Home Page - Winston-Salem State University

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Your Readmit Experience - Winston-Salem State University

About WSSU - Winston-Salem State University

Affordable WSSU - Winston-Salem State University

Student Life - Winston-Salem State University

404: Page Not Found - Winston-Salem State University

Student Programs - Winston-Salem State University

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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March 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Home Page - Winston-Salem State Universitywssu.edu/	1
Your Transfer Experience - Winston-Salem State Universitywssu.edu/admissions/transfer-students.html	1
Your Freshman Experience - Winston-Salem State Universitywssu.edu/admissions/freshman-experience.html	1
Home Page - Winston-Salem State Universitywssu.edu/index.html	1
Your Readmit Experience - Winston-Salem State Universitywssu.edu/admissions/readmit-students.html	1
About WSSU - Winston-Salem State Universitywssu.edu/about/index.html	1
Affordable WSSU - Winston-Salem State Universitywssu.edu/admissions/paying-for-college.html	1
Student Life - Winston-Salem State Universitywssu.edu/student-life/index.html	1
404: Page Not Found - Winston-Salem State Universitywssu.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Student Programs - Winston-Salem State Universitywssu.edu/academics/student-programs/index.html	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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