Content types
You have various options for adding content, from Markdown and HTML, to simple text and images
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You have various options for adding content, from Markdown and HTML, to simple text and images
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The majority of our actions support adding content in one or more areas of the page. To make Action Links as flexible as possible, we've developed support for various content formats, including plain text, Markdown and HTML.
For simple content requirements, just start typing! You can add text-based messages in any content area.
Markdown is a simple but powerful way of adding formatted content to your Links. By enclosing text in the relevant special characters you can format text, and even add headings and images. You can see a full list of formatting options on this Markdown Cheat Sheet, but we've summarised some of the most popular below.
| Element | Markdown syntax | Output |
|---|---|---|
HTML is the main language of internet webpages. Many of the content areas in Action Link allow HTML markup, enabling you to create complex layouts within your Action Links, delivered natively to users as part of the application.
Some of the opportunities presented by using HTML include:
Embedding content from other websites (e.g. YouTube or Vimeo)
Adding buttons that trigger a JavaScript function or redirect a user elsewhere
More granular control over the layout of your interface content
Adding icons from our library of over 150,000 free-to-use graphics
If you're on the Plus or Enterprise plans, you can also add custom JavaScript functions that can interact with your HTML, and other content, to the <head> section of your Links from the My Organisation page.
Heading
Bold
bold text
Italic
italicised text
Blockquote
Ordered list
First item
Second item
Third item
Unordered list
First item
Second item
Third item
Code
code
Horizontal rule
Link
Image