Giving Page | Howard Payne University

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Howard Payne University | Brownwood Texas | Baptist | Christian Values | Liberal Arts

The Yellow Jacket Experience | Howard Payne University

Apply to HPU | Howard Payne University

Majors and Degree Offerings | Howard Payne University

Core Values | Howard Payne University

Sexual Assault Policy Reporting | Howard Payne University

News Archive | Howard Payne University

New Braunfels Center | Howard Payne 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
Giving Page \| Howard Payne Universitywww.hputx.edu/giving/	10
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.hputx.edu/	8
Howard Payne University \| Brownwood Texas \| Baptist \| Christian Values \| Liberal Artswww.hputx.edu/	8
The Yellow Jacket Experience \| Howard Payne Universitywww.hputx.edu/the-yellow-jacket-experience/	6
Apply to HPU \| Howard Payne Universitywww.hputx.edu/apply-now/	5
Majors and Degree Offerings \| Howard Payne Universitywww.hputx.edu/academics/degree-offerings/	4
Core Values \| Howard Payne Universitywww.hputx.edu/OUR-STORY/core-values/	4
Sexual Assault Policy Reporting \| Howard Payne Universitywww.hputx.edu/sexual-assault-policy-reporting/	4
News Archive \| Howard Payne Universitywww.hputx.edu/news/	4
New Braunfels Center \| Howard Payne Universitywww.hputx.edu/hpu-nb/	4

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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