# **Removing Internal Links** ### ℹ️ **TASK INFO**: **The task is to remove internal links from IndianaJo's blog posts.** --- ### ℹ️ **INSTRUCTIONS**: ### **Step 1:** **Jo will share a link to a spreadsheet with six columns.** **Column A: Link to IndianaJo’s blog post** **Column B: Links to Remove** **Column C: Left Context - Words on the Left Side of the Anchor** **Column D: Anchor Text - Words or Phrases Linked** **Column E: Right Context - Words on the Right Side of the Anchor** **Column F: Status** --- ### **Step 2:** **To edit IndianaJo’s blog post, log in to WordPress using the login details provided in the EOM task and Logins under Emily’s profile in Chrome.** ![Screenshot_2](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SkvAWUQDp.png) --- ### **Step 3:** **Copy the link in Column A of the spreadsheet and open it in a new tab. Since you are already logged in to WordPress, you should see the option to edit the post.** ![Screenshot_11](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/r198fIQw6.png) --- ### **Step 4:** **Locate the anchor text from the blog post. Anchor text are highlighted with a distinctive color. Example Anchor Text: "major port on the silk route"** ![Screenshot_12](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/S10REUXva.png) --- ### **Step 5:** **To remove the link, click on the anchor text, then use the unlink button to detach the link. Afterward, click the bold button to unbold the text.** ![Screenshot_13](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ryCCv87Da.png) ### **Note:** **If the anchor text is the whole link within a "related posts/articles" section, you can remove the link by deleting the full anchor text.** ![Screenshot_14](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Syif98QwT.png) --- ### **Step 6:** **To complete the process, click on “Don’t update the modified date” to prevent the modified date from appearing on the blog post. Then, to save the changes, click on “Update.”** ![Screenshot_10](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rkQ_cL7Dp.png)