# Status of anchor link bug
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/status-of-anchor-link-bug/42472
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [April 12, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/status-of-anchor-link-bug/42472 "2016-04-12T23:03:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Rob\_Waters](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rob_Waters)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/status-of-anchor-link-bug/42472/1 "2016-04-12T23:03:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Intra-post anchor links don't work in Safari / Firefox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/intra-post-anchor-links-dont-work-in-safari-firefox/29125):
What is the status on this issue? Hyperlinks with anchors don’t work, and when you include the whole URL in the post body, Discourse automatically converts it to a hyperlink that also doesn’t work. The only solution I’ve found is to include the whole URL and use the preformatted text option so it can be copied & pasted, which obviously isn’t ideal.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2016, 6:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/status-of-anchor-link-bug/42472/2 "2016-04-13T06:42:28Z")
It has been on our feature backlog for the last two releases. It’s a feature request, not a bug; this has never worked, nor was it supposed to.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2016, 8:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/status-of-anchor-link-bug/42472/3 "2016-07-15T08:12:36Z")
Good news, @eviltrout will be scoping this out tomorrow, hopefully.
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### Author:  [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/status-of-anchor-link-bug/42472/4 "2016-07-21T15:51:18Z")
Update we have some anchor support now:
> [@Linking to a heading within a post or topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deep-linking-to-headings-anchors/47552):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to link directly to a heading within a Discourse post or topic, enabling users to navigate long posts efficiently. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Adding headings within long posts can make the content more readable and allow users to link directly to specific sections. This can be particularly useful for navigating extensive discussions and documentation. Summary This guide covers: Creating headings using Markdown Linking directly …
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/status-of-anchor-link-bug/42472/5 "2016-07-22T15:51:40Z")
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