{"id":705,"date":"2009-06-30T20:44:07","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T20:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agconsult.com\/en\/anchor-links-dos-and-donts\/"},"modified":"2009-06-30T20:44:07","modified_gmt":"2009-06-30T20:44:07","slug":"anchor-links-dos-and-donts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agconsult.com\/en\/usability-blog\/anchor-links-dos-and-donts\/","title":{"rendered":"Anchor links: do’s and don’ts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sub-headings make pages easier to scan, everybody knows that. Not everybody knows that on some long pages, anchor links or jump links are even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During user tests, the response to anchor links is always positive. People like anchor links because they give them a good overview of the content of a page. And help them to quickly go to that part of the page that interests them most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are anchor links?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anchor links, also called jump links or in-page links, are links that lead to another part of the page. If someone clicks on an anchor link, he doesn’t go to a new page but to another part of the same page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When to use anchor links?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anchor links are only interesting on longer pages. Pages where not all sub-headings are visible without scrolling in the most used resolutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just to be clear: anchor links are best used on end pages or detail pages. The page about a certain product, service, et cetera.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do users feel about anchor links?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

They like them. But only if a website uses them correctly: like a type of page-index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During our tests, we see that around 1 user out of 10 is not familiar with anchor links. But even they, when they click on them, know what they are and like them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n