1. Editing content items and pages

Create an anchor and link to it

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An anchor is an HTML code that is used as a bookmark to create a link to a particular section within a page. For example, it could be a Back to top link that takes the user to the top of the current page, or it could be a link to a section in the middle of another page.

In Content, you can use the HTML editor to create an anchor in a rich text field, and then you can include the anchor ID when you create a link.

Create an anchor in a rich text field

To create an anchor:

  1. In Content, navigate to the item where you want to insert an anchor.

  2. Click Edit content for the rich text field where you want to insert an anchor.

  3. Click the HTML editor tab.

  4. In the HTML code, insert the anchor using the format id=“anchor-name”. For example, the following HTML code assigns the anchor name to a paragraph:

    <h1>Introduction</h1>
<p>This is paragraph 1</p>
<p id="MyAnchor">This is the paragraph I want to link to.</p>

  5. Click Save and close.

Link to an anchor on the current page

To link to an anchor on the same page as the link:

  1. In Content, in the rich text editor, select the text that you want to format as a link.

  2. In the rich text editor panel, click the Create or edit hyperlink iconThe create link icon .

  3. In the Add link panel, in the Link type field, select External URL.

  4. In the URL field, enter #.

    The Add link panel with the anchor name in the URL field

  5. Click Close Close_panel_icon.png to close the Add link panel.

Link to an anchor on another page

To link to an anchor on another page:

  1. Follow the procedure to create an internal link.

  2. Expand Optional parameters. In the Anchor field, enter the anchor name.

    The Add link panel with the anchor name in the Anchor field

  3. Click Close Close_panel_icon.png to close the Add link panel.

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