Adding Anchored Links or Reference Links in Wikipedia

If you need to create a reference link or anchor link in side wikipedia in order to direct users to a specific section in your post use the following code:

ANCHOR CODE: {{anchor|youranchorname}}
Change “youranchorname” to whatever you want to help identify the section of the page your are linking to
Place this code where you want viewers to be directed.

LINK CODE: [[#youranchorname|your text do display]]
Change “your text do display” to whatever text you want the link to be that directs viewers to the anchor
Place this code where you want the link to be

 

 

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