Adding an Anchor Link addon

Use the Anchor Link addon to add named links such as your.site/#about-us to jump to the About Us section of your content

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Written by Diego Muralles
Updated over a week ago

The Anchor Link addon enhances the user experience by automatically scrolling the webpage to a specified anchor point when the page loads. This addon is particularly useful for navigating users to relevant sections of the webpage without manual scrolling.

πŸ‘πŸ½ Adding an Anchor Link addon

From The Top Menu

  • Select the element you'll attach the addon to

  • In the top menu, click on Attach addon to element

  • Search for and select Anchor Link

The settings panel will automatically open so you can customize it.

By right-clicking

  • Right-click the element you want to attach the addon to

  • Select Addons

  • Click Add new

  • Search for and select Anchor Link

From the Addon tab

  • Click the element you want to attach the addon to

  • Click Addon (next to Style) in the right-side panel

  • Select an addon

  • Click Apply addon

Tip: An anchor icon will appear next to the element in the layers panel indicating that it's been added.

βš™οΈ Configuration Options

Parameter

Description

Anchor ID

The ID that will be added to your page URL (E,g. www.yoursite/page#element). You must write a # before the ID when sharing the URL

ElementORposition

Element: Takes the user to the exact position of the element.

Position: Sets an offset in pixels

Scroll Behavior

Auto (Jump): Scrolls down without any effect

Smooth: Scrolls down smoothly

Scroll to Position

Start: Takes you to where the element's position starts

Center: Takes you to the element's center

End: Takes you to where the element's position ends

Shared Presets

You can save the settings of an addon and reuse them as many times as needed in your project, follow the steps below to learn how to save them.

  • Select the element the addon is attached to

  • Click the anchor icon next to the element in the layers panel

  • Configure the addon

  • Click on the + icon at the top of the panel

  • Write the shared style name

  • Click on the checkmark to save

Click the No shared addon preset dropdown every time you want to reuse your preset, the name you gave it to it will appear in the list.

Tip: Shared presets will only be available for the specific addon you are working with.

Copy-pasting an addon

You can also copy and paste an addon from one element to another but unlike Shared Presets the settings aren't saved and you'll have to copy the addon from the element it's attached to every time you want to reuse it.

Follow the steps below to learn how to do this.

  • Select the element the addon is attached to

  • Click the anchor icon next to the element in the layers panel

  • Click on the copy-paste icon at the top of the panel

  • Close the settings panel and select the element into which you want to paste the addon.

  • Click the copy-paste icon at the top bar

The addon will be added to the element.

Removing an Anchor Link addon

  • Select the element the addon is attached to

  • Click on the anchor icon next to the element in the layers panel

  • In the settings panel, click on the trash icon on the top right corner

The addon has been removed from the element.

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