How to add a link to the no-access message

[dax (Daniela)]

Reminding you that the text can be changed from Customize > Text Content > js.topic.invalid_access.description, there is a simple CSS trick to do what you want.

In your /admin/customize/themes > Common > Body add:

<div class="topic-error">
    <div>
        <a title="" href="http://example.com">Random text.</a>
        <p>Some other words.</p>
    </div>
</div> 

In your CSS add:

.topic-error a:after {
   content: attr(title) " You can add other text here, or delete these quotes. ";
}

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