The best replacement for href is src.

The best alternatives to href are rated as following:
★★★★★  src
★★★★  onclick
★★★★  url
★★  href
★★  ng-href
★★  hfpef
★  window.open
★  window.location
★  navigateurl
★  onclick javascript
  window location
  actionlink
  document.url

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Speaking about href, one probably shouldn't forget about image.

Other search terms related to href and their ratings are:
★★★★★ image
★★★ underline
★★★ button
★★★ parameters
★★ link
★★ img
★★ onclick
★★ a
★ anchor
★ tag
★ relative path
★ parameter
query string
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