Wordpress HTML error

CloudShadow · Feb 18, 2011

So i have been trying to make my website HTML error free by using validator.w3.org. by googling a lot and searching everywhere i've managed to reduce the errors from 56 to 1. This last one is kinda annoying and i cant seem to figure out how to remove it. Check out the validation report here

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=x...(detect+automatically)&doctype=Inline&group=0

Screenshot of error:

[SLIDE]http://eih.bz/s0/tmp6c69.png[/SLIDE]

If someone can help me solve this thing, i'll be very grateful

el_jentel1 · Feb 18, 2011

You have two link tags for favicon, you need to move this one between the <head> tags.

PHP:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://xboxpirate.com/wp-content/themes/inove/favicon.ico" />

And remove the other one, or the other way around.

CloudShadow · Feb 18, 2011

Thanks for the reply, but i kinda suck at HTML stuff. :S

can you tell me where exactly am i supposed to change this. header.php?

This is the code of the header.php

Code:

<!-- header START -->
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/favicon.ico" />
<div id="header" onclick="location.href='http://xboxpirate.com';" style="cursor: pointer;">

	<!-- banner START -->
	<?php if( $options['banner_content'] && (
		($options['banner_registered'] && $user_ID) || 
		($options['banner_commentator'] && !$user_ID && isset($_COOKIE['comment_author_'.COOKIEHASH])) || 
		($options['banner_visitor'] && !$user_ID && !isset($_COOKIE['comment_author_'.COOKIEHASH]))
	) ) : ?>
		<div class="banner">
			<?php echo($options['banner_content']); ?>
		</div>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<!-- banner END -->

	
</div>
<!-- header END -->

Thanks a lot for the help

el_jentel1 · Feb 18, 2011

Are you sure that's header.php or at least all of it?

header.php should start with html tag or doctype tag.

Move this:

PHP:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://xboxpirate.com/wp-content/themes/inove/favicon.ico" />

Right before this:

PHP:

</head>

Result:

PHP:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://xboxpirate.com/wp-content/themes/inove/favicon.ico" />
</head>

CloudShadow · Feb 18, 2011

That wasn't the entire code. This is

Code:

<!-- header START -->
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/favicon.ico" />
<div id="header" onclick="location.href='http://xboxpirate.com';" style="cursor: pointer;">

	<!-- banner START -->
	<?php if( $options['banner_content'] && (
		($options['banner_registered'] && $user_ID) || 
		($options['banner_commentator'] && !$user_ID && isset($_COOKIE['comment_author_'.COOKIEHASH])) || 
		($options['banner_visitor'] && !$user_ID && !isset($_COOKIE['comment_author_'.COOKIEHASH]))
	) ) : ?>
		<div class="banner">
			<?php echo($options['banner_content']); ?>
		</div>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<!-- banner END -->

	
</div>
<!-- header END -->

<!-- navigation START -->
<div id="navigation">
	<!-- menus START -->
	<ul id="menus">
		<li class="<?php echo($home_menu); ?>"><a class="home" title="<?php _e('Home', 'inove'); ?>" href="<?php echo get_settings('home'); ?>/"><?php _e('Home', 'inove'); ?></a></li>
		<?php
			if($options['menu_type'] == 'categories') {
				wp_list_categories('title_li=0&orderby=name&show_count=0');
			} else {
				wp_list_pages('title_li=0&sort_column=menu_order');
			}
		?>
		<li><a class="lastmenu" href="javascript:void(0);"></a></li>
	</ul>
	<!-- menus END -->

	<!-- searchbox START -->
	<div id="searchbox">
		<?php if($options['google_cse'] && $options['google_cse_cx']) : ?>
			<form action="http://www.google.com/cse" method="get">
				<div class="content">
					<input type="text" class="textfield" name="q" size="24" />
					<input type="submit" class="button" name="sa" value="" />
					<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="<?php echo $options['google_cse_cx']; ?>" />
					<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8" />
				</div>
			</form>
		<?php else : ?>
			<form action="<?php bloginfo('home'); ?>" method="get">
				<div class="content">
					<input type="text" class="textfield" name="s" size="24" value="<?php echo wp_specialchars($s, 1); ?>" />
					<input type="submit" class="button" value="" />
				</div>
			</form>
		<?php endif; ?>
	</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
	var searchbox = MGJS.$("searchbox");
	var searchtxt = MGJS.getElementsByClassName("textfield", "input", searchbox)[0];
	var searchbtn = MGJS.getElementsByClassName("button", "input", searchbox)[0];
	var tiptext = "<?php _e('Type text to search here...', 'inove'); ?>";
	if(searchtxt.value == "" || searchtxt.value == tiptext) {
		searchtxt.className += " searchtip";
		searchtxt.value = tiptext;
	}
	searchtxt.onfocus = function(e) {
		if(searchtxt.value == tiptext) {
			searchtxt.value = "";
			searchtxt.className = searchtxt.className.replace(" searchtip", "");
		}
	}
	searchtxt.onblur = function(e) {
		if(searchtxt.value == "") {
			searchtxt.className += " searchtip";
			searchtxt.value = tiptext;
		}
	}
	searchbtn.onclick = function(e) {
		if(searchtxt.value == "" || searchtxt.value == tiptext) {
			return false;
		}
	}
//]]>
</script>
	<!-- searchbox END -->

