Layerslider and Buttons – Linking versus Link

On my homepage, I am using a layerslider. Actually this layerslide only includes ONE slide with multiple layers.

Within the top section of “Slide Options,” I have noted that the field entitled Linking — of the (I thought) background image — is an anchor on the homepage of #productslidercolorsection

In the second Layer of the single Slide, I have put in two av_button shortcodes — each with a manually link of other pages.

Looks fine.

But…when I view the two buttons within page Source, I see the hrefs on the buttons are correct.

However, when I hover over either button — and click on them — I go to the Slide Linking anchor.

The Linking reference appears to be “overriding” the href of the buttons within the Layer.

The Linking was put in there, because I figured someone might not go to the buttons, but click on the background image and I wanted their “click” to be “rewarded.”

Got any ideas of the best way to resolve this?

Thanks for your shared expertise.