WP Anchor Header

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 41% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   8.3y ago

   I installed and activated the plugin through the WordPress “Add New” Plugin wizard, with no special configuration. I am running the plugin with the MH Magazine Lite theme. As soon as it was activated, it caused all content from all pages to be removed from the site. The content is not served at all (it’s not just a stylesheet display:none issue). Fortunately deactivating the plugin allowed all my content to be served again (it was still stored in the database, but couldn’t be viewed by visitors).

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2. ★★★★★ alangrainger

   8.8y ago

   Better than perfect, thanks so much!

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3. ★★★★★ Evan Scheingross

   9.2y ago

   This plugin saved me a significant amount of time adding anchor links throughout an existing website. It worked exactly as expected. My only suggestion would be a settings panel in the admin where users can specify exactly which header elements get anchor links automatically associated with them. So for example, I can go in and select “apply anchor links to <H4> only.” The ability to have a setting to turn on/off the hover link icon would be very helpful too. I had to manually edit the CSS to hide these icons on everything but H4’s in my entry content.

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4. ★★★★★ ramtinsoltani

   10.1y ago

   A very simple but effective plugin which saves a lot of time creating anchors for headings.

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5. ★★★★★ CMTV

   10.3y ago

   To tell the truth I had no hope searching for a plugin that would add links to headers. And I was so surprised when this plugin did exactly what I wanted. Thank you, Per Soderlind, for this plugin! P.S.: Sorry for my English, I am Russian.

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6. ★★★★★ cmwwebfx

   11.5y ago

   Does exactly what it says on the box. Handy for making everything in headings an anchor. Would love to see smooth scroll added to this.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-30 400+ → 300+ down after 545 days in tier
2. 2025-03-03 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
3. 2025-02-27 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-02-25 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-02-24 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-02-23 500+ → 400+ down after 6 days in tier
7. 2025-02-17 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-02-16 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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WP Anchor Header: 300+ active installs, 4.3★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-anchor-header