Web Page Development Guidelines - About Palomar College

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Title IX at Palomar College – Your Rights, Your Resources

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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
	Web Page Development Guidelines - About Palomar Collegewww.palomar.edu/about/website/	32
	Palomar College Geology – The Earth Beneath Your Feet Unfolding Before Your Eyeswww.palomar.edu/geology/	32
	About Palomar College - About Palomar Collegewww.palomar.edu/about/	32
	Campus Safety - Campus Safetywww.palomar.edu/safety/	32
	Why Choose Palomar? - Palomar Collegewww.palomar.edu/why-palomar/	32
	How to Apply - Palomar Collegewww.palomar.edu/how-to-apply/	32
	Title IX at Palomar College – Your Rights, Your Resourceswww.palomar.edu/titleix/	32
	Palomar College Police Departmentwww.palomar.edu/police/	32
	Community - Palomar Collegewww.palomar.edu/community/	32
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.palomar.edu/	32

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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