Navigating to a specific spot on a page in WP

  • IBIT

    (@ibit)


    11 years, 3 months ago

    I’m using the Twenty Twelve theme and have some extremely long pages. I’d like to create hyperlinks that enable a reader to jump to specific spots on the page. I used to be able to do this on my old, defunct Web site, but can’t seem to do it in WP. Have tried the old HTML tricks a name and a id — and yes, I did include the hashtag at the anchor point, but nothing works. Is there a way to this that I haven’t tried yet, or is it just something that WP won’t allow?

    Thanks.

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  • Andrew Bartel

    (@andrew-bartel)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    Anchor tags works fine, I’ve done it on countless WordPress sites.

    Example:

    <a href="#anchor1">Anchor 1</a>
<a href="#anchor2">Anchor 2</a>

// lots of text

<div id="anchor1">
// some div content
</div>

// lots more text

<div id="anchor2">
// some div content
</div>

    WP Libra

    (@wpbum)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    Also just an FYI using <a name="whatever"> is outdated and you should do it like the example above.

    Thread Starter IBIT

    (@ibit)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks, guys. QUESTION: Do I need to include the entire URL in the anchor tag, or can I get away with just the name of the anchor?

    WP Libra

    (@wpbum)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    Just like the example above. Not the entire URL.

    Thread Starter IBIT

    (@ibit)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    It works…PERFECTLY! Many thanks to you both!

    Thread Starter IBIT

    (@ibit)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    Okay, next question: Now that readers can skip section-by-section at will, I need to create a “BACK to TOP” link. If a name and a id are deprecated, how do I do that?

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