A - A-Z Directory - The University of Maine

Academics - The University of Maine - The University of Maine

The University of Maine

Campus Map - The University of Maine - University of Maine

Student Resources - The University of Maine - University of Maine

Page not found - The University of Maine

The Arts at UMaine - The University of Maine - University of Maine

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Army ROTC

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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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December 2025

November 2025

University of Maine

Title / URL	Issues
A - A-Z Directory - The University of Maineumaine.edu/directory/	3
Academics - The University of Maine - The University of Maineumaine.edu/colleges/	2
The University of Maineumaine.edu/	2
Campus Map - The University of Maine - University of Maineumaine.edu/campus-map/	2
Student Resources - The University of Maine - University of Maineumaine.edu/current/	2
Page not found - The University of Maineumaine.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	2
The Arts at UMaine - The University of Maine - University of Maineumaine.edu/thearts/	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingumaine.edu/	2
Army ROTCumaine.edu/armyrotc/	1
College of Liberal Arts and Sciencesumaine.edu/las/	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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