Linking back to the top of your page

If your website contains a number of very long articles or pieces of content, it's wise to include a back to the top link at the bottom of each page.

Getting ready

Open your Joomla! template's index.php file. For the purposes of this example, we'll be using the rhuk_milkyway template, though the technique can be applied to any Joomla! template.

How to do it...

1. 1. Search for the following snippet of code in your template:

   <table class="nopad">
   <tr valign="top">
   <td>
   <jdoc:include type="component" />
   <jdoc:include type="modules" name="footer" style="xhtml"/>
   </td>
   

2. 2. Create an anchor called top above the line where the statement<jdoc:include type="component" /> is included in your page:

   <table class="nopad">
   <tr valign="top">
   <td>
   <a name="top">&nbsp;</a>
   <jdoc:include type="component" />
   <jdoc:include type="modules" name="footer" style="xhtml"/>
   </td>
   

3. 3. Beneath...