So when I tried removing the # the link was clickable again, but it took me to a page not found.
In the menu options I have the ability to select “page” or “section”
Neither work for what I’m trying to do, but it seems like if I select “page” as the option and include a # in the link, the link becomes inactive. If I select “section” as the option the link is active but the address is modified in the html so that it changes it to an internal link (removes avantcommunications.net/ and modifies the link to #section-parnter-programs) Since the section is on an exteral page, the link defaults to the top of the page.
So it seems like I’m trying to do something that wordpress doesn’t want me to do. Can anyone think of a workaround?