Advancement & External Relations | Making Connections at Adelphi University

Adelphi University Libraries

Momentum 2 | Strategic Plan for Adelphi University | 2022-2027

Office of the Provost | Adelphi University

Page not found | Adelphi University

History and Traditions | Adelphi University

Online Programs | Adelphi University

Giving to Adelphi University

Successful Outcomes | Find Your Future | Meet Adelphi University

Adelphi University's Mission

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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Title / URL	Issues
Advancement & External Relations \| Making Connections at Adelphi Universitywww.adelphi.edu/advancement/	2
Adelphi University Librarieswww.adelphi.edu/libraries/	2
Momentum 2 \| Strategic Plan for Adelphi University \| 2022-2027www.adelphi.edu/strategic-plan/	2
Office of the Provost \| Adelphi Universitywww.adelphi.edu/provost/	2
Page not found \| Adelphi Universitywww.adelphi.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	2
History and Traditions \| Adelphi Universitywww.adelphi.edu/about/history/	2
Online Programs \| Adelphi Universitywww.adelphi.edu/online/	2
Giving to Adelphi Universitywww.adelphi.edu/giving/	2
Successful Outcomes \| Find Your Future \| Meet Adelphi Universitywww.adelphi.edu/about/outcomes/	2
Adelphi University's Missionwww.adelphi.edu/about/mission/	2

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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