Validation and Reliance on Third Parties
Friday, 20th April 2007
So, I have a slight problem getting my site to validate at the moment, which I’d appreciate some help figuring out. It goes something like this:
- WordPress produces XHTML
- Therefore, this site has a lot of XHTML in it that I can’t control (my php skills are not up to editing anything server-side)
- del.icio.us automatically posts my link entries as HTML (minus the eX)
- Therefore, this site also has a lot of HTML in it that I can’t control
- Some of the XHTML won’t validate as HTML and some of the HTML won;t validate as XHTML
- Therefore, my site doesn’t validate.
So, I guess my problem is
- How much does it matter?
- How much do I care?
- Can I do anything about it either way?
Runa:
First question: the validation doesn’t have a direct influence on your own site, for the moment it just means your site is accessible for its code is correct and “standard”.
Second question: it only depends on you. The site-validation is “something more” for a good site with a lot of visits, it doesn’t have a big importance for small or medium one.
Third question: Probably you can manage your delicious account to produce valid XHTML code. Don’t think to change the standard xhtml in html, it wouldn’t be good at all.
Greetings.
Monday 21st, May 2007
at 2:56 pm
Rob:
Hey Geordie Gal…
I think looking at your source and the validation error mountain it really isn’t that bad. Fixing one error typically fixes many more and I doubt whether there are more than a handful of errors in total.
On closer inspection, fixing all of these errors is gonna be snap as it’s it fairly straight-forward wordpress install.
I honestly don’t mind doing this for you if you like… (you got my email)
Rob (A fellow Geordie, away from home)
Wednesday 8th, October 2008
at 2:11 pm
Billigflüge:
Well Runa, I think that the validation has a crucial influence to your site! It just depends on if you want to be found easily by search engines. Therefor your codes have to be clear and your site valid.
Friday 17th, October 2008
at 11:39 am