---
title: "Adding Buttons"
description: "Buttons make your links stand out, whether it's a call to action or pointing customers in the right direction 🕵️"
url: "https://support.helpdocs.io/article/uww4kh4e5d-adding-buttons"
category: "Classic Editor"
updated_at: "2026-08-06T15:08:56Z"
---

# Adding Buttons

Buttons make your links stand out whether it’s a call to action or pointing customers in the right direction. Here's how to add them to your articles 💖

[This is what a Button looks like 👀](https://support.helpdocs.io/article/uww4kh4e5d-adding-buttons#adding_buttons)

This is an article about the Classic text editor. We recommend using our Blocks editor. Learn more about how to upgrade yours [here](/article/5vru9sph6l-upgrading-to-the-blocks-editor) ✨

**When should I use a link and when should I use a button?**  
If you wanna refer to a related article in a paragraph it's probably best to use a plain link. If your link is a Call to Action (e.g. "Check out our new flavors 🍦") and you want it to visually stand out use a button.

Buttons look different based on their template so your Button style may look different 🖌️

### Adding Buttons

![](https://files.helpdocs.io/Ytt2uahFxY/articles/uww4kh4e5d/1611690272839/adding-button.gif)

1. Head to the article editor
2. In the toolbar click the **Button** icon
3. You'll see a popup to configure your button
   
   1. **Link to an existing article**. Search for the article you wanna link to in the **Search for an Article** field. When you click a result the text and URL of your button will be filled in automatically ✨
   2. **Link to an external URL**. All you have to do is enter the text and URL of your button
      
      If you want the link of your button to open in a new window toggle **Open in new window**. We recommend this for links leading away from your knowledge base.
4. Click **Insert**
5. Hit **Save**