Cannot deep link to anchor in text

[prostasia (Prostasia Foundation)]

I have followed the instructions on this page in order to link directly to headings in my post, including using the special heading-- format for the link, eg. heading–h.pv1t5s7p1t7x:

Link to a heading within a post or topic

In very long posts, it can be helpful to structure the text with headings that make it more readable. This also allows users to link directly to a section of a large post. To create a heading with markdown, prefix a line text with a number of # characters corresponding to the level of the heading. For example: ## This is a level 2 heading Here is a short paragraph afterwards. ### This is a level 3 heading Here is another short paragraph. Looks like this: This is a level 2 heading Here…

However, it’s not working:

Prostasia Foundation role documentation

Any advice? Thanks!

[JammyDodger]

I use this as a manual anchor code:

<a name="header-name"></a>

#header-name (for in-post)

https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-deep-link-to-anchor-in-text/212393/2#header-name (for if you want to use the link outside the topic)

Eg - https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-deep-link-to-anchor-in-text/212393/2#header-name

There’s also the DiscoTOC theme component that might be worth a look?

DiscoTOC - automatic table of contents

Summary DiscoTOC will allow you to generate an interactive table of contents for your topics with one click! Preview Beginner's guide to using Discourse Themes (open it in a new tab) Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/DiscoTOC New to Discourse Themes? Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes Install this theme component Samples Desktop [desktop] Mobile [mobile] Features toc = table of contents A…

[Moin]

You can also try to user the automatic header anchor feature

# headline1
### headline3
##### headline5

headline1

headline3

headline5

Link to headline1 https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-deep-link-to-anchor-in-text/212393/3#headline1-1

[JammyDodger]

That’s good. I was tricked into thinking that they no longer worked when I couldn’t grab the header-link by clicking on one.

[Moin]

You need to click at the gap in front of the headline.

[JammyDodger]

I used to tap on the header, and a link icon would appear on the left of it that I could then grab the link from, but it no longer does that. Tapping on the gap doesn’t seem to do anything?

Edit: I spoke too soon. I’m with you now. Long-pressing on the gap does the job. I was waiting for a link icon to show up. Thank you.

My only issue with the auto-one is that adding another header in later throws of the header numbers in the existing links, so you need to be careful if it’s a document that’s prone to additions/deletions.