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Families & Champions | Framingham University

Careers at FSU | Framingham University

Cost & Aid | Framingham University

Home | Framingham 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
Alumni & Friends \| Framingham Universitywww.framingham.edu/info/alumni-friends	10
Board of Trustees \| Framingham Universitywww.framingham.edu/about-fsu/board-trustees	10
Academics \| Framingham Universitywww.framingham.edu/academics	10
Explore Programs at Framingham \| Framingham Universitywww.framingham.edu/academics/all	10
Request Information \| Framingham Universitywww.framingham.edu/request-information	10
Campus Life \| Framingham Universitywww.framingham.edu/campus-life	10
Families & Champions \| Framingham Universitywww.framingham.edu/info/families-champions	10
Careers at FSU \| Framingham Universitywww.framingham.edu/about-fsu/careers-fsu	10
Cost & Aid \| Framingham Universitywww.framingham.edu/admissions-aid/cost-aid	10
Home \| Framingham Universitywww.framingham.edu/	10

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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