Title: HTML validation complains about CSS parse error
Last modified: December 5, 2023

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# HTML validation complains about CSS parse error

 *  Resolved [Jong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jongycastillo/)
 * (@jongycastillo)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-validation-complains-about-css-parse-error/)
 * After updating the plugins and WP core, I noticed the plugin is outputting CSS
   that HTML validation and code editor is complaining about. Essentially, when 
   there is no value, blank CSS values are output like this (see `color: !important`
   parts below):
 *     ```wp-block-code
       .sfsi_subscribe_Popinner input[type=email]::-webkit-input-placeholder {
           font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;
           font-style: normal !important;
           color: !important;
           font-size: 14px !important;
           text-align: center !important;
       }
   
       .sfsi_subscribe_Popinner input[type=email]:-moz-placeholder {
           /* Firefox 18- */
           font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;
           font-style: normal !important;
           color: !important;
           font-size: 14px !important;
           text-align: center !important;
       }
   
       .sfsi_subscribe_Popinner input[type=email]::-moz-placeholder {
           /* Firefox 19+ */
           font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;
           font-style: normal !important;
           color: !important;
           font-size: 14px !important;
           text-align: center !important;
       }
   
       .sfsi_subscribe_Popinner input[type=email]:-ms-input-placeholder {
           font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;
           font-style: normal !important;
           color: !important;
           font-size: 14px !important;
           text-align: center !important;
       }
       ```
   
 * HTML validation complaint:
   **Error: CSS: `color`: Parse Error.**
 * Code editor complaint: 
   **Term expected**

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 *  Plugin Support [alexsev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexsev/)
 * (@alexsev)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-validation-complains-about-css-parse-error/#post-17257002)
 * We’ll check and get back to you soon.
 *  Plugin Support [alexsev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexsev/)
 * (@alexsev)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-validation-complains-about-css-parse-error/#post-17260478)
 * Thank you for reporting this [@jong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jong/).
   We will include the fix in the next version of the plugin which will be available
   to you as an update.
 *  Thread Starter [Jong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jongycastillo/)
 * (@jongycastillo)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-validation-complains-about-css-parse-error/#post-17267036)
 * Thanks! I’ll keep an eye out for the update and test again before considering
   this resolved. Will check back after updates are applied.

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