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Enterprise | ATU - Atlantic Technological University

ATU - Atlantic Technological University

Life at ATU | ATU - Atlantic Technological University

Press Centre | ATU - Atlantic Technological University

Search | ATU - Atlantic Technological University

Research | ATU - Atlantic Technological University

Student Life | ATU - Atlantic Technological University

International Students | ATU - Atlantic Technological University

Current Staff | ATU - Atlantic Technological 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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December 2024

Galway Mayo Institute of Technology

Title / URL	Issues
Page not found \| ATU - Atlantic Technological Universitywww.gmit.ie/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Enterprise \| ATU - Atlantic Technological Universitywww.gmit.ie/enterprise	1
ATU - Atlantic Technological Universitywww.gmit.ie/	1
Life at ATU \| ATU - Atlantic Technological Universitywww.gmit.ie/study/international-students/life-in-gmit	1
Press Centre \| ATU - Atlantic Technological Universitywww.gmit.ie/press-centre	1
Search \| ATU - Atlantic Technological Universitywww.gmit.ie/search	1
Research \| ATU - Atlantic Technological Universitywww.gmit.ie/research	1
Student Life \| ATU - Atlantic Technological Universitywww.gmit.ie/student-life	1
International Students \| ATU - Atlantic Technological Universitywww.gmit.ie/study/international-students	1
Current Staff \| ATU - Atlantic Technological Universitywww.gmit.ie/current-staff	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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