diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/ExpandedFooter.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/ExpandedFooter.tsx
index 37ebee9c5..a8867ac3f 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/ExpandedFooter.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/ExpandedFooter.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const PLACEHOLDER_LOGO_IMAGE: string =
 export const defaultLink = {
   linkType: "URL" as const,
   label: { defaultValue: "Footer Link" },
-  link: "#",
+  link: { defaultValue: "#" },
   normalizeLink: true,
   openInNewTab: false,
 };
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterExpandedLinkSectionSlot.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterExpandedLinkSectionSlot.tsx
index f7a3ec6f2..f4ebd4c86 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterExpandedLinkSectionSlot.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterExpandedLinkSectionSlot.tsx
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ const footerExpandedLinkSectionSlotFields: YextFields<FooterExpandedLinkSectionS
             },
             link: {
               label: msg("fields.link", "Link"),
-              type: "text",
+              type: "translatableString",
             },
             normalizeLink: {
               label: msg("fields.normalizeLink", "Normalize Link"),
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterExpandedLinksWrapper.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterExpandedLinksWrapper.tsx
index babaca76a..fd0586a4f 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterExpandedLinksWrapper.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterExpandedLinksWrapper.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const footerExpandedLinksWrapperFields: YextFields<FooterExpandedLinksWrapperPro
                 },
                 link: {
                   label: msg("fields.link", "Link"),
-                  type: "text",
+                  type: "translatableString",
                 },
                 normalizeLink: {
                   label: msg("fields.normalizeLink", "Normalize Link"),
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterLinksSlot.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterLinksSlot.tsx
index d7b1e9e0a..1b966b51c 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterLinksSlot.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/components/footer/FooterLinksSlot.tsx
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ const footerLinksSlotFields: YextFields<FooterLinksSlotProps> = {
           },
           link: {
             label: msg("fields.link", "Link"),
-            type: "text",
+            type: "translatableString",
           },
           normalizeLink: {
             label: msg("fields.normalizeLink", "Normalize Link"),
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/components/header/HeaderLinks.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/components/header/HeaderLinks.tsx
index 6612e56f5..f0108b743 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/components/header/HeaderLinks.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/components/header/HeaderLinks.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export type HeaderLinksProps = {
 const defaultLink: TranslatableCTA = {
   linkType: "URL",
   label: { defaultValue: "Header Link" },
-  link: "#",
+  link: { defaultValue: "#" },
   normalizeLink: true,
   openInNewTab: false,
 };