	<div class="fixed"></div>
</div>
<!-- navigation END -->

anantgupta · Feb 18, 2011

Hey replace

Code:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/favicon.ico" />

with this

Code:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://xboxpirate.com/wp-content/themes/inove/favicon.ico" />

both are same may be you are not getting the space right.Try it

el_jentel1 · Feb 18, 2011

Weird. Anyway, replace this:

Code:

<!-- header START -->
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/favicon.ico" />

With:

Code:

<!-- header START -->

anangupta, there is nothing wrong with the tag itself, it's the placement. Basically he wants his page to be validated by W3 (XHTML valid).

Link tags can only be used between head tags, that is why it is not being validated.

CloudShadow · Feb 18, 2011

Tried that, put this code

Code:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://xboxpirate.com/wp-content/themes/inove/favicon.ico" />

first before  and then after. Error still comes

el_jentel1 · Feb 18, 2011

Read my previous post CloudShadow.

CloudShadow · Feb 18, 2011

Still doesn't validate

Current code of header.php

Code:

<!-- header START -->

<div id="header" onclick="location.href='http://xboxpirate.com';" style="cursor: pointer;">

	<!-- banner START -->
	<?php if( $options['banner_content'] && (
		($options['banner_registered'] && $user_ID) || 
		($options['banner_commentator'] && !$user_ID && isset($_COOKIE['comment_author_'.COOKIEHASH])) || 
		($options['banner_visitor'] && !$user_ID && !isset($_COOKIE['comment_author_'.COOKIEHASH]))
	) ) : ?>
		<div class="banner">
			<?php echo($options['banner_content']); ?>
		</div>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<!-- banner END -->

	
</div>
<!-- header END -->

<!-- navigation START -->
<div id="navigation">
	<!-- menus START -->
	<ul id="menus">
		<li class="<?php echo($home_menu); ?>"><a class="home" title="<?php _e('Home', 'inove'); ?>" href="<?php echo get_settings('home'); ?>/"><?php _e('Home', 'inove'); ?></a></li>
		<?php
			if($options['menu_type'] == 'categories') {
				wp_list_categories('title_li=0&orderby=name&show_count=0');
			} else {
				wp_list_pages('title_li=0&sort_column=menu_order');
			}
		?>
		<li><a class="lastmenu" href="javascript:void(0);"></a></li>
	</ul>
	<!-- menus END -->

	<!-- searchbox START -->
	<div id="searchbox">
		<?php if($options['google_cse'] && $options['google_cse_cx']) : ?>
			<form action="http://www.google.com/cse" method="get">
				<div class="content">
					<input type="text" class="textfield" name="q" size="24" />
					<input type="submit" class="button" name="sa" value="" />
					<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="<?php echo $options['google_cse_cx']; ?>" />
					<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8" />
				</div>
			</form>
		<?php else : ?>
			<form action="<?php bloginfo('home'); ?>" method="get">
				<div class="content">
					<input type="text" class="textfield" name="s" size="24" value="<?php echo wp_specialchars($s, 1); ?>" />
					<input type="submit" class="button" value="" />
				</div>
			</form>
		<?php endif; ?>
	</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
	var searchbox = MGJS.$("searchbox");
	var searchtxt = MGJS.getElementsByClassName("textfield", "input", searchbox)[0];
	var searchbtn = MGJS.getElementsByClassName("button", "input", searchbox)[0];
	var tiptext = "<?php _e('Type text to search here...', 'inove'); ?>";
	if(searchtxt.value == "" || searchtxt.value == tiptext) {
		searchtxt.className += " searchtip";
		searchtxt.value = tiptext;
	}
	searchtxt.onfocus = function(e) {
		if(searchtxt.value == tiptext) {
			searchtxt.value = "";
			searchtxt.className = searchtxt.className.replace(" searchtip", "");
		}
	}
	searchtxt.onblur = function(e) {
		if(searchtxt.value == "") {
			searchtxt.className += " searchtip";
			searchtxt.value = tiptext;
		}
	}
	searchbtn.onclick = function(e) {
		if(searchtxt.value == "" || searchtxt.value == tiptext) {
			return false;
		}
	}
//]]>
</script>
	<!-- searchbox END -->

	<div class="fixed"></div>
</div>
<!-- navigation END -->

el_jentel1 · Feb 18, 2011

Is the page cached? the tag is still showing.

CloudShadow · Feb 18, 2011

Oh wait... I believe it is, i'm using WP Super Cache to cache the site.

Should i delete the cached pages?

EDIT:

And i've also used the .htaccess to cache the images and some other things.

el_jentel1 · Feb 18, 2011

Backup the cached page, then delete it. (only for header.php).

CloudShadow · Feb 18, 2011

That worked. :D

Thank you, thank you.

Finally my site is fully validated, took days, but its done.

I simply cant thank you enough EL.

el_jentel1 · Feb 18, 2011

You're welcome.

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