Parking and commuter services - University of Victoria

Campus Security - University of Victoria

Residence Services - University of Victoria

Admissions - University of Victoria

UVic Academic Calendar - University of Victoria

Libraries - University of Victoria

UVic Sign in Service - University of Victoria

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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August 2025

July 2025

University of Victoria

Title / URL	Issues
Parking and commuter services - University of Victoriawww.uvic.ca/security/parking/index.php	20
Campus Security - University of Victoriawww.uvic.ca/security/index.php	15
Residence Services - University of Victoriawww.uvic.ca/residence/index.php	10
Admissions - University of Victoriawww.uvic.ca/law/admissions/index.php	9
UVic Academic Calendar - University of Victoriawww.uvic.ca/calendar/	7
Libraries - University of Victoriawww.uvic.ca/library/	7
UVic Sign in Service - University of Victoriawww.uvic.ca/cas/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uvic.ca%2Ftools%2Findex.php	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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