This type of link is called an anchor link. It is very useful if you have a page with many sections and you would like your visitors to jump directly to a particular section. It is also used often, if a visitor has reached the bottom of the page and you them to able to go back to the top quickly.
The Anchor is made up of two parts: the source and the destination.
Example
Create Destination Link
The destination link can be created as normal through the hyperlink icon . You then create a name for the link. If you are to create more than one link within the same page/post, then each name must be unique. At the url the name is preceeded with a #.
- Go to the bullet points
- highlight section1
- create the link
Or you can do this directly In Text Mode
Create Anchor Link
- Stay in Text Mode.
- Go to the line just above the actual section you want to jump to
- create Anchor. The name MUST be identical to the name you used in creating the link.
<a id=”section1“></a>;
Section
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer malesuada tellus eu ipsum bibendum pharetra. Quisque luctus ac justo eget tempus. In sagittis velit ac ligula auctor, vel cursus ante pellentesque. Sed a lectus metus. Phasellus massa mauris, molestie at iaculis sit amet, pretium vitae est.
Then switch back to Visual mode.
Create Back to the Top of Page anchor
- click into Text mode
- At the top of the page define the source:
- Scroll to the bottom of the page. Define the destination(link) : Back to the top of the Page>
- Then switch back to Visual mode.