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Interesting problem I have!
I'm trying to link to an anchor on another content block on the same page but this does not seem to be an option - anchors only come up in the "Anchor" list if they are in the same block.
Of course if I go into html mode I can add href="#anchor_name" then once the page is published it DOES actually pick up the correct anchor in the appropriate block.
Problem is that people who are going to be editing don't have the faintest clue about html and for them just picking it from a list is the best way.
Anyone have a solution to that? Is it a bug?
Thanks
Cliff
I'm trying to link to an anchor on another content block on the same page but this does not seem to be an option - anchors only come up in the "Anchor" list if they are in the same block.
Of course if I go into html mode I can add href="#anchor_name" then once the page is published it DOES actually pick up the correct anchor in the appropriate block.
Problem is that people who are going to be editing don't have the faintest clue about html and for them just picking it from a list is the best way.
Anyone have a solution to that? Is it a bug?
Thanks
Cliff
I hope there is another thread dealing with this issue.
I would like my clients to be able to create links to anchors on others pages, but I guess right now I will have to add them myself.
The downside is that when my client edits her site, she might accidentally remove an anchor, and then have to call me to fix it, thus negating the point of making her site editable :(
I would like my clients to be able to create links to anchors on others pages, but I guess right now I will have to add them myself.
The downside is that when my client edits her site, she might accidentally remove an anchor, and then have to call me to fix it, thus negating the point of making her site editable :(
Did anyone see a resolution for this 'bug' ?
Frz, does the 5.4 release resolve this issue?
I've got a client who specifically has requested this ability.
Frz, does the 5.4 release resolve this issue?
I've got a client who specifically has requested this ability.
As a content manager ONLY (no html experience), I found that using #anchor title worked to get the desired effect.
For example, our site (not live yet) has instructors. I created a View Biography image that I wanted to link to the bio section lower on the page (in another block). I created an anchor in the header of the lower bio section titled "meadows bio". Then I added a URL link to the View Biography image, but I added "#meadows bio" at the end of the URL link. It worked!
So, even us html dumbies can do it. I'll be happy to clarify anything that might not make sense. But, it was simple for me to do and I'm probably very similar to your clients in capabilities. I hope it works for you or your clients. Very simple.
For example, our site (not live yet) has instructors. I created a View Biography image that I wanted to link to the bio section lower on the page (in another block). I created an anchor in the header of the lower bio section titled "meadows bio". Then I added a URL link to the View Biography image, but I added "#meadows bio" at the end of the URL link. It worked!
So, even us html dumbies can do it. I'll be happy to clarify anything that might not make sense. But, it was simple for me to do and I'm probably very similar to your clients in capabilities. I hope it works for you or your clients. Very simple.
Thanks USCFE; good insight into how an editor works vs a developer. Since I am in a developer mindset, it helps me to see from the clients perspective so that I know what to offer them.
Have you been able to create a link on one page that goes to an anchor on another page? That would be great, because that's something my clients want, but haven't figured out how to do themselves.
Have you been able to create a link on one page that goes to an anchor on another page? That would be great, because that's something my clients want, but haven't figured out how to do themselves.
Since I'm simply using an URL with the "#anchor title" added at the end to link to the anchors, it has worked for me to direct a link to an anchor on another page. So, all I do is create the anchor "contact us" on say, the "About" page and then can create a hyperlink on the "home" page that goes to the url, plus shifts down to the anchor due to the addition of adding "#contact us" at the end of the link. Let me know if you need me to clarify anything. I'm not savvy on the lingo.
ONE ISSUES! I use IE8 and the latest FireFox, but the anchor solution I mentioned has only worked in IE8, not FF. Not sure why. Any ideas?
Browser to browser issues are very frustrating.
ONE ISSUES! I use IE8 and the latest FireFox, but the anchor solution I mentioned has only worked in IE8, not FF. Not sure why. Any ideas?
Browser to browser issues are very frustrating.
Thank you for that KISS approach, I a DIY Content person myself and cutting my teeth here learning what I can about HTML as well and its fantastic when you can pick up great tips like this that KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID :-)
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Problem is that this is basically TinyMCE related. I wouldn't call it a bug but rather a missing feature. But from a user view this is a bug anyways...
"Fixing" this takes more than a minute. You would have to parse the content of all the other blocks.
If you can get a project for me where I'd have this problem, I'd fix it (:
Seriously - I can confirm this and I'm saying it's not a 5min job..