Title: validation problem???
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# validation problem???

 *  [mikeherman2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikeherman2/)
 * (@mikeherman2)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-3/)
 * My blog will not validate and the majority of the errors are
 * 1. document type does not allow element “p” here; missing one of “object”, “applet”,“
   map”, “iframe”, “button”, “ins”, “del” start-tag
 * or 2. document type does not allow element “ul” here; missing one of “object”,“
   applet”, “map”, “iframe”, “button”, “ins”, “del” start-tag
    - I don’t understand the “document type does not allow” are there special requirments
      w/ XHTML for those type of codes? If so can you recommend sources I should
      read. All me sites are HTML 4.
    - My site is at [http://www.CreditAndCreditReports.com/index.php](http://www.CreditAndCreditReports.com/index.php)
    - Thank you for your help,
    - Mike

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 *  [neetij](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neetij/)
 * (@neetij)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-3/#post-210122)
 * Several errors stem from `<p>` tags that do not appear to be closed – lines 99,
   110, 125. They should be removed (unless they _are_ closed, which I am missing).
 * I think, the line 85 error occurs because the `<script>` is within the `<ul>`
   tag (opened on line 59 and closed on line163).
 * Hope this helps.
 *  [jinsan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jinsan/)
 * (@jinsan)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-3/#post-210126)
 * Could have just updated your old thread here:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/34674](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/34674)
   that we know what you’ve tried and what you haven’t
 *  [brainwidth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brainwidth/)
 * (@brainwidth)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-3/#post-210128)
 * Please read [this.](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/34684)
 *  [mikeherman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikeherman/)
 * (@mikeherman)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-3/#post-210190)
 * Thanks neetij that was part of it.
 * Jinsan, sorry, I lost track of that post, but I’ll do that in the future.
 * Brainwidth, thanks.
 * Mike
 *  Thread Starter [mikeherman2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikeherman2/)
 * (@mikeherman2)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-problem-1-3/#post-210361)
 * My blog validates before I have any posts. However once I post, even a single
   word, I have a problem with ‘s.
 * To validate it I removed every post made, it validated fine. Then I posted a 
   single word “credit”, just the word no symbols or html coding, but even that 
   one word won’t let it validate because WP is putting the before the word.
 * Do I have something incorrectly checked in the options?
 * For example – Quote:
    document type does not allow element “p” here; missing 
   one of “object”, “applet”, “map”, “iframe”, “button”, “ins”, “del” start-tag
 * Credit
 * 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.
 * 
 * Can anybody explain what that means? Do I have an unclosed somewhere else? If
   so why does it validate?
 * When I look at the source WP is putting before each post
 * Thanks,

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