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How to Link Within the Same Page

Most links take a user from one webpage to another. But what if you want to link within the same page?

For example, maybe you want the user to be able to click a link to get back to the top of the page, or jump from one section of a post to another.

How to link within the same page

Here’s a video walkthrough of linking within a post in WordPress:

Can’t see the video? Watch it here.

Video notes

Two small pieces of HTML is all you need.

  1. Use <a href="#samplesection">Text</a> where you want the link to be.
  2. Use <a name="samplesection"></a> where you want it to jump to.

Important to note

As I mentioned in my post How to Write a Post in WordPress: Tips, Tricks & Hidden Settings, make sure you put this code in the Text tab instead of the Visual tab in the WordPress post window.

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Comments

  1. Eric says

    July 11, 2013 at 3:18 am

    Tried it for one of my extensive blog article ( http://www.dailydoseofhorror.com/the-saw-franchise-7-saw-movies-reviewed) and it works like a charm. Great How to video Amy

  2. Becca says

    June 5, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    I have used this trick before for word links, but now I’d like to do it with images (thumbnails at the top of the page that link to the pertinent text on the page), and using the same code gives me an error message. Is there a way to link an image to an anchor further down the page? Thanks!

  3. Laura says

    March 18, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    Thank you so much for this! By far the easiest directions I’ve found to do this! I use blogger though and whenever I go back to Compose from HTML the link changes! It works it I update it while still working in HTML but whenever I go back to writing in actual things (it’s a list page that needs updating frequently) the link changes in HTML and sends you into a blogger edit page. Help!?

    • Helene @ French Foodie Baby says

      March 19, 2013 at 3:21 pm

      Yes, I am having the exact same issue as Laura in blogger. Any thoughts?

  4. Karan Batra says

    February 20, 2013 at 9:12 am

    Hi Amy

    Thanks for guiding me on how I can link to something within the same post. Your video was really helpful and helped me to link within the same post.

    However, could you please guide on how linking within the same post could impact my SEO Strategy and how would Google read such links?

    Thanks in advance

    • Amy says

      February 20, 2013 at 6:56 pm

      I’m not sure if there’s any major SEO impact for linking within a post. Of course linking to other pages on your site (i.e. internal linking) is great for getting people to stick around longer!

  5. Nance Napatra says

    June 28, 2012 at 11:06 am

    Thank you so MUCH
    you saved my life

    you are the only one who explains this well

  6. Maggie says

    March 25, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    Thank you so much ๐Ÿ™‚ I Googled the instructions and yours was the clearest/easiest to follow!

    • Amy says

      March 26, 2012 at 9:07 am

      Glad it was helpful! Thanks for stopping by, Maggie.

  7. Linda says

    July 31, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    I don’t need this often, but when I do, it’s nice knowing how to do it. I have to come back here every time to copy the code, but I always know it will be here. Thanks, Amy!

    • Amy says

      August 4, 2011 at 4:49 pm

      Anytime!

  8. Renee says

    July 3, 2011 at 8:31 am

    Amy I woke up in the middle of the night, thinking that I needed to figure out how to do this, and when I came to your site, I found *exactly* what I needed here! Thanks os much!

    • Amy says

      July 5, 2011 at 8:49 am

      Oh, funny! Always nice when something like that happens. I’m glad I was part of it. ๐Ÿ™‚

  9. Jimmie says

    May 3, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    Fantastic tutorial! I’ve wondered how to do this before. Now I know.

  10. Johnlyn says

    April 20, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    I can’t wait to try this! I’ve been wondering how people do that, but was way too lazy to research it. Thanks so much Amy!

    • Amy says

      April 21, 2011 at 7:44 am

      You’re welcome!

  11. Lisa notes... says

    April 20, 2011 at 11:42 am

    I just tried it on my blog. And it worked! ๐Ÿ™‚ Your blog has been very useful to me. Thanks for adding such quality to the blogosphere!

    • Amy says

      April 21, 2011 at 7:44 am

      Yay! Glad it worked.

  12. Sandra @thespecialmarathon says

    April 19, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    Thank you Amy! I always find your tips so helpful.

    • Amy says

      April 20, 2011 at 5:18 am

      So glad. Thank you.

  13. Holly @ yourgardeningfriend.com says

    April 19, 2011 at 5:38 pm

    Thanks!

    I was wondering how to do this. You saved me another “HELP, AMY!” email to you. ๐Ÿ˜‰

    And the videos are SO helpful – they (you) show every single step in the process.

    Thanks again.

    • Amy says

      April 20, 2011 at 5:18 am

      You’re so welcome!

  14. lynn @ Maven of Savin says

    April 19, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    I always wondered how to do that and had not had a chance to research – THANKS – you are the best – as usual!

    • Amy says

      April 20, 2011 at 5:19 am

      You are kind. Thank you. I’m glad it was helpful. ๐Ÿ™‚

  15. Natalie says

    April 19, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    I wish I would have found your blog a LONG time ago. I’ve learned more (and had fun doing it) in the past two weeks than I have for the past 3 years of my…blogging experience. (I probably shouldn’t even call it blogging…it was more like stumbling in the dark…)

    I’ve just subscribed…and am so excited to learn more. I’ve taken in a lot of huge chunks because I have a lot of catching up to do…but I’m looking forward to learning in small pieces via e-mail. Thanks for culling the best for our benefit! You rock!

    • Amy says

      April 20, 2011 at 5:20 am

      Wow Natalie, thank you for your encouragement. I hope you’ll continue to find many helpful tips ’round these parts. ๐Ÿ™‚

  16. Reesa says

    April 19, 2011 at 10:22 am

    Your timing is perfect! THANK YOU!!! I’ve been trying to figure out how to make a row of images on each page of my new website link down to the content that goes with that image. This tutorial made this so easy. You just saved me so much time and prevented another headache!

    • Amy says

      April 20, 2011 at 5:21 am

      Oh good! It’s always cool when something comes at the right time. ๐Ÿ™‚ Glad you got it to work.

  17. Jackie Pualson says

    April 19, 2011 at 7:02 am

    Amy thanks for your video’s. I love to learn from you and I am going to utube to gather all of the helpful tips and tricks. I really did want to learn how to link the titles with the html tag. Cool. Jackie

    • Amy says

      April 20, 2011 at 5:22 am

      I hope they’re helpful. Thanks for stopping by!

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