Anchor links not working on password-protected pages (on first click)

[chrslcy]

When first clicking an anchor link, the target of which is a password-protected page, and entering the password, the page is loaded without the #anchor in the URL and without jumping to the anchor content. The person has to go back and click the link again after entering the password to jump to the anchor on the page.

[SirLouen]

This is expected. The HTML content, where the anchor is, is locked and not displayed yet on the DOM. Once you "unlock it" via password, you get a cookie, that lets you enter the page without having to input the password more for a couple of days. During this time, the DOM is unlocked, hence the anchor is visible and this is why, when you go back and forth, or if you refresh the page, the page navigates to the anchor position.

So in conclusion, this behavior is exactly working as expected.