Jump Links Block (SEO 44)

The main Search Appearance Toolkit (SEO 44) plugin is a complete suite of tools that includes meta tag optimization, schema generation, XML sitemaps, and the Jump Links Block. This standalone Jump Links Block (SEO 44) plugin offers only the Jump Links Block functionality for users who don't need a full SEO suite. If you are using the Search Appearance Toolkit (SEO 44) plugin, you already have access to the Jump Links Block and do not need to install this standalone block plugin.

While they look similar, sitelinks and jump to links are two distinct features in Google's search results. The main difference is where the links take the user.

• Sitelinks: Links to separate pages on the same website (site-level navigation). They most often appear for branded searches when Google is confident the user wants to navigate the main sections of a specific site. Their purpose is to navigate a website's main sections and help users get to the most popular or important pages on a website more quickly.
• "Jump to" links: Links to different sections within the same page (page-level navigation). Jump To Links are also called "fragment links" or "in-page links." They typically appear for long articles, tutorials, or FAQs where a table of contents with anchor links is used. Their purpose is to navigate a long piece of content and take search users directly to the specific part of the page that answers their question.

That’s your choice. By default, the block will create a list of the H2 headings, but you can add H3 and H4 headings (or remove H2 headings) by simply checking a box (H1 and H5 headings are not included as they are less commonly used for in-page content structure). Control which levels are included in the Heading Settings panel in the sidebar by checking or unchecking the boxes. You can also use the Editing Mode screen to exclude individual headings from your list.

In the block's sidebar, go to the Presentation panel and click the Editing Mode button. This will reveal all the controls inside the block editor for customizing each link. When you're done, you can switch back to Viewing Mode to see a clean preview.

No. The block is designed to be smart about this. If a heading block already has a custom anchor ID, the Jump Links Block will use that existing ID and will not overwrite it. It only adds an ID if one is missing. The anchor ID is required to create semantic jump links. Note: If one of the headings on your page is “Office Directions,” the ID created will be “office-directions.” This could create a potential conflict if you have another ID on your webpage named “office-directions.” In this case, assign a different ID to the block heading to resolve the conflict.

The collapsible functionality and the Show More button, which features a down arrow icon, are front-end features that function using a JavaScript file. They are designed to work only on the live, published page. To give you an accurate preview, the editor displays a non-functional replica of the "Show More" button when the feature is enabled. You can hover over it to see a helpful tooltip, and clicking it will show an informational notice confirming that it's interactive on the front end.

The special styling options for the horizontal layout (like link background and border color) will automatically appear in the Appearance panel in the sidebar after you select the "Horizontal" layout option.

You can save a fully customized Jump Links block as a Block Pattern to easily reuse it across your site. This is a handy WordPress feature. With Block Patterns, you don't have to repeat the process of manually setting the same style settings for Jump Links blocks on multiple pages. That work is done for you. Follow these instructions to create a Block Pattern of a Jump Links Block.