Normally, you can only link to a wiki page, or a specific section header. This is impractical when header names are long, or you expect that they might change. This plugin lets you create links to any part of your page.

This plugin is also a useful sample, if you're having trouble figuring out how to create a syntax plugin.

Search and install the plugin using the Extension Manager. Refer to Plugins on how to install plugins manually.

Here's how you create an anchor:

{{anchor:anchor_name:text}}

The anchor_name part is the name of the anchor to use in links. Note that the anchor_name has to begin with a letter between “a” and “z” and doesn't support upper case.

The text part is optional, and, for the most part, not very useful. It lets you wrap the anchor around a specific piece of text.

To link to an anchor from within DokuWiki:

[[namespace:page_name#anchor_name]]

To link to an anchor from outside DokuWiki:

http://server.com/doku/doku.php?id=page_name#anchor_name

• 2017-06-20 – Changed signature of methods handle and render to suppress warnings in PHP 7.1.
• 2013-05-23 – Integrated changes made by Peter B to fix escaping vulnerability and paragraph formatting.

While using anchor I found that you have to type the anchor_name in all lowercase letters to be compatible with the DW internal link mechanics, which converts the letters of a link to lowercase. To enable copy&paste of anchor names from other text-parts, it would be more convenient if the plugin did that itself.

I put an anchor at the bottom of a page.
If I use this internal link, DW jumps to the top of the page.
Isn't it possible to jump to the part of the page, where the anchor is defined?_{27.08.2013, Joe}

I created the plugin files and tried to create a link.
Instead of creating an anchor is makes a link to /lib/exe/fetch.php?media=anchor:anchor_name:text
What am I doing wrong?
EDIT: My bad, I was using the syntax incorrectly! :) Great work!
2013/11/03/ 01:56 Stephen V

Just to tell that it works fine and mostly to tell that even the short notation for the anchor works.
This makes the anchors within the page independent of the source page.
example: [[#anchorName|text]]
Great!!
ViForEver 20140207

Hello, in my private wiki it does not work. How i have to create an anchor and an anchor-goal? Please give me an example!

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