HTML validation

[semper-linux]

Using OSC V2.3.1 with Header Tags SEO with Google Analytics code

site :- www.custompc.ch

 

 

Hi Forum,

 

I just thought I'd run index.php through HTML validation and was horrified to find a fistful of errors being reported (30 errors - 36 warnings !!!)

 

I've included a short sample of the output.........

 

 

 

******** BEGINNING OF OUTPUT ********

 

# Error Line 4, Column 70: end tag for "meta" omitted, but OMITTAG NO was specified

 

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" >

 

✉

 

You may have neglected to close an element, or perhaps you meant to "self-close" an element, that is, ending it with "/>" instead of ">".

# Info Line 4, Column 2: start tag was here

 

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" >

 

# Error Line 6, Column 88: end tag for "meta" omitted, but OMITTAG NO was specified

 

…ame="Description" content="High performance, custom-built, quality computers" >

 

✉

 

You may have neglected to close an element, or perhaps you meant to "self-close" an element, that is, ending it with "/>" instead of ">".

# Info Line 6, Column 2: start tag was here

 

<meta name="Description" content="High performance, custom-built, quality comp…

 

# Error Line 7, Column 77: end tag for "meta" omitted, but OMITTAG NO was specified

 

<meta name="Keywords" content="custom-built, high-performance, computers" >

 

✉

 

You may have neglected to close an element, or perhaps you meant to "self-close" an element, that is, ending it with "/>" instead of ">".

# Info Line 7, Column 2: start tag was here

 

<meta name="Keywords" content="custom-built, high-performance, computers" >

 

******* END OF OUTPUT ********

 

 

The page tested is the "source" of the home page which I guess is interpreted and assembled from index.php, template_top.php and all the other relevant files.

 

I can see many of the errors - mostly spaces before the closing > tag. Is this OK ?

 

Is this not going to upset the crawlers and, in the end, page / site ranking ?

 

 

Can anyone put this concerned little mind at rest ?!?

 

Many thanks

semper-linux

[Hotclutch]

Osc 2.3.1 validates out of the box for XHTML. Your errors will be due to addons you install. eg

 

Replace

 

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" >

 

with

 

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />

 

will reduce some errors.

[semper-linux]

Hi Hotclutch,

 

Thanks for the reply - my apologies for a late answer - I didn't get the automatic notification of a reply.

 

I found the following in template_top.php.................

 

/*** Begin Header Tags SEO ***/

if ( file_exists(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'header_tags.php') ) {

require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'header_tags.php');

} else {

?>

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=<?php echo CHARSET; ?>">

<title><?php echo TITLE; ?></title>

<?php

}

/*** End Header Tags SEO ***/

 

 

Looks like the Header Tags SEO mod is involved here.

 

I think I'll contact the HT-SEO developer.

 

Thanks for the clue.

 

semper-linux.