cb0241f07941ba52/CSendUserTraining_L14_img-2.png` |
| About Link Field | `https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/create-content-types/link/` |