An AI-written newsletter can sound polished while giving readers three identical choices: “click here,” “learn more,” and “read more.” The sentences may be grammatical, but the linked words tell readers little about where they will go. Editing the labels is a practical writing task: make each destination and purpose clear without adding promises the page cannot keep.
This worked example uses an invented community workshop newsletter. It complements our guide to editing AI alt text, which considers what an image communicates in context. Here, the question is what the reader expects a link to do. The examples are sample copy, not live workshop offers.
Start with the destination, not a more exciting verb
Suppose the draft says: “Our autumn workshop is coming up. Click here for details. Learn more about getting ready, and click here to join us.” Before rewriting, open the three actual destinations and record what each contains. Do not ask AI to infer the contents from a URL or a filename.
In this invented example, the first page contains the workshop schedule, the second is a PDF checklist of materials, and the third is a registration form. Those differences matter more than finding three elegant synonyms for “explore.” A reader deciding whether to attend needs the schedule; someone already registered may want only the checklist.
Keep the destination addresses unchanged while editing their visible labels. If a destination is wrong, fix that as a separate factual issue. A clearer label cannot rescue a broken link or a registration form that belongs to last year's event.
Make the linked words carry useful meaning
Before: “Click here for details.”
After: “View the autumn workshop schedule.” In the revised version, link the words “autumn workshop schedule.” They identify the subject and the destination without needing an instruction about a mouse.
Before: “Learn more about getting ready.”
After: “Check the workshop materials list (PDF).” Link “workshop materials list (PDF).” Include the file type because you have verified that this destination is a PDF; do not add a guessed file size or claim that it is an accessible version without checking.
Before: “Click here to join us.”
After: “Register for the autumn workshop.” Link the whole revised phrase if it leads to the registration form. If the page only explains registration, choose “Read the workshop registration instructions” instead. The label should describe the next step the link actually provides.
Read the revised newsletter as a short passage
The revised copy could read: “Our autumn workshop is coming up. View the autumn workshop schedule to choose a session. Already booked? Check the workshop materials list (PDF). When you are ready, register for the autumn workshop.” Apply the links to the descriptive phrases identified above.
The words “choose a session” are appropriate only if the schedule really offers a choice. Remove them if it lists one fixed session. Even tiny connecting phrases can introduce facts, and an AI editor may invent them while trying to make a paragraph flow.
This version distinguishes three reader tasks without putting a complete page summary into each link. It also avoids repeating “click here” and expecting nearby paragraphs to do all the explanatory work. The result is easier to scan, while keeping the original information order.
Understand the guidance without overstating it
W3C's explanation of link purpose in context says the purpose can be established from the link text alone or from the text together with programmatically determined context. It also recommends meaningful labels where possible, including for people navigating a list of links.
This does not mean every “read more” link automatically fails WCAG. Context and implementation matter. Descriptive wording is a useful editorial default, but rewriting three labels is not a complete accessibility audit or a claim that a newsletter meets every requirement.
Use consistent labels for the same destination when that fits the passage, and distinct labels for different purposes. If two links both say “workshop schedule” but one opens a payment form, resolve that mismatch. The reader should not have to experiment to discover which label is accurate.
Give AI a small, checked editing brief
Try this prompt: “Rewrite these three newsletter link labels. The destinations are, in order, the autumn workshop schedule, a PDF materials checklist, and the workshop registration form. Preserve the destination mapping. Make each label understandable on its own. Do not invent prices, availability, deadlines, accessibility claims, or promises about what registration guarantees. Return the original label and replacement label together.”
You can use the AIUndetectable humanizer to explore more natural surrounding copy. Check the resulting labels and sentences against the destination notes afterward. A fluent rewrite or a detector result cannot verify that a link points to the promised content.
Check the links in the final preview
Read just the linked phrases in order. Can you tell which gives information, which opens a document, and which starts registration? Then read the whole paragraph to catch awkward repetition. Finally, open each link from the actual newsletter preview and compare its destination with the wording.
Keep the check bounded: three links, three verified purposes, three matching labels. If the newsletter platform changes the addresses for tracking, verify the final destinations still match. The finished edit should help readers make a choice before clicking, without asking a more persuasive sentence to hide uncertainty about where the link goes.