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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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March 2025

February 2025

Clackamas County, Oregon

Title / URL	Issues
Departments \| Clackamas Countywww.clackamas.us/departments	25
Clackamas County: Contact Us \| Clackamas Countywww.clackamas.us/contactus	1
About Clackamas County \| Clackamas Countywww.clackamas.us/pga/about.html	1
Home \| Clackamas Countywww.clackamas.us/	1
County Parks \| Clackamas Countywww.clackamas.us/parks	1
Behavioral Health Division \| Clackamas Countywww.clackamas.us/behavioralhealth	1
County Administration \| Clackamas Countywww.clackamas.us/countyadmin	1
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office \| Clackamas Countywww.clackamas.us/sheriff	1
Board of County Commissioners \| Clackamas Countywww.clackamas.us/bcc	1
Advisory Boards and Commissions \| Clackamas Countywww.clackamas.us/community/abc	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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