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# Configure content links

# Configure content links {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Use content links to create navigational links to information outside your instance. Content links are the predecessors to navigation menus.

## Before you begin

Role required: content_admin or admin

## About this task

After the content link is configured, it must be defined in a list block. List blocks
use content links to reference information outside of your CMS.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllContent ManagementSpecialty ContentContent Links.
2. Click New.
3. On the form, fill in the fields.  
   {#t_ConfigureContentLinks__table_odh_bp5_25__entry__2}

   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Name | Type a unique name for the content link |
   | Redirect to | Select the location of the external link |
   | Category | Select a category to provide organization for the list content block. |
   | URL | Click the lock icon to open the edit field, then enter the site URL to open when the link is clicked. This field is available only if Redirect to is set to The specified URL. |
   | Open in | Select the behavior of the clicked link. |
   | Detail page | Select the page where the link opens when it is clicked. This field is available only if Redirect to is set to A content page. |
   | iFrame | Enter the name of the iFrame where the link opens when it is clicked. Make sure that there is an iFrame on the page where the link opens. This field is available only if Open In is set to Named iFrame. |
   [Table 1. Content Link form]

   {#t_ConfigureContentLinks__table_odh_bp5_25}
4. Click Submit.
5. From Content ManagementBlocksLists, create a list block that references the content links by selecting Content Link in the table field.
6. Create a query to determine which external links display on the page.  
   For example, the query <kbd class="ph userinput">Category is Search</kbd> displays any external links that have a category defined as Search.
7. Click Update.
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* [Customize the list block](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JHvtnDa~lNlP~gc55W4emA "List blocks are content blocks that dynamically generate a list of links to records within the instance. When a user clicks a link in a list block, the associated information is displayed in a detail page determined by its content type.")
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* [Configure a detailed content block](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/1o~TI~YAshBtsKrg1gRrxQ "A detailed content block displays the content of an existing document, such as an incident, knowledge article, or service management request. The document type determines the page that a list of documents points to.")

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