Title: validation error
Last modified: April 11, 2020

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# validation error

 *  Resolved [bvo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bvo/)
 * (@bvo)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-error-72/)
 * Hi,
 * When running my site through the W3C validator it gives back this error:
    Error:
   Element style not allowed as child of element noscript in this context.
 * And this is the html output line (347):
    <noscript><style>.lazyload{display:none;}
   </style></noscript><script data-noptimize=”1″…..
 * It seems to me that lazyloading (via optimize plugin) causes this. What van I
   do about this?
 * Kind regards,
    Bas
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fvalidation-error-72%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-error-72/#post-12658994)
 * Hey Bas, you could:
    * ignore it OR * disable lazyload in Autoptimize OR * hook
   into the AO API (`autoptimize_filter_imgopt_lazyload_cssoutput` filter) to remove
   the noscript-part with a couple of lines of code, if I’m not mistaking this was
   already explained in an earlier topic here 🙂
 * Groeten uit België,
    frank
 *  Thread Starter [bvo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bvo/)
 * (@bvo)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-error-72/#post-12659500)
 * Hi Frank,
    Ignore is by far the easiest option, and if solving it is to hard,
   I will. Disabeling lazyload is not an option, since thats why I use this plugin
   in the first place. I will look for the older post about adjusting the code. 
   Thanks so far!
 * Bas
 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-error-72/#post-12659558)
 * OK, let me know if you need any further assistance Bas 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [bvo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bvo/)
 * (@bvo)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-error-72/#post-12662143)
 * Found it and it works. Thank you!
    Bas
 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-error-72/#post-12662179)
 * you’re welcome, feel free to [leave a review of the plugin and support here](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/autoptimize/reviews/#new-post)!
   🙂

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-error-72/#post-12662179)
 * Status: resolved