For Students | Fairleigh Dickinson University

For Families | Fairleigh Dickinson University

2024-2025 Self-Study | Fairleigh Dickinson University

For Veterans | Fairleigh Dickinson University

Strategic Plan - FDU Will Soar | Fairleigh Dickinson University

For Faculty and Staff | Fairleigh Dickinson University

Page not found | Fairleigh Dickinson University

What's New | Fairleigh Dickinson University

Program Finder | Fairleigh Dickinson University

Accreditations | Fairleigh Dickinson University

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
	For Students \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/for-students/	2
	For Families \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/for-families/	1
	2024-2025 Self-Study \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/self-study/	1
	For Veterans \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/veterans/	1
	Strategic Plan - FDU Will Soar \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/strategic-planning/	1
	For Faculty and Staff \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/for-faculty-staff/	1
	Page not found \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
	What's New \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/whats-new/	1
	Program Finder \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/academics/programs/	1
	Accreditations \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/about/accreditations/	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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