Best way to add internal link?

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I am wondering how to add an internal link so I can jump inside a long-form page
I have tried HTML

<a href="#another-mark">anchor</a>
<h2 id="another-mark">link to anchor</h2>

But unfortunately, it failed to jump and instead, it opened a blank page.

The only thing that works is footnote.
For org syntax <<target>> does not work. I am not sure if markdown internal link works or not.

Also I have tried org ID as well. It does not work either.

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Same as my thread. There is no way to do this other than footnote.

I requested moderator to move my thread to bugs or feature request but with no effect yet.

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@XRay Logseq has block references that work also across different pages. You can reference a block by typing (( and the content of the block to start a search. Or you can right click on any bullet point and copy the block reference for that block. Or again you can use Ctrl+C when editing a block and no word is selected.

The syntax look like these:

  • Block reference: ((5f43229a-a34c-4129-a989-408fe608c4f9))
  • Link to block: label

The links to blocks (and pages) are just Markdown links with block (or page) reference instead of a URL.

@km546 here on Discourse forum you need to use the @moderators handle.

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Thank you for the suggestions. I am well acquainted with block references, page references, and resource references in logseq. However, my use case requires jumping to specific elements within a text block, such as a particular paragraph, an embedded code snippet, or an image.

In my note system, blocks are treated with a formal structure, often accompanied by properties, tags, and followed by an org-block or org-drawer. Navigating to a reference within an org-drawer or code snippets proves challenging without establishing a footnote or a new block. Also please consider that in org syntax a code-snippet and lesser elements can only be put inside org-block. They are not logseq-block. (it may looks ok in logseq, but it looks horrible if you open it in other org editor as it is invalid org syntax).

Platforms like Obsidian permit internal linking with ^hash_tag or #anchor_alias. Similarly, org-mode employs <<target>> or [[org-id][alias]], facilitating links to locations beyond a headline/logseq-block. This feature would significantly enhance navigation within text blocks, catering to my specific requirements and long-form writing.

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When I want to edit I see:

You cannot mention group moderators.
So I used report option to let then know.

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Have you consider Markdown footnotes? They work in Logseq as long as anchor and note are visible on the same page.

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Thanks for the suggestion. I am using org syntax footnote. But a footnote may not be the best solution.

  1. target is not highlighted. e.g. I can use <<This is a long paragraph that the link refers to ....... and it ends here>> with org syntax and if I jump to this place I know it is a reference text
  2. The footnote syntax works in a way that the logseq block has to begin with [fn:1]. And in most case it was put in the end of the page. But in my user case, I need to refer to a few words or a few lines inside another logseq-block. So not quite solve my problem.
    Aslo I am wondering why HTML target is not working in logseq? If I understand correctly, all org/md texts are represented in HTML, aren’t they?
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If you use Developer Tools (Ctrl+Shift+i) to look at the HTML you can see that the URLs generated with href=#mark starts with the wrong path. I tried to correct it manually but Logseq just ignores #mark and open the page, not jumping to the mark.

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That reminders me of an issue in GitHub.