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Research draft

hyperlink

vr.tr.hyperlink · XCT.QLT

Let an agent explain hyperlinks and how they work, write accessible and useful link text, manage links in websites and documents, and explain legal and security aspects of linking.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain hyperlinks and how they work, write accessible and useful link text, manage links in websites and documents, and explain legal and security aspects of linking.

A reference in a document or web page that a reader can follow, usually by clicking, to reach another location, document or resource, including external links, internal anchors, interwiki links and canonical link elements; hyperlinks are the basis of the web and hypertext and are governed by accessibility, usability and legal considerations.

What it is for: Connecting documents and resources.

It can be explain how hyperlinks work; write accessible link text; manage and check links; explain legal and security aspects.

Distinguishing features

Followable reference

Source and target

Basis of the web

Accessibility rules

What it looks like

Underlined or highlighted text or images that can be followed.

How it is recognised

Clickable references

URLs as targets

A citation without a link is a reference only

Related models

is a kind of - category

reference

is related to - web technology

information processing

is related to - malicious links

computer security

is related to - wiki links

encyclopedia

In practice

Families and kinds

external links

internal links and anchors

interwiki links

canonical and relationship links

links in documents and apps

Standards and regulation

HTML and URL standards

WCAG accessibility guidelines for links

Copyright and linking case law

Failure modes and hazards

Broken links

Inaccessible link text such as click here

Malicious and deceptive links

Also called

.io gameinterwiki prefixclick hereinterwiki linkcanonical link elementexternal linkaffiliate linkinternal linklink resolverskip linkdeep linkimage mapabsolute linkbacklinkswikilinksitelinkred linksitelink to redirectmobile deep linkingdeferred deep linking

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Write Good links.

Accessible text.

Text

Link text.

Text

Link text.

  1. Does this link text describe the destination, rather than click here? boundary
  2. How should it be rewritten? action

Markup

Creating links.

Markup

Markup.

  1. How is a hyperlink written in HTML, Markdown or this document format? action
  2. When should a link open in the same window? provenance
Manage Maintaining links.

Links rot.

Check

Checking links.

Check

Checking.

  1. Which links on this site or document are broken, and how can they be fixed or archived? action
  2. Which tools check links? provenance

Structure

Internal linking.

Structure

Internal linking.

  1. How should internal links and canonical elements be structured for navigation and search? action
  2. What are interwiki links? definition
Safety Security.

Links can deceive.

Malicious

Suspicious links.

Malicious

Suspicious links.

  1. Does this link look deceptive or malicious, and how can its destination be checked safely? boundary
  2. What should a user do if they clicked it? action

Privacy

Tracking links.

Privacy

Tracking.

  1. Do these links carry tracking parameters, and how can they be cleaned? action
  2. Which rules apply to tracking? provenance
Law Legal aspects and history.

Linking and rights.

Legal

Linking law.

Legal

Linking law.

  1. What have courts said about linking to copyrighted or unlawful content? provenance
  2. Is the user asking for legal advice? boundary

History

History of hypertext.

History

History.

  1. How did hypertext and hyperlinks develop, according to historians of computing? provenance
  2. Which ideas were key? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should URL be a separate entry?
  • How should accessibility guidance be linked?
  • How should link law be localised?
Draft as JSON