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Asked: 2026-05-16T14:15:08+00:00

First I realize ID’s should be unique. But right now I can’t do much

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First I realize ID’s should be unique. But right now I can’t do much about that. I have a javascript plug-in that is generating ID names and for one page it works great. The issue is in creating another page, it will start over using the same naming convention. For example:

Page 1

<ul id="1">

Page 2

<ul id="1">

So if I am trying to style ul#1 on Page 1 it will also style ul#1 on Page 2. So, any suggestions on how to separate our the two id’s? This html is generated by the JS, otherwise I would just attach a class to it.

Thanks.

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  1. Editorial Team

    First, the unique ID suggestion is restricted to a page. It is perfectly fine to have multiple ID’s on different pages. The best way to overcome this is to add a ID to the body.

    Page1

    <body id="Page1">
    <ul id="1">
        <li></li>
    </ul>
</body>

    Page2

    <body id="Page2">
    <ul id="1">
        <li></li>
    </ul>
</body>

    CSS

    #Page1 #1
{
    //Some style for page 1, ID 1
}


#Page2 #1
{
    //Some style for page 2, ID 1
}
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