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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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Title / URL	Issues
News \| Irvine Valley Collegewww.ivc.edu/news	3
Community \| Irvine Valley Collegewww.ivc.edu/community	3
404 Error \| Irvine Valley Collegewww.ivc.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	3
A-Z Index \| Irvine Valley Collegewww.ivc.edu/a-z-index	3
Directory \| Irvine Valley Collegewww.ivc.edu/directory	3
Office of the President \| Irvine Valley Collegewww.ivc.edu/president	3
About Irvine Valley College \| Irvine Valley Collegewww.ivc.edu/about	3
Dual Enrollment Students \| Irvine Valley Collegewww.ivc.edu/dual-enrollment	3
Steps to Start at IVC \| Irvine Valley Collegewww.ivc.edu/admissions/get-started	3
New to IVC \| Irvine Valley Collegewww.ivc.edu/new-ivc	3

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