CSS & XHTML validation

BFCTom · 8 Sep 2009 at 20:36

Hi,

I'm having a bit of trouble validating my website.

Basically some code that the plug-ins are creating (using Wordpress as a CMS) is coming up as errors.

Now I've looked into taking some of them out or using alternatives but it totally wrecks what the plug-in is installed to do.

Does anyone else have problems with this? If so how can I solve it?

Cheers

tsinc80697 · 8 Sep 2009 at 20:48

If its the plugin causing the validation errors you have a 2 options really

Find another plug-in
Edit the plug-in

Other than that there's not much you can do, best bet is having a poke round the plugin if you know what you're doing!

BFCTom · 8 Sep 2009 at 20:52

Argh. It's just annoying me as my CSS is valid but when I use the referrer link from my site it comes up with errors from a couple of the plug-ins.

My XHTML has a few of my own errors but then an absoloute ton of plug-in created ones.

I guess it's gonna be a long night

Martin_Man · 8 Sep 2009 at 20:56

I sometimes have the same problem as well, it is frustrating.

Randomface74 · 8 Sep 2009 at 20:59

Validating as what DOCTYPE?

BFCTom · 8 Sep 2009 at 21:03

billysielu said:
Validating as what DOCTYPE?

I'm getting the same amount of errors for Transitional and Strict

BFCTom · 9 Sep 2009 at 00:27

Has anyone got a script/plug-in that they know is valid for pulling Flickr images from your photostream? Seems that's causing the majority of the errors :/

Just checked and it's 26 to be precise haha!

BFCTom · 9 Sep 2009 at 00:57

All green on both fronts now, just removed the Flickr plug-in until I find one that's not full of invalidations!

Randomface74 · 9 Sep 2009 at 07:53

I wouldn't worry about the validator tbh. There's no benefit to your visitors in having a site thats passes an arbitrary set of rules.