%anchor_text% in article all time is random

Lord_Alfred

Hi.

Why if I use %anchor_text% macros in article in spintax - in posted pages %anchor_text% replaced by random anchor (not current anchor)?

Example.

Article:

<a href="%url%">%anchor_text%</a>
{%anchor_text% a|%anchor_text% b|%anchor_text% c}
{%anchor_text% a1|%anchor_text% b1|%anchor_text% c1}
{%anchor_text% a2|%anchor_text% b2|%anchor_text% c2}

Current anchor: anch1, url = http://gsa.com
(And I have other 5 anchors + urls)

Result:

<a href="http://gsa.com"> anch1 </a>
anch2 a
anch3 c1
anch5 b2

Why anchor is randomed?

UPD: in Article Preview and Project Test all is OK, but in posted pages - not ok. (I can send posted pages and project to developers in direct messages).

Sven

anchor is random once it is no longer bind to an URL. If you use it more than the url, it is random.

Lord_Alfred

@Sven, why? Already exists %random_anchor_text% for this.

I thought, in one posted page %url% and %anchor_text% is static (by the logic), and Article Preview and Project Test tools - confirmed it.

If use %anchor_text% more than the %url%, then no possible to create pages about current anchor (as in the example).

How to build this pages?

PS: I think, if I use %url% more than 1 - url randoming too. I check it in few hours.

Lord_Alfred

@Sven, I'm sorry, but it is bug.

URLs with anchors:


Article:


Article Manager settings:


Article Preview:


Project Test tool:

Posted results 1:

And results 2:

Lord_Alfred

@Sven, you need any help/dump/report from me for reproduce this bug?

Sven

I bookmared this one and will work on it next week. Sorry but on weekends Im not really into coding as Im not in office. I will however take care of it and request more details from you if needed.

Lord_Alfred

@Sven, thanks! I just thought it went unnoticed.

Sven

while thinking about it, it is not  a bug but intent to work like that. If there was a use of %url% and %anchor_text% once, it is using a random one after that.

And it will also try to use a new random url with their anchor text if used in e.g. a link. You however keep using just %anchor_text% after the first link which is not working as you want it.

What I can try is adding another macro as %last_anchor_text% which will always use the last anchor used in an url/link.

Lord_Alfred

while thinking about it, it is not  a bug but intent to work like that

Why in Article Preview and Project Test tool this functions work otherwise?

What I can try is adding another macro as %last_anchor_text% which will always use the last anchor used in an url/link

Maybe adding other macro, like "%article_anchor_text%"? In my case I need to add main article anchor in some spintax for get results like I showed in 'Article Preview' screenshot.

Sven

Why in Article Preview and Project Test tool this functions work otherwise?
Because I use simple search/replace things here that are different when submitting.

Anyway, why using same anchor everywhere? Isn't it more wise to use some variations? Thats why you have %TAG% here.

Lord_Alfred

@Sven, I don't understand you. Maybe is my mistake and I need to use another tag? For create articles like:

<h1>Article title with Anchor</h1>
Some data about Anchor with <a href="http://url.com">Anchor and 2 words about it</a>
<h2>How I use Anchor</h1>
My point to use Anchor is...
<h2>Anchor and his friends</h2>
About friends for Anchor ...

Where Anchor == "John".

Now in GSA SER create articles, where in Title one Anchor (John), in subtitle another Anchor (Jack) and in description of subtitle - other Anchor (Lisa).

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In other words, I need to create articles with using anchor in spintax:

 
For get results like:


Now its impossible, because %anchor_text% replaced to random Anchor.

What do I do?

Sven

you should use %tag% here and for %tag% you can specify to use the anchor or keywords. I guess you don't need the keywords, so I would put in some anchors or just one and variations to it.

Lord_Alfred

@Sven, sorry but I dont understand... What the %tag% you mean?

How do I change my article?

It's about <a href="%url%">%anchor_text%</a>.

But next paragraph about: %anchor_text% with %url%.

And next paragraphs about:

{%anchor_text% a|%anchor_text% b|%anchor_text% c|%anchor_text% d|%anchor_text% e}

and

%url%.

Simple replacement to %tag% not working...

Sven

%TAG% is a macro used when submitting only.

Lord_Alfred

@Sven, no, macro %tag% gives the same effect (random anchors in article).

Article settings:


Posted results:

Sven

yes, but as you don't need keywords, you can e.g. use that here.

Another option is to use the secondary anchor text bind to the url.

Lord_Alfred

> Another option is to use the secondary anchor text bind to the url.

How to use secondary anchor text?

Sven

format: url#1stanchor#sndanchor

Lord_Alfred

And in article use: %anchor_text2%, right?

Sven

no %sanchor_text%

Lord_Alfred

%tag% and %sanchor_text% not found in: https://docu.gsa-online.de/search_engine_ranker/macro_guide

There is some other place where it describes all the macros? I just didn't know about the existence of them (tag and sanchor_text).

Lord_Alfred

@Sven, I tested %sanchor_text% - he also randomly set anchors in article.

My URLs:


Article:


And results:

As you can see, it takes a random second anchor. And I needed the anchor from the current page.

@Sven, please.. make macro like %main_anchor_text% - which will insert the current anchor post (without randomization)

Sven

arg ok, will have to think about it.

Lord_Alfred

New macro %main_anchor_text% works fine! Thanks, @Sven!