Editing Help/Links (section)

== Anchors == <!--T:253-->

=== Linking to an anchor === <!--T:254-->
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<translate><!--T:255--> Links in the format <tvar name=1><code><nowiki>[[#anchor_name]]</nowiki></code></tvar> will direct to the first matching anchor on the page, typically corresponding to the first identical section heading.</translate>

<translate><!--T:256--> You can add an <tvar name=1><code><nowiki>[[#anchor_name]]</nowiki></code></tvar> to a link, directing it to the first matching section heading (or anchor) on the '''named''' page:</translate>

<code><nowiki>[[Help:Editing#Advanced editing]]</nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Advanced_editing</nowiki></code>

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=== Using an automatic anchor === <!--T:257-->
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<translate><!--T:258--> Section headings serve as anchors, using the heading text as the anchor name.</translate>
<translate><!--T:259--> If there are multiple sections with identical headings, each subsequent occurrence is appended with <tvar name=1>"_2", "_3"</tvar>, etc.</translate>

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The anchor <tvar name=1>[[#toc]]</tvar> links to the page's table of contents (TOC), except when there's a section already titled <tvar name=2>"toc"</tvar>.

=== A manual anchor === <!--T:261-->
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<translate><!--T:262--> Manually-set anchors are beneficial for linking to "unlinkable" elements such as tables (titles or cells) or sections of plain text.</translate>
<translate><!--T:263--> For instance, in the [[<tvar name=1>#External links to internal pages</tvar>|External links to internal pages]] section above, although the column text "Description" resembles a (minor) heading, it is not.</translate>

<translate><!--T:264--> There are several methods to set an anchor at any position:</translate>

* <translate><!--T:265--> The "anchor" [[<tvar name=1>help:Template</tvar>|template]], if it exists on your wiki, specified as <tvar name=2></tvar>, offers a standardized method to create anchor points.</translate> <translate><!--T:266--> Place the template where you want, using the syntax <tvar name=2><nowiki></nowiki></tvar>.</translate> <translate><!--T:267--> For instance, <nowiki></nowiki> is placed in the "Description" column of the table below the "External links to internal pages" section.</translate> <translate><!--T:268--> Clicking on <tvar name=1>[[#Description]]</tvar> links to that anchor point created on the table.</translate> <translate><!--T:269--> The anchor is only visible via the source code.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:270--> Use the generic anchor tag <tvar name=1><code><nowiki><span id="anchor_name">some text</span></nowiki></code></tvar> with optional text for visible anchors.</translate> <translate><!--T:271--> For hidden anchors, omit the text.</translate> <translate><!--T:272--> To point to the anchor use <tvar name=1><code><nowiki>[[#anchor_name]]</nowiki></code></tvar>.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:273--> Avoid using manual HTML headings like <tvar name=1><code><nowiki><h2>Editing Instructions</h2></nowiki></code></tvar>.</translate> <translate><!--T:274--> This text serves as an <tvar name=1>anchor_name</tvar>.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:275--> In certain instances, adding an ID attribute similar to HTML within a Wiki-element is necessary.</translate> <translate><!--T:276--> Take, for instance, the table mentioned earlier, titled [[<tvar name=1>#External links to internal pages</tvar>|External links to internal pages]]:</translate>
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border="1" class="wikitable" id="You type"
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* <translate><!--T:277--> A top of a page can be accessed using the reserved term <tvar name=1><code><nowiki>[[#top]]</nowiki></code></tvar>.</translate>

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See also [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Section#Linking sections using an arbitrary id</tvar>|Help:Section#Linking sections using an arbitrary ID]].

=== Using Linksearch anchors === <!--T:279-->

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As mentioned above, if external link style is used, e.g. <tvar name=1>[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Section#Linking_sections_using_an_arbitrary_id]</tvar>, we can use <tvar name=2>[[Special:Linksearch]]</tvar>: <tvar name=3>[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:LinkSearch]</tvar>.
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<translate><!--T:281--> When using Linksearch, it's helpful to add leading zeros to numerical anchor names to prevent unintended matches.</translate>
<translate><!--T:282--> For example, instead of searching for "1", use "01" to avoid including "10".</translate>
<translate><!--T:283--> This practice is seen in [[w:Template:Current events header|Template:Current events header]].</translate>
<translate><!--T:284--> Similarly, if there are anchors like "a" and "ab", using "_a" can distinguish them in search results.</translate>

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=== Using <tvar name=1>anchorencode</tvar> === <!--T:285-->
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<translate><!--T:286--> The <tvar name=1><code>#anchorencode</code></tvar> parser function encodes input to use as an anchor.</translate>
<translate><!--T:287--> For example, to external link to <tvar name=1>[[#Using linksearch anchors]]</tvar> above, you would use <tvar name=2><code><nowiki>https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links#</nowiki></code></tvar>, which resolves to <tvar name=3>https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links#</tvar></translate>

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