[SOLVED] Problems using Anchor Link tags

[CapereSpiritum]

Hi

I am trying to add a link to a footer with a named anchor.

The page I'm linking to is called index.php?page=FAQ
The anchor is secure
I have adde this at the appropriate place on the page <a name="#secure"></a>

The link in the footer has the text 'Secure Online Purchase'.

I cannot fathom how to add {anchor anchor='secure' text='Secure Online Purchase'} to the <a> tag...

Looked in the past posts, sorry it escapes me...

[gianpiero]

This help ?

http://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/tags/core/anchor

[CapereSpiritum]

Hi gianpiero

I'd seen that and inserted the following.

LINK HTML = <a href="/index.php?page=FAQ#secure">Secure Online Purchase</a>

ANCHOR HTML = {anchor anchor='secure' text='Is Your Website Secure'}
Also tried <a name="{anchor anchor='secure' text='Is Your Website Secure'}"></a> 'which does throw up an 'anchor' in WYSIWYG mode but with a visible ">.

None of the above does more than arrive at the FAQ page. They don't find the anchor...!

I know it's just my syntax, but I just can't get it right...

[Jo Morg]

Hi gianpiero

I'd seen that and inserted the following.

LINK HTML = <a href="/index.php?page=FAQ#secure">Secure Online Purchase</a>

ANCHOR HTML = {anchor anchor='secure' text='Is Your Website Secure'}
Also tried <a name="{anchor anchor='secure' text='Is Your Website Secure'}"></a> 'which does throw up an 'anchor' in WYSIWYG mode but with a visible ">.

None of the above does more than arrive at the FAQ page. They don't find the anchor...!

I know it's just my syntax, but I just can't get it right...

You have seen but not read properly
It's not the syntax but how you are using it...

anchor tag
Purpose

The anchor tag makes a proper anchor link to an anchor on the same page
How to use?

Insert the tag into your template/page like:

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    {anchor anchor='here' text='Scroll Down'}

In the pagesource you will get:

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<a href="/path/to/current/page#here">Scroll Down</a>

An anchor is created using the <a> tag.
If you want to create an anchor called here, you simply add this line where you want the anchor to be:

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<a name="here"></a> 

HTH

[CapereSpiritum]

Hmmm, does that mean I can't have a link outside the page containing the anchor?

i.e. the link I'm trying to set up is in the footer global content block and so will appear on every page.

The anchor is on FAQ...

[gianpiero]

jo morg explained well

I put anchors this way:

1) position the mouse where I need the anchor is, and define it

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<a name="name_of_anchor"></a>

text between a and a is not needed

2) Select the text that you want to call the anchor and define link

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<a href="path_and_name_of_page#name_of_anchor">test calling anchor</a>

hi
thanks to jo morg

[gianpiero]

Hmmm, does that mean I can't have a link outside the page containing the anchor?

yes you can, add the path before,

or absolute path that open new window

[Jo Morg]

Hmmm, does that mean I can't have a link outside the page containing the anchor?

yes you can, add the path before,

or absolute path that open new window

Precisely. You just don't use the tag {anchor anchor='here' text='Scroll Down'} from a different page AFAIK...

[CapereSpiritum]

Thanks for the help guys.
All sorted with:
Link = <a href="index.php?page=FAQ#secure">Secure Online Purchase</a>
Anchor = <a name="secure"></a>