# Save Links to WordPress

Once you've [installed and activated the plugin](installation.md), you should see new Saved Links and Link Roundup menu items in your Dashboard.

## Preliminary prep work

On the WordPress Dashboard, click on **Saved Links**", then "Add Browser Bookmark". If you are prompted with a screen like the following, you'll need to [follow the instructions to enable the bookmarklet on your site](./bookmarklet-dependencies.md).

![A screenshot of a page titled "Enable Save to Site bookmarklet for your site" and the text explaining why and how to install a dependency.](img/save-to-site-bookmarklet-dependency.png)

## Save Links via Browser Bookmark Tool (Recommended)

1. Under Saved Links, navigate to Add Browser Bookmark (Save to Site)

![installing Save to Site bookmarklet in WordPress](img/save-to-site-bookmarklet-page.png)

2. Install by dragging on to the bookmark bar of your preferred web browser.

![Save to Site bookmarklet installed in a browser toolbar](img/save-to-site-bookmarklet-in-browser.png)

3. Test by finding a great internet link and clicking your bookmark.

4. A popup will appear (you may need to adjust your browser settings to allow the popup to be displayed) with a new Saved Link screen. If you're not logged in to your WordPress site, a login screen will appear before you're passed through. The Save to Site Bookmark Tool attempts to prefill **Title**, **URL** and **Source** information -- saving you time! It will even attempt to grab a **featured image** and import that to WordPress (featured images are still a beta feature and we have improvements planned for this soon).

![Saving a link to a story in the Saved Links bookmarklet popup screen](img/new-saved-link-npr.png)

5. **Publish** your Saved Link and resume normal web browsing.

## Save Links Manually from the WordPress Dashboard

1. In WordPress find Saved Links in the main menu and navigate to New Saved Link.

![Saved links area of the WordPress dashboard](img/new-saved-link-screen.png)

2. Add a Title for your Link
3. A URL is required, paste a valid URL in the URL field.
3. Optionally define a custom slug, add a Featured Image, and provide a short description and the source of your Saved Link.

## Editing Saved Links

Visit the dashboard screen under **Saved Links > Saved Links** to see all your Saved Links. You can edit them just like other post types. 

![Saved links area of the WordPress dashboard](img/all-saved-links.png)

## Using Saved Links in Link Roundups

Now that you have some Saved Links you can:

- [Use them in Link Roundups posts](/docs/link-roundups.md) which display like other posts on your site. 
- If you have a MailChimp account for your email newsletter, you can also easily [publish Link Roundup posts as MailChimp campaigns](/docs/mailchimp.md) from your WordPress dashboard.
- You can also display Saved Links in the [Saved Links Widget](/docs/widgets.md).