Improved links

A major component of WYSIWYG editing is the ability to insert links to other pieces of content or external sites. The default link button integrated with CKEditor allows for basic link embedding. This means that your content editors must know their internal content URLs ahead of time to link to them. A solution to this issue is the Linkit module at https://www.drupal.org/project/linkit.

The module can be installed using Composer by running the following command:

$ cd /path/to/drupal8
$ composer require drupal/linkit

The Linkit module provides a drop-in replacement for the default link functionality. It adds auto-complete search for internal content and adds additional options for displaying the field. Linkit works by creating different profiles that allow you to control what content can be referenced, what attributes can be managed, and which users and roles can use a Linkit profile.