Proper URL forming with Query String and Anchor Hashtag

Question

When both a query string and anchor tag (hash tag) are visible in a URL, what is the proper order for them to appear?

http://www.whatever.com?var=val#anchor

Answer 1

Note that when the URL has both anchor tags (#) and query strings (?), the browser may ignore the query string and navigate to the anchor tag without reloading the page.

It may be necessary to submit the page using a

rather than just a URL link

    .