A page jump link, also known as an anchor link, is a hyperlink that allows users to navigate to a specific point on a webpage by clicking a link. When a user clicks the link, they are taken directly to the point on the page where the anchor is located, rather than having to scroll through the page to find it.
Page jump links are commonly used on long pages to help users quickly find the information they are looking for. For example, a page about the history of a company might have jump links to different periods of time, allowing users to easily navigate to the section of the page that interests them.
To create a page jump link in WordPress, you will need to create an anchor link and an anchor within your page content. The anchor link is the hyperlink that users will click on, and the anchor is the point on the page where users will be taken when they click the link. You can create both the anchor link and anchor using the WordPress editor toolbar and HTML anchor tags.
To create page jump links in WordPress, you can follow these steps:
Create the anchor link: First, you will need to create the anchor link, which is the link that users will click on to jump to a specific section of the page. To do this, you will need to place the text or button that will serve as the link within your page content. Highlight the text or button, and then click the "Link" button in the WordPress editor toolbar. This will open the "Insert/Edit Link" modal. In the "URL" field, enter the name of the anchor link, preceded by a pound sign (e.g., #my-anchor). Then, click the "Add Link" button to insert the anchor link.
Create the anchor: Next, you will need to create the anchor, which is the point on the page where the user will be taken when they click the link. To do this, you will need to place a unique identifier within your page content. You can use any combination of letters, numbers, and hyphens to create this identifier. For example, you might use "my-anchor" as the identifier. To create the anchor, you will need to wrap the identifier in an HTML anchor tag. For example:
<a id="my-anchor"></a>
Place the anchor: Once you have created the anchor, you will need to place it within your page content at the point where you want users to be taken when they click the link. For example, if you want users to be taken to the middle of the page, you would place the anchor tag somewhere in the middle of the page.
Test the link: Once you have created the anchor link and anchor, you can test the link to make sure it works as expected. Simply click the link and check that it takes you to the correct point on the page.
By following these steps, you can create page jump links in WordPress that allow users to easily navigate to specific sections of your page.
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