link to anchor doesn't work

[Tatyana Kuznetsova]

@Steffen HellerIf I link to pagename-#section 1 then it works (and it also forced the reload of the page)

If I just link to #section 1 then it does not work.

[Steffen Heller]

But YOU enter ONLY "#section 1" and then CONFLUENCE adds the pagename to it, making it "#mypage-section 1" and then the link DOES work? Is that correct?

I am just trying to find out if same page links do not work at all for you or if you are just confused by the fact that confluence internally adds the pagename to a link.

[Tatyana Kuznetsova]

I have a similar issue - whenever I try to create the same page anchor, the prefix containing the page name gets inserted automatically. So if a create an anchor ("section 1") using the anchor macro, in order to link to it, I need to say #mypage-section1 (where 'mypage' is the name of the page). 

This is not the behavior that I am looking for - I just want the same page anchor (that does require reloading of the page)

Please advise if this is a bug and if there is a workaroudn for this.

Thank you,

-Tanya

[Steffen Heller]

@Doug Swartz

I don't know about "the same problem" (there might be something, who knows?) but what you describe, the fact that a prefix is added to the link, is correct behaviour.

It is correct because the same prefix is automatically added to the anchor. You can see it if you have a look at the source code.

[Bill Bailey]

Can you paste the page source here? At least where the link was inserted and then the code around the anchor. Sometimes spurious tags can get pasted into a page.

You are clicking Insert Link and then the clicking the Advanced tab to insert the link?

[Doug Swartz]

@Derek Dokoto Did you ever get a resolution to this.  We are on Confluence 6.2.4 and have the same problem. following the instructions for placing links to anchors on the same page, the anchor gets generated into the link with a prefix. The prefix is the pagename with spaces removed. In other words, On a page named "This Page", with an anchor name "an1", here's what gets generated for an anchor URL:

https://myConfluence/display/mySpace/This+Page#ThisPagean1

Of course this doesn't work, because the anchor is really named an1, not ThisPagean1.

[Steffen Heller]

I checked the latest version 6.3 => https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/anchors-139442.html and the cloud version => https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/anchors-724764900.html, the description is the same as mine.

Have to tried to follow the docu for your version?

[Derek Dokoto]

As stated, I'm running 5.10.8 which is different from yours.

Yes, the insertion and link to anchors is quite straightforward.   Only thing is that it doesn't work for me.  I'm used anchors in many CMS and/or twiki systems and it always worked for me in the past, just not in confluence. 

[Steffen Heller]

No idea, if your version is different from mine.
I use version 4.3.7 (server) and adding anchors is pretty straightforward.

To enter the anchor:
* Insert > Other macros > Anchor
* Type "My Anchor" at "Anchor Name"

To link to the anchor:
* Highlight link text
* Insert Link > Adcanced
* Type "#My Anchor" at "Link"