Library, La Trobe University

Alumni and Advancement, La Trobe University

University Scholarships in Australia | La Trobe University

Short Courses Melbourne | La Trobe University

Staff, La Trobe University

Courses and degrees at La Trobe University

Page not found, La Trobe University

Masters & Post Graduate Degrees | La Trobe University

Early Entry to University | Aspire | La Trobe University

First time visit: View without clicking anything

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
Library, La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/library	2
Alumni and Advancement, La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/alumni	1
University Scholarships in Australia \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/study/scholarships	1
Short Courses Melbourne \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/courses/short-courses	1
Staff, La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/staff	1
Courses and degrees at La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/courses	1
Page not found, La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Masters & Post Graduate Degrees \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/study/postgrad	1
Early Entry to University \| Aspire \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/study/aspire	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.latrobe.edu.au/	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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