How to link button?

Question

Very simple question here, sorry if it's stupid.

I have the code here - but the button is not linking anywhere, can people help please?

<div class="buttonwrapper">
  <button class="mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-js-ripple-effect">
          <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/CSGOFlair">Twitter</a>
        </button>
</div>

It doesn't, I just tried it because adding href and target attributes directly to the button didn't work. — LionWaffles, Jun 02 '17 at 02:23
If you need to link to another page, use an `` element. You don’t need the button. If you want it to look like a button, use CSS. — Sebastian Simon, Jun 02 '17 at 02:24

Dalin Huang · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-23T02:16:53.190

A simple CSS button, use your button CSS to create one for <a> to make it a button look link.

.buttonwrapper {
  margin-top: 100px;
}
.button-link {
  padding: 10px 15px;
  background: #4479BA;
  color: #FFF;
  -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
  -moz-border-radius: 4px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border: solid 1px #20538D;
  text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4), 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4), 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4), 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s;
  -moz-transition-duration: 0.2s;
  transition-duration: 0.2s;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: none;
  -ms-user-select: none;
  user-select: none;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.button-link:hover {
  background: #356094;
  border: solid 1px #2A4E77;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.button-link:active {
  -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  background: #2E5481;
  border: solid 1px #203E5F;
}

<div class="buttonwrapper">
  <a target="" class="button-link" href="https://twitter.com/CSGOFlair">Twitter</a>
</div>

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 02 '17 at 03:02

1

You're doing wrong but don't worry.

<div class="buttonwrapper">
 <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/CSGOFlair">
 <button class="mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-js-rippleeffect">Twitter Button</button>
</a>

</div>

nest the button inside the a element and give it a name more info about anchor element: htmldog

answered Jun 02 '17 at 03:02

Lucas David Ferrero

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you can remove the .buttonwrapper's div and give the anchor a display:block – Lucas David Ferrero Jun 02 '17 at 03:04

How to link button?

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