Wix Editor: About Anchors

Anchors are invisible position markers. Place them on your pages to mark important content, then use your site's menu, an in-page menu or other elements (e.g. buttons) to quickly direct your visitors.

Anchors are markers that you add to your site to highlight an important section. They're only visible in your editor, so visitors can't see them on your live site. 

You can add multiple anchors to your pages, which means they're especially useful for one-page sites that have a lot of content. By adding anchors and a way to access them, it's quicker and easier for visitors to find what they're looking for on your site. 

When you add an anchor, you can give it a name. This helps you to recognize and differentiate between your anchors when editing your site. We recommend naming the anchor to fit the content it's marking, for example, "Contact Us".

As anchors mark important information on your site, you should ensure that visitors can access them with ease. You can link to your anchors from your site menu to display them alongside other menu items. When a visitor clicks the anchor item in the menu, they are taken directly to that section. 

One of the best ways to direct your visitors to anchored sections is by adding them to a floating menu. These menus are especially useful for one page sites, but you can also display them in addition to a site menu on multi-page sites.

You can add as many in-page menus as you need to your pages. Since they float, your visitors can always see and click on them when they're scrolling up and down your site. 

You can also direct visitors to specific anchors by linking to them from elements on your site, such as buttons, images, and text. 

If you link the element to a button or text, you can change what it says to further encourage visitors to click and explore what your site has to offer.

If you want to showcase specific content outside your Wix site, you can create unique links that lead directly to an anchor. Change the URL to look how you want, and share it across external platforms and accounts. 

Anchor URLs are a great way to share your site, and encourage more visitors to check out your business. Visitors who click the link are brought directly to the anchor on your page, so they don't need to scroll to find relevant content.

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