Enhancement: New option to enable/disable generation of IDs for headers

phsalvisberg · November 2023

When writing larger blog posts I automatically use a lot of headers. And I like to link to these headers either from within the blog post or outside. In the past, I used two methods to achieve that.

I added "<a name="my-name"></a>" manually after the header element
I added an id to the header element like this: <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="my-name">My Name</h2>

For newer posts, I use method 2. It's simpler and works with current browsers. However, it's cumbersome and I'd like to have a method which does that automatically. I have not found a plugin for this, but the following post describes exactly what I need:

https://jeroensormani.com/automatically-add-ids-to-your-headings/

However, this methods requires extending functions.php. I have not tried if it works. Even if it does it's not optimal since the functions.php will be overwritten with the next Be Theme update.

Therefore, I ask, if it would be possible to provide such an "Generate ID in headers" option in a coming Be Theme version.

Thanks a lot.