Have you ever wanted to quickly copy a link to a specific heading section of your content for bookmarking, sharing with friends or colleagues, or jumping straight to a heading without scrolling through the entire page? Then, “Copy Link to Heading” plugin makes it effortless!
The Copy Link to Heading plugin automatically adds a small, unobtrusive link icon next to the headings in your posts, pages, or custom post types. With just one click, users can copy a direct anchor link to the heading section for:
- Bookmarking the heading so they can continue reading later without scrolling.
- Having anchor links will helps in your SEO.
- You can easily share specific heading content sections with friends and colleagues or on social media.
- Navigate quickly to a specific part of a long article or documentation.
- Enhancing accessibility by enabling deep linking to specific sections.
The plugin is designed to be lightweight and user-friendly. It is perfect for blogs, documentation sites, WooCommerce stores, and any site with long-form content.
Key Features of Copy Link to Heading:
- Copy Link to Heading plugin, adds a link icon next to the selected heading levels (H2, H3, etc.) based on your preferences selected within the settings page.
- We support posts, pages, and custom content post types.
- Easily customizable heading levels to display the link icon.
- Compatible with WooCommerce product pages and other custom post types.
- Generates anchor links, section links, and deep links for improved navigation with your pages.
- Very simple settings page for quick configuration.
- Lightweight and optimized for performance.
- Option to always show the copy link to the heading icon for mobile devices.
- Option to add a tooltip for the link icon or to choose the browser alert for copying the link of the heading.
1.6
Released on 16 July 2025
1.5
Released on 4 April 2025
New features:
- Icon position option: We have added a new setting that allows users to choose whether the copy link icon appears before or after the heading.
If "Before Heading" is selected, the icon is inserted at the beginning of the heading with a small margin to separate it from the heading text.
- Desktop Icon display option: Introduced a new setting to control whether the icon should be defaulted on desktop devices.
By default, the desktop icon continues to appear when hovered, but users can opt to always show it.
1.4
Released on 28 February 2025
Enhancements:
- Improved slug sanitization to prevent trailing hyphens in anchor links when the alphanumeric characters are there in the heading
- Removed admin notices from the plugin settings page to avoid interference from other plugins.
1.3
Released on 26 January 2025
New features:
- Added settings to customize the tooltip text based on your preferences.
- By default, the copy link feature is now enabled for posts, while pages are unselected. You can enable it for pages based on your preference.
- Enhanced the settings page for a better user experience.
1.2
Released on 22 January 2025
New features:
- Added a new option in the Settings page to show the tooltip for the icon to copy and switch to the browser alert option.
By default, the browser alert is replaced with a tooltip to help users understand the feature more effectively. However, you can switch this off on the settings page.
1.1
New features:
- A new option was added to the settings page to control the visibility of the copy link icon on mobile devices.
- When enabled (default), the icon is always visible on mobile for better usability on touchscreens.
- When disabled, the icon behaves like on desktops, appearing only on hover.
- Improvements to the settings page
1.0
- Initial release: Adds link icons next to headings for easy sharing and navigation.
- Added: Ability to customize heading levels to display the link icon.
- Added: Compatibility with WooCommerce and other custom post types.