Calendar of Events | Chaffey College

Student Life | Chaffey College

Translate | Chaffey College

Chaffey College Police Department | Chaffey College

Home | Chaffey College

Student Health Services | Chaffey College

Academic and Career Communities | Chaffey College

Cashier's Office | Chaffey College

Financial Aid | Chaffey College

English as a Second Language | Chaffey College

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
Calendar of Events \| Chaffey Collegewww.chaffey.edu/calendar/index.php	2
Student Life \| Chaffey Collegewww.chaffey.edu/studentlife/index.php	1
Translate \| Chaffey Collegewww.chaffey.edu/translate.php	1
Chaffey College Police Department \| Chaffey Collegewww.chaffey.edu/police/index.php	1
Home \| Chaffey Collegewww.chaffey.edu/	1
Student Health Services \| Chaffey Collegewww.chaffey.edu/wellness/index.php	1
Academic and Career Communities \| Chaffey Collegewww.chaffey.edu/acc/index.php	1
Cashier's Office \| Chaffey Collegewww.chaffey.edu/cashier/index.php	1
Financial Aid \| Chaffey Collegewww.chaffey.edu/financialaid/index.php	1
English as a Second Language \| Chaffey Collegewww.chaffey.edu/esl/index.php	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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