Contact Us | Yeshiva University

Graduate Schools and Programs | Yeshiva University

About | Yeshiva University

Office of the Registrar | Yeshiva University

Summer Session | Yeshiva University

The Senator Joseph Lieberman – Mitzner Center for Public Service and Advocacy | Yeshiva University

Campuses | Yeshiva University

Yeshiva University Protein Institute | Yeshiva University

Academics and Research | Yeshiva University

Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies | Yeshiva 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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Title / URL	Issues
Contact Us \| Yeshiva Universitywww.yu.edu/contact	21
Graduate Schools and Programs \| Yeshiva Universitywww.yu.edu/graduate	21
About \| Yeshiva Universitywww.yu.edu/about	21
Office of the Registrar \| Yeshiva Universitywww.yu.edu/registrar	21
Summer Session \| Yeshiva Universitywww.yu.edu/summer	21
The Senator Joseph Lieberman – Mitzner Center for Public Service and Advocacy \| Yeshiva Universitywww.yu.edu/lieberman	21
Campuses \| Yeshiva Universitywww.yu.edu/campuses	21
Yeshiva University Protein Institute \| Yeshiva Universitywww.yu.edu/yupi	21
Academics and Research \| Yeshiva Universitywww.yu.edu/academics	21
Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies \| Yeshiva Universitywww.yu.edu/cis	21

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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