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Jump Links

Jump links (also known as anchor links or page jumps) refer to links that direct to specific parts of a page, rather than the entire page itself. This may be useful for linking to elements further down the page for faster access, or for linking from external pages to direct readers instantly to a specific part of the page.

You can add a jump link to most Blocks. To create a jump link, type a meaningful single word or hyphen-separated slug within the ‘HTML Anchor’ field, located within the ‘Advanced’ panel of Block Settings.

A screenshot of the HTML Anchor field under the Advanced tab of the block settings for a header.
Adding a jump link to a block under the advanced settings.

To link to the HTML anchor, type the anchor name into any URL input field, proceeded by the pound (#) symbol. For example, on this page you can “jump” to the screenshot above by appending #anchor-example to the end of the URL of this page.

Learn more about HTML Anchor syntax and usage at WordPress.org’s Page Jumps article.

Need help?

Have questions? Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns at go.ncsu.edu/ucomm-dev-request.