From b873ab4a394c27c963e22a66b53b983e22f1ef19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonas <jonas@freesources.org>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:11:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(links): scroll to anchor links directly

Setting location.href doesn't work reliably as the window may hold
several editors with conflicting IDs (e.g. reader and editor in
Collectives). Instead, scroll to the heading in `view.dom`.

Fixes: #8804

Signed-off-by: Jonas <jonas@freesources.org>
---
 src/plugins/links.ts | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/plugins/links.ts b/src/plugins/links.ts
index 1a8b5a11d59..ff9166e3ffd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/links.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/links.ts
@@ -191,8 +191,17 @@ export function linkClicking(
 						event.preventDefault()
 
 						if (isLinkToSelfWithHash(linkEl.href)) {
-							// Open anchor links directly
-							location.href = linkEl.href
+							// Directly scroll to anchor links
+							const url = new URL(linkEl.href, window.location.href)
+							const hash = url.hash
+							if (hash) {
+								const target = view.dom.querySelector(hash)
+								target?.scrollIntoView({
+									block: 'start',
+									behavior: 'smooth',
+								})
+							}
+							window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.href)
 						} else if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) {
 							// Open link directly on Ctrl/Cmd + left click
 							openLink(linkEl.href)