Automatic Anchors

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This module automatically generates HTML id attributes for a configurable list of matched elements. The most common (and default) use is to automatically generate HTML ids on headings, for the purpose of creating anchor links. For example:

<h2>About Dunder Mifflin</h2>

becomes:

<h2 id="about-dunder-mifflin">About Dunder Mifflin</h2>

This module also can insert permalinks inline to aid editors or site users in copying the appropriate URL to link directly to an anchor (such as "/about#kevins-famous-chili"). This mimics the behavior that is available on pages within the Drupal Developer Documentation on drupal.org.

Features

Can be applied to a fully-configurable list of elements anywhere on the page (not just within a node body or field, and not just on headings)
Does not interfere with or change manually-added or already-existing HTML ids
Converts text to i18n-friendly, hyphenated, short, and clean HTML ids
Generates unique ids, even when multiple elements have the same text content

Usage

By default, this module automatically generates ids on <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, <h5>, and <h6> elements within the HTML <body> and inserts inline permalinks that can be viewed by administrator users. Simply download and install the module.

For more advanced configuration, visit the module settings page (located at /admin/config/auto_anchors/settings). The visibility of inserted inline permalinks can also be controlled via permissions (at /admin/people/permissions#module-auto_anchors).

Project information

Module categories: Content Display, Site Structure, Developer Tools
140 sites report using this module
Created by komlenic on 23 June 2020, updated 13 February 2024
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