Title: Validation Problem
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Validation Problem

 *  Resolved [adam513](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam513/)
 * (@adam513)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-2-2/)
 * Hi there : )
    Nostalgic-garden.org is my personal blog and my site would not 
   validate…
 * 
 * I get bunch of errors in return, and I have no idea how to fix them…
    It seems
   many of them are repetitions. So if you could just tell me how to fix one of 
   them… I think I may be able to validate my site.
 * Thx!

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-2-2/#post-267028)
 * This is the url to use:
    [http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://nostalgic-garden.org/&charset=(detect+automatically)&doctype=Inline&ss=1](http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://nostalgic-garden.org/&charset=(detect+automatically)&doctype=Inline&ss=1)
   It shows the source too.
 * In various order:
    `<br>` is wrong,  is correct
 * Start of line 45 put a `<li>`, and end of that line `</li>`
    Same for 122, but
   the `</li>` must go before the `</ul>`
 * `images/thumb-Screenshot_050830.jpg' />` incorrect
    `images/thumb-Screenshot_050830.
   jpg' alt="" />` correct of course the alt should be the alternative text that
   would appear should the image not.
 * Most of the others seem to be list tags. They must follow this order
    `<ul>` 
   <—– just one opening tag `<li>` <—– you can have lots of these `</li>` <—– but
   they must match these close tags `</ul>` <—– closes the list
 * Do some of that and see how many errors you have remaining ?
 *  Thread Starter [adam513](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam513/)
 * (@adam513)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-2-2/#post-267113)
 * Thx a bunch podz, now errors are down to only 5.
    All 5 of them being “<br>” 
   tag errors. Well, if I don’t use break tag, how can I change the line manually??
   Again, thx for great help : )
 *  [Beel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beel/)
 * (@beel)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-2-2/#post-267117)
 * If you are not putting them in, you need to find out what is or where they are
   by searching your code and plugins.
 *  [Beel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beel/)
 * (@beel)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-2-2/#post-267118)
 * `<br />` I misread your post, just use this.
 *  [Monika](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monika/)
 * (@monika)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-2-2/#post-267119)
 * adam513
    you could use the br tag , but your br tags aren’t closed
 * brspace/
    < br / > without the space after or before the < > but with a space
   between br and the /
 * 😉
    Monika
 * edit:oh Beel are faster 😉
 *  [Beel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beel/)
 * (@beel)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-2-2/#post-267121)
 * Monika, the backticks (often above the tab on keyboards) makes it easier to post
   tags and not have the site process them, like `<strong>strong</strong>` vs. **
   strong** – takes some playing around with but easier in the long run.
 *  Thread Starter [adam513](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam513/)
 * (@adam513)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-2-2/#post-267130)
 * My site validated!
    Thank you all : )

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