Auto-update #links when I change the named anchor text?

Question

Hi!

I have a single page glossary of terms (each term is a heading 5) in which I have embedded cross-references to other terms on the same page using link icon>Advanced> #heading5name (that is, a named anchor).

I would like to see if I can "automagically" update the #heading5name when I change the text of heading5 itself.

Example:

Original heading5 is "simian"

link to it is #simian

Core question: If I change the heading5 text to simianS how can I get the link reference to update to #simianS automagically?

I could edit the raw wiki markup, I suppose, but it appears that editing the raw wiki markup is no longer possible.

Maybe I'm missing something... please be kind to me....

Jérôme Leclère · Answer

Maybe it is related to the version used, but in Confluence Server v7.19.7 I can edit the raw wiki markup. In edit mode, on the top right of the window you can click on the button <>.

carolyn french · Answer

Sure, no problem. It's a good suggestion. You can open a suggestion ticket on the public Jira instance for Atlassian and others to see:

https://jira.atlassian.com/projects/CONFCLOUD/issues/CONFCLOUD-31358?filter=allopenissues

Alex Lange · Answer

Thanks, Carolyn.

The answer appears to be that there is no automatic update of Advanced links that start with #.

If you change the named anchor string (the target of the advanced link), you must also change the link itself.

It seems to me that this automation could be done on pages with internal links such as #. I suggest Atlassian do that ;-)

Thanks again,

Alex L