A to Z listing - About the University, University of York

Print, copy and scan - IT Services, University of York

Council - Council, University of York

Contact - Library, University of York

Transport, maps and parking - Transport, maps and parking, University of York

Alumni Awards - Alumni, University of York

Semester dates - About the University, University of York

Contact us - Working with the University, University of York

Global York - Global York, University of York

Undergraduate - Undergraduate, University of York

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
	A to Z listing - About the University, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/about/departments/a-to-z/	22
	Print, copy and scan - IT Services, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/it-services/tools/print/	2
	Council - Council, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/council/	2
	Contact - Library, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/library/contact/	2
	Transport, maps and parking - Transport, maps and parking, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/about/transport-maps-parking/	2
	Alumni Awards - Alumni, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/alumni/alumni-awards/	2
	Semester dates - About the University, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/about/semester-dates/	2
	Contact us - Working with the University, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/business/contact/	2
	Global York - Global York, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/global/	2
	Undergraduate - Undergraduate, University of Yorkwww.york.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/	2

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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