I cannot have the following minimal example working consistently: $ cat hello.org
* hello :PROPERTIES: :ID: e54113f9-2ad7-4a86-94be-68ffc696de0b :END: #+INDEX: hello-keyword #+begin_src emacs-lisp (org-id-update-id-locations '("hello.org" "bye.org" "theindex.org")) #+end_src #+begin_src emacs-lisp (use-package org-id) (setq org-id-link-to-org-use-id t) ;; (setq org-html-link-org-files-as-html t) (setq org-publish-project-alist '(("project-name" :base-directory "~/20210814_minex" :publishing-directory "~/20210814_minex/html" :publishing-function org-html-publish-to-html :makeindex t ) ("all" :components ("project-name") ) )) #+end_src [[id:3c5997f1-205a-437e-8722-d5f52239a207][bye]] Some hello paragraph. $ cat bye.org #+HTML_HEAD: <style> .bottom-three {margin-bottom: 5cm;}</style> * some long section #+BEGIN_EXPORT html <p class="bottom-three"> A line. </p> <p class="bottom-three"> Another. </p> <p class="bottom-three"> Another. </p> <p class="bottom-three"> Another. </p> <p class="bottom-three"> Another. </p> <p class="bottom-three"> Another. </p> <p class="bottom-three"> Another. </p> <p class="bottom-three"> Another. </p> #+END_EXPORT * bye :PROPERTIES: :ID: 3c5997f1-205a-437e-8722-d5f52239a207 :END: #+INDEX: bye-keyword #+begin_example [[id:e54113f9-2ad7-4a86-94be-68ffc696de0b][hello]] #+end_example Some bye paragraph. Initially it worked, without the `makeindex` and without `[[id:e54113f9-2ad7-4a86-94be-68ffc696de0b][hello]]` commented out. Then with `makeindex` it stopped working consistently. The links became broken. Then, the files `bye.html` and `hello.html` were not generated anymore when doing `C-e C-e P a`. Only `theindex.html` was still generated. So I just definitely have no clue of what is the correct workflow to have that project exported correctly to html. On Saturday, August 14, 2021 2:50:46 AM CEST you wrote: > Just adding one element. When I open `theindex.inc` in emacs, then do `M-x > org-mode`, then go on one of the links and do `M-x org-open-at-point`, the > link is correctly followed. > > But when exported to html, the link from `theindex.html` is broken, because > no target has been actually created using > > :PROPERTIES: > :ID: 9ca0bb24-407e-4d23-863b-b3ff8afb90db > > :END: > Instead, I only have a target: > `<h2 id="org1ddafea">` > in `misc.html`, for the considered headline. > > It's correct that I do not _need_ a target named after > `9ca0bb24-407e-4d23-863b-b3ff8afb90db`, > > But I do need the link and the target to agree. > > On Saturday, August 14, 2021 12:28:35 AM CEST you wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I want an `org-id / :ID:` publishing workflow. > > > > To eliminate "xy-case" I first describe what I've been trying to do. > > > > First I've added an `:ID:` to many headlines through `M-x > > org-id-get-create`. > > > > Then I've added one `#+INDEX: word` under one of those headlines. > > > > Then I've executed that (I do not have org-mode related configuration in > > my > > init.el for now): > > > > #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no > > > > (progn > > > > (use-package org-id) > > (setq org-id-link-to-org-use-id t) > > ;; (setq org-html-link-org-files-as-html nil) > > (setq org-publish-project-alist > > > > '(("project-name" > > > > :base-directory "~/note_taking" > > :publishing-directory "~/note_taking/html" > > :publishing-function org-html-publish-to-html > > :makeindex t) > > > > ("all" :components ("project-name") > > > > )))) > > > > #+end_src > > > > then `C-c C-e P a` > > > > At this point I have both `misc.html` and `theindex.html` created, > > `theindex.html`. > > > > The links in `theindex.html` are like: > > `misc.html#ID-9ca0bb24-407e-4d23-863b- b3ff8afb90db`, as they should, I > > would say. > > > > There really is: `:ID: 9ca0bb24-407e-4d23-863b-b3ff8afb90db` in > > `misc.org`. > > But it is not translated in `misc.html`. So the link is not working. All > > the anchors in `misc.html` are in the form: `<h2 > > id="org1ddafea">...</h2>`. No `:ID:` is used. > > > > Oh, and I also did, `M-x org-id-update-id-locations`, in case it would > > bring me any luck. > > > > > > The subject has already been talked about twice at least, but I can't > > apply > > or understand, what have been said. > > > > In https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2009-03/msg00012.html, > > we can read this, which seems to completely address my question, though I > > really > > > > don't know how to reproduce it, and I'm not sure it's even possible: > > >>> Could the org-id be added when publishing? > > >>> > > >>> Like > > >>> > > >>> <h2 id="sec-2"> HEADLINE > > >>> > > >>> <span class="org-id" id="THE-ORG-ID-ITSELF">THE-ORG-ID-ITSELF</ > > >>> > > >>> span> > > >>> > > >>> </h2> > > >>> > > >>> or similar? > > >> > > >> They already are in the HTML, I am surprised you never noticed. > > > > > > ... because I didn't use IDs in my publishing projects yet :-D > > > > The subject has also been brought up by Karl Voit with different > > specifications though. I, myself, am perfectly fine with the default > > function generating `:ID:`. The discussion however is very interesting: > > > > https://karl-voit.at/2019/11/16/UOMF-Linking-Headings/ > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2016-12/msg00423.html > > > > > > Another way to put the question could be: > > Is it possible, to have `:ID: 9ca0bb24-407e-4d23-863b-b3ff8afb90db`, > > translated into `id="ID-9ca0bb24-407e-4d23-863b-b3ff8afb90db"` (or sth), > > when exporting to html? > > > > Thanks, > > Chris