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nathancox/betteranchors
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A SilverStripe module to add extra anchors to the insert link dialog

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SilverStripe Better Anchors Module
==================================

[](#silverstripe-better-anchors-module)

- Allows you to specify extra anchors that appear in the anchor dropdown in the insert link dialog (eg for template elements).
- Turns off broken link highlighting for anchors.

Maintainer Contacts
-------------------

[](#maintainer-contacts)

Nathan Cox ()

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- SilverStripe 3.4+

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

[GitHub](https://github.com/nathancox/silverstripe-betteranchors/wiki)

Installation Instructions
-------------------------

[](#installation-instructions)

`composer require nathancox/betteranchors`

Usage Overview
--------------

[](#usage-overview)

Configuration via `config.yml`:

```
Page:
  anchors:
    before:
      - main
    after:
      - footer
      - newsletter

```

This will insert the "main" anchor before the auto generated content anchors and "footer" and "newsletter" after them.

Issues & Todo
-----------------

[](#issues--todo)

[Issue Tracker](https://github.com/nathancox/silverstripe-betteranchors/issues)

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~2 days

Total

4

Last Release

3139d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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