Using [gototpost] with the [anchor] tag

[kassim503]

test

That was sneaky , bringing me back to the same link again


while im here i should learn this, how the hell do the links know where to go in the middle of a page with a link. When I do it it just goes to the top of the page, when pro's do it they can make it go right to the spot and it is making me jelous

[asavage]

while im here i should learn this, how the hell do the links know where to go in the middle of a page with a link. When I do it it just goes to the top of the page, when pro's do it they can make it go right to the spot and it is making me jelous

Can you cite an example?

I assume you mean something like, oh,

http://nissandiesel.dyndns.org/viewtopi ... _IP_timing ?
(the same link, using [ gotopost] is [gotopost2=4,IP_timing] )

Since you generally can't figure out what someone else has named an inline anchor, you usually can't use other people's anchors. If you have permission to quote or edit a post, you can use the Compose window to search for the anchorname. Quote a post that you think may have an anchor, then within the Compose window, search for the word "anchor" using your browser's built-in Search (usually <Ctrl+F>).

Another place I use post anchors is in the SD Fuel Filters thread, where I have an anchor for the Secondary filter.

[kassim503]

sneaky

[asavage]

Wow, I didn't know about the internal [goto] link. Only works for referencing within a post, but still . . . I didn't know about it.

Link to post above, "sneaky".

[kassim503]

anchor under sig test

[kassim503]

ok i think i got it, but how do i figure out whats the post number?
I tried looking at the numbers located at the end of the url but it didnt work

[asavage]

ok i think i got it, but how do i figure out whats the post number?
I tried looking at the numbers located at the end of the url but it didnt work

See this thread for details on finding the post number ("postnum").

[kassim503]

im slowly getting it, i tried linking to another post successflly but then after that i was not able to link straight to the area, even though i planted an anchor in the middle of the topic. not to worry, ill try it again in the morning and I know ill get it sometime. I could just blame it on technology and call it a day, but im determined

[kassim503]

this is a anchor that i linked from the other topic

[asavage]

I just found that one can't have an anchor that begins with a number.

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[anchor]720[/anchor]

will not work, but

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[anchor]pickup[/anchor]

does.

[asavage]

This is the Anchor MOD FAQ, which for some reason didn't get added automatically to our forum's FAQ section when the MOD was installed.
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How to make anchors and link inside posts

This board has anchoring and linking within posts enabled.

• To make anchors within your posts, just specify [anchor]anchorname[/anchor].
• To link to that anchor:
  1. From within that post, use [goto=anchorname]text[/goto].
  2. From another post on the same page, use [goto=postnum,anchorname]text[/goto].
  3. From another post on a different page, use [gotopost=postnum,anchorname]text[/gotopost].
• You can also use goto and gotopost to link to the top of any post:
  1. [goto=postnum]text[/goto] if the other post is on the same page,
  2. Otherwise use [gotopost=postnum]text[/gotopost]