Home

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Give to SC State

Veteran & Military Student Resource Center

About SC State

Public Service & Agriculture

The History of South Carolina State University | South Carolina State University

Alumni Affairs & Engagement

Online & Distance Education

News

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.

linking-to-anchor-on-page-that-does-not-exist

October 2025

September 2025

South Carolina State University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Homescsu.edu/	2
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingscsu.edu/	2
	Give to SC Statescsu.edu/give/index.php	1
	Veteran & Military Student Resource Centerscsu.edu/veterans_affairs/index.php	1
	About SC Statescsu.edu/sc_state_about/index.php	1
	Public Service & Agriculturescsu.edu/psa/index.php	1
	The History of South Carolina State University \| South Carolina State Universityscsu.edu/sc_state_about/history.php	1
	Alumni Affairs & Engagementscsu.edu/alumni/index.php	1
	Online & Distance Educationscsu.edu/online_education/index.php	1
	Newsscsu.edu/news/index.php	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

South Carolina State University

Where this issue has occurred