tripsis Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Posts Now Support Anchors! We are very pleased to announce a new addition to our BBCode that will be fantastic for blogs and guides: anchors! Named anchors allow you to create a kind of "bookmark" inside of a post. You can then link to this bookmark to jump down to certain sections in a post. For an example, check out the new table of contents in our Tip.It Forum Rules! So how does it work? First find the section you want to link to and create a named anchor like so: [anchor]namehere[/anchor] For example, if I want to link to rule 1.3 - Flaming, Violence, Harassment & Pointless Vulgarity I might put: [anchor]flaming[/anchor] This anchor is invisible and does not appear anywhere in the body of your text. Next, jump up to your table of contents (or wherever you want to reference the anchor) and insert the following code: [anchorlink=namehere]URL text here[/anchorlink] The "anchorlink" name must be the same as the name you made before! So for my previous example, I would put: [anchorlink=flaming]Link to rule 1.3 - Flaming, Violence, Harassment & Pointless Vulgarity[/anchorlink] This method only works if you want to link to an anchor inside of the current thread. If you want to link to an anchor that is in another thread, you must use the following alternative with regular URL tags: [url=http://forum.tip.it/topic/48092-tipit-forum-rules/#flaming]Link to rule 1.3 - Flaming, Violence, Harassment & Pointless Vulgarity[/url] For quick reference/creation, you can find the BBCode for anchors under the "Other Styles" dropdown menu when creating a post! - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Sounds good. Will definitely be useful in blogs, recruitment topics etc. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Will be useful for long forum guides too. Nice feature :) Want to help the Tip.It Crew? Visit the Website Updates & Corrections forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpent Eye Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 :twss: Yay!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Very nice :thumbup: "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saradomin_Mage Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Very neat and handy. Might use this when I eventually get around to making a blog. :thumbup: In real life MMO you don't get 99 smithing by making endless bronze daggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Very nice. Is there anyone to thank specifically for this update? A reflection is just a distorted reality held by glass and your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouchy Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Very nice. Is there anyone to thank specifically for this update? Me. JK :P I'd assume it would be Peter though... Thanks for this addition :thumbup: My relaxation method involves a bottle of lotion, beautiful women, and partial nudity. Yes I get massages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Very nice. Is there anyone to thank specifically for this update?Peter <3: - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowman_133 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Holy mackerel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks0n Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 snazzy :) ~[Blog]~[CrystalMathLabs]~[Last.fm]~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. V. Devnull Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 First off, congratulations on implementing this feature! :thumbsup: Now, I've gotta ask... Could we please have some toolbar buttons for implementing usage of these, as well as the QFC tag, please? :idea: ~D. V. "Well done! And yet I feel like something's missing?" Devnull and normally with a cool mind.(Warning: This user can be VERY confusing to some people... And talks in 3rd person for the timebeing due to how insane they are... Sometimes even to themself.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Sounds really cool and useful. |^_^| Thanks! ........::::: Rainy's YouTube Channel - Rainy's Twitter - Rainy's Facebook - Rainy's DeviantArt - Rainy's Tumblr - Rainy's Tip.It Profile :::::......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bows Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Great job, Peter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorLepRecon Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Can the anchors work across multiple pages of a thread? Or can they only work on the page that the anchor is set on? Forum Updates & Suggestions <------ Let your voice be heard!Forum Games <------- Coolest place on Tip.ItTip.It Forum Rules <------- Read them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Can the anchors work across multiple pages of a thread? Or can they only work on the page that the anchor is set on?I'm not 100% sure on this since I haven't tested it but since the URL changes for each page you will probably have to use the direct URL to link to an anchor on a different page. - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_odie Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Awesome feature for the community. Love giving our users better features for blogs/guides. Pretty soon the forum guides will be just as easy, if not easier to use than the site. :P RIP MichaelangelopolousThanks to cowboy14 for the pimp sig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpent Eye Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Can the anchors work across multiple pages of a thread? Or can they only work on the page that the anchor is set on?I'm not 100% sure on this since I haven't tested it but since the URL changes for each page you will probably have to use the direct URL to link to an anchor on a different page.I've just tested this out on a topic of mine, and tripsis is correct - the direct URL method must be used instead as the regular anchorlink tag won't recognize an anchorname that isn't on the same page as the link. - - - In addition, it might be worth pointing out that: You CAN link to anchors in other user's posts, as long as that post is on the same page as yoursLinks to anchors that are placed within HIDE tags WILL NOT WORK unless the "Show" button has been clicked and the HIDE tag has been expanded. Hope it helps somewhat. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 First off, congratulations on implementing this feature! :thumbsup: Now, I've gotta ask... Could we please have some toolbar buttons for implementing usage of these, as well as the QFC tag, please? :idea: ~D. V. "Well done! And yet I feel like something's missing?" DevnullAdded. We're going to get a second one added for anchor links later today but I can't be bothered to get out of bed just yet to make it :P - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. V. Devnull Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 <<<Quote Snip>>> Added. We're going to get a second one added for anchor links later today but I can't be bothered to get out of bed just yet to make it :P Thank you for adding what you have so far. :) BTW, so that your life can be made extremely easy (read "possible to do in your sleep"), might I suggest making the anchorlink button an anchor with a quote snapback arrow? :D ~D. V. "Nice! Have an idea to boost along with!" Devnull and normally with a cool mind.(Warning: This user can be VERY confusing to some people... And talks in 3rd person for the timebeing due to how insane they are... Sometimes even to themself.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyw3000 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 cool addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. V. Devnull Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 @ Tripsis -- Well done on the AnchorLink Button! It identifies itself perfectly! :thumbsup: ~D. V. "Awesome!" Devnull and normally with a cool mind.(Warning: This user can be VERY confusing to some people... And talks in 3rd person for the timebeing due to how insane they are... Sometimes even to themself.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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