diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/link.js b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
index f46349a2c..ab1fd6537 100755
--- a/core/modules/widgets/link.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ LinkWidget.prototype.renderLink = function(parent,nextSibling) {
 	var domNode = this.document.createElement(tag);
 	// Assign classes
 	var classes = [];
-	if(this.enforceClasses === undefined) {
+	if(this.overrideClasses === undefined) 
 		classes.push("tc-tiddlylink");
 		if(this.isShadow) {
 			classes.push("tc-tiddlylink-shadow");
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ LinkWidget.prototype.renderLink = function(parent,nextSibling) {
 			}
 		}
 		classes.push(this.linkClasses);
-	}
-	else if (this.enforceClasses !== "") {
-		classes.push(this.enforceClasses);
+	} else if(this.overrideClasses !== "") 
+		classes.push(this.overrideClasses)
 	}
 	if(classes.length > 0) {
 		domNode.setAttribute("class",classes.join(" "));
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ LinkWidget.prototype.execute = function() {
 	this.tooltip = this.getAttribute("tooltip");
 	this["aria-label"] = this.getAttribute("aria-label");
 	this.linkClasses = this.getAttribute("class");
-	this.enforceClasses = this.getAttribute("setClass");;
+	this.overrideClasses = this.getAttribute("overrideClass");
 	this.tabIndex = this.getAttribute("tabindex");
 	this.draggable = this.getAttribute("draggable","yes");
 	this.linkTag = this.getAttribute("tag","a");
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/LinkWidget.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/LinkWidget.tid
index 882584ebb..b704d77b1 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/LinkWidget.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/LinkWidget.tid
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ The `link` widget generates links to tiddlers. (Use the HTML `<a>` element to ge
 |tabindex |Optional numeric [[tabindex|https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement/tabIndex]] |
 |draggable |"yes" to enable the link to be draggable (defaults to "yes") |
 |tag |Optional tag to override the default "a" element |
-|class|Optional css classes __in addition to__ the default classes (see below)|
-|setClass|Optional css classes __instead of__ the default classes <<.from-version "5.1.16">>|
+|class|Optional CSS classes //in addition to// the default classes (see below)|
+|overrideClass|<<.from-version "5.1.16">> Optional CSS classes //instead of// the default classes |
 
 The content of the link widget is rendered within the `<a>` tag. The draggable functionality is equivalent to using the DraggableWidget with the ''tiddler'' attribute set to the link target.
 
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ The link widget automatically determines and applies the following classes to li
 * `tc-tiddlylink-missing` - applied to tiddler links where the target tiddler doesn't exist
 * `tc-tiddlylink-resolves` - applied to tiddler links when the target tiddler does exist
 
-Use the `class` attribute to specify additional css classes, or `setClass` to apply only that but not the above defaults, e.g. when used in a LinkCatcherWidget:
+Use the `class` attribute to specify additional css classes, or `overrideClass` to apply only that but not the above defaults, e.g. when used in a LinkCatcherWidget:
 
 <<wikitext-example-without-html """*<$link class="example">Here</$link> the `example` class is added.
-*<$link setClass="example">Here</$link> only the `example` class applies.
-*<$link setClass="">Here</$link> no class is set.""">>
+*<$link overrideClass="example">Here</$link> only the `example` class applies.
+*<$link overrideClass="">Here</$link> no class is set.""">>
 
 ! `href` generation