How to Customize Link Colors on Websites

Customizing link colors helps you easily distinguish between regular and visited links, making web navigation clearer and more accessible.


Step 1: Open Helperbird

Click the Helperbird owl icon in your browser toolbar to open the main dashboard.


Step 2: Go to Reading Options

In the list of tools, find Reading Options and click the open icon next to it.


In the Reading Options panel:

  1. Go to the Colors tab.
  2. Toggle Links on.
  3. Choose a color from the palette for regular links.
  4. Scroll to the Visited section and select a different color for visited links.

Tip: Pick contrasting colors to easily tell which links you've already visited.


Video Tutorial


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