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Summer Session | Skidmore College

Career Development Center | Skidmore College

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
Search, A-Z index and Directories \| Skidmore Collegewww.skidmore.edu/search/index.php	21
Page Not Foundwww.skidmore.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	21
Off-Campus Study and Exchanges \| Skidmore Collegewww.skidmore.edu/ocse/	18
Center for Leadership in Teaching and Learningwww.skidmore.edu/cltl/	17
News and Events \| Skidmore Collegewww.skidmore.edu/news/	17
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.skidmore.edu/	17
Summer at Skidmore Collegewww.skidmore.edu/summer/	17
Creative Thought Matters at Skidmore Collegewww.skidmore.edu/ctm/	17
Summer Session \| Skidmore Collegewww.skidmore.edu/summersession/	17
Career Development Center \| Skidmore Collegewww.skidmore.edu/career/	17

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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