Validating xHTML

**sparklingsky** · 10-17-2009, 06:17 PM

I'm not new to HTML by any means but I'm having some serious issues with this. I think my problem is that when I began my website I was using deprecated codes and amateur HTML. Now it's all coming back to bite me though. I'm trying to validate my website's XHTML and it's not going to well. I have a plethora of problems going on here and, because I'm awful with HTML apparently, I cannot fix it.

My website is http://vivid-avenue.net and here is the list of errors and what not: http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=ht...idator%2F1.654

I've worked with validator before and I've it completely validated but apparently I changed some things and I now have problems again. :/ Honestly, I have no idea how to fix most of that. It would be great if someone could help me out and kindly excuse my amateur coding skills. Thanks!

**X96 Web Design** · 10-17-2009, 08:44 PM

Try fixing one thing at a time, most of the time one thing causes a cascade effect of errors...

For valid (x)HTML, tags must by in lowercase, for instance, you have <SCRIPT..., and it should be <script....

There's an A tag that self closes (/>). That's causing a bunch of errors.

The CENTER tag doesn't exist in (x)HTML, it was deprecated. Instead use CSS, style="text-align:center" in the parent element.

The allowtransparency attribute was deprecated as well... Simply take it out.

Hope this helps!

Cheers,
X96

**sparklingsky** · 10-18-2009, 03:59 AM

Thank you very much! I am now validated, I really appreciate that!

I actually have another question, however, this time it is about validating my CSS. For some reason when I put my URL in the validator, I receive this page: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/v...ning=1&lang=en

I have NO idea why this is coming up. :/

**X96 Web Design** · 10-18-2009, 05:21 AM

Instead of putting in your web site URL, put in your stylesheet URL:

Code:

http://www.vivid-avenue.net/wordpress/wp-content/themes/bang/style.css

By the way - it's valid! see...

Cheers,
X96

**sparklingsky** · 10-18-2009, 01:55 PM

Oh, okay ahha. I validated last night with the input box haha that's why. But thanks, I didn't think of using the URL to my stylesheet. Thanks so much again!

**sparklingsky** · 10-18-2009, 01:59 PM

Ugh, I seem to have a whole bunch of new errors again in my xhtml because I accidentally did something to my footer. They all seem to be the same thing. Any suggestions on these?