Anchor link from one page to another where both pages are in the same space

Question

I have two pages, the second page has an anchor created called states

On the first page I want to link to the states anchor, which should take me halfway down the page, however it does not it displays the page from the top.

I have used LINK to create this using the URL of the page with the anchor, and I've tried various ways as I found people talked about different ways of doing it.

So I change the link from

https://mpsdcs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OURSPACE/pages/20217859/Major+features+by+version

to

https://mpsdcs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OURSPACE/pages/20217859/Major+features+by+version#Major+features+by+version-states

Also tried

https://mpsdcs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OURSPACE/pages/20217859/Major+features+by+version-states

Nothing seems to work (btw I can't find ADVANCED settings for links but don't think it makes a difference)

I did try it by using a link from a HEADING text and that worked, but I want to do it correctly with an anchor and not rely on a heading

Mark Kassar_3uroy5 · Answer

It does appear to be working more reliably for me these days although it doesn't scroll to the right point, so I find that I have to place it a couple of lines up and then test where it lands.

Ramachandran_Bramha · Answer

Hi Mark, I tried this option and it works :)

I would expect the Anchor to work like as in MS-WORD hyperlink using book marks.  It should point to the exact location anchor (with cursor).   Might be the product owner should have thought of this and build the feature.

Anyways, I am happy I got to learn something today.

Cheers,

Mark Kassar_3uroy5 · Answer

For reasons unknown it is now working, by adding a #states to the end

https://mpsdcs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OURSPACE/pages/20217859/Major+features+by+version#states