Title: syntax error DOCTYPE html
Last modified: August 21, 2016
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# syntax error DOCTYPE html
* Resolved [batman42ca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/batman42ca/)
* (@batman42ca)
* [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-65/)
* When I fill in and submit the subscription form, Firefox reports a syntax error
and points to the first line of my web page which is
*
* I’m using WordPress 3.5.1 and Alo EasyMail 2.4.17
* This was working fine in the past. If something has changed, I have no idea what
it is.
* How do I even begin to debug this?
* My web site is [http://fccapitalunited.com/test/](http://fccapitalunited.com/test/)
* This is a test site only, so attempting to register will never lead to you receiving
a newsletter.
* [http://wordpress.org/plugins/alo-easymail/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/alo-easymail/)
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* Thread Starter [batman42ca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/batman42ca/)
* (@batman42ca)
* [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-65/#post-4483756)
* I found the solution. The problem had little to do with ALO EasyMail.
* I had some code in place that prevented anyone but an admin from accessing the
WordPress Admin area. This also prevented Ajax calls to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
which is used by ALO EasyMail. The solution was to check to ensure I wasn’t making
a AJAX call before I prevent access to any admin files like this:
* ```
if (defined('DOING_AJAX') && DOING_AJAX) {
// AJAX is being called, permit access
}
```
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* Last activity: [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-65/#post-4483756)
* Status: resolved