Title: Validating Widget Errors Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Validating Widget Errors * Resolved [lauralohr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauralohr/) * (@lauralohr) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-widget-errors/) * I am trying to get my page validated and do not know how to fix the widget errors I am getting. * What I mean to say, is that I am unsure where to put the - and * that are associated with the - items that are in the sidebar. (I hope that is clear) - My website is: [Laura Lohr](http://www.lauralohr.com) and is completely broken right now. I am trying to validate but am quite stumped what to do to correct these last 16 errors. - Your wisdom and assistance are greatly appreciated! Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Thread Starter [lauralohr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauralohr/) * (@lauralohr) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-widget-errors/#post-597587) * I have been searching for the answer to this from every message board and every web designer I can contact. I have tried everything. * ANYONE? * That was I am having problems with the unordered list tags and line item elements - and * The links widget is giving me the following error: * ```

Laura

The mentioned element is not allowed to appear in the context in which you've placed it; the other mentioned elements are the only ones that are both allowed there and can contain the element mentioned. This might mean that you need a containing element, or possibly that you've forgotten to close a previous element. One possible cause for this message is that you have attempted to put a block-level element (such as "

" or "") inside an inline element (such as "", "", or ""). ``` * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-widget-errors/#post-597591) * Well, not having a closing `` and an opening `` tag in your markup… is always a bad start. * Just click the Show source boc on the validation page and Revalidate – all the line #s will become a clickable link, to admire the results:) * Thread Starter [lauralohr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauralohr/) * (@lauralohr) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-widget-errors/#post-597615) * Thanks for your response. * I had not tried to click Show Source before. That was magical. * The reason I took out the and opening tag is that it broke my layout. I cannot figure out how to get it work with the markup correct. I just put them back in and now everything is outside of the container (content, sidebar, footer, etc). * ETA: I added them back in with the
tag. But, now I am getting a new error for the head and body. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-widget-errors/#post-597617) * Well, you ca NOT have a valid html page/site without those tags. That’s not a way to correct the errors. * If yoou have it with the head and body back – I can see your site correctly in FF. But for pages that long I don’t look at the source, sorry. * Thread Starter [lauralohr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauralohr/) * (@lauralohr) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-widget-errors/#post-597619) * I know I have to have the tags. I have literally tried EVERYTHING to have it both ways. * I still have the errors on the widgets though. Any ideas why I am getting the error repeatedly: * Error Line 99, column 37: document type does not allow element “li” here; missing one of “ul”, “ol”, “menu”, “dir” start-tag . *
Upcoming Races” or “
”) inside an inline element (such as ““,“ ”, or “”). * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-widget-errors/#post-597622) * Every list has to start with `
` (if unordered as in a WP sidebar). Yours is missing that. * Thread Starter [lauralohr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauralohr/) * (@lauralohr) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-widget-errors/#post-597626) * OMG! Thank you so much. I appreciate all your feedback. I needed a fresh pair of eyes. I just realized the code I am utilizing for the blogroll is . I suspect that is where my problem lies. * I am off to change the code to * I suspect my problems with those errors will be resolved shortly. * My navigation/menu bar is actually placed UNDER the header now too. I have been trying to fix that for two days now! * THANK YOU! THANK YOU! * [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * (@root) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-widget-errors/#post-597627) * Lol 🙂 * Thread Starter [lauralohr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauralohr/) * (@lauralohr) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-widget-errors/#post-597651) * I discovered the problem was not me at all, but several problems with the widget. php file. * These are the problems I ran into: * 1. The “onchange” command for the archive dropdown was listed as “onChange” which caused several errors. * 2.