Title: W3 Validation Error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# W3 Validation Error

 *  [fortyfivecreative](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fortyfivecreative/)
 * (@fortyfivecreative)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/w3-validation-error-2/)
 * Hi, when using this plugin I get this validation error, wondered if any could
   possibly help?
 * **& did not start a character reference. (& probably should have been escaped
   as &.)**
 * …itter.com/search?q=%23smarterchristmas&src=hash” target=”_blank”>#smarterchris
 * Thanks in advance
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-latest-tweets/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-latest-tweets/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Ron Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmuguru/)
 * (@wpmuguru)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/w3-validation-error-2/#post-4488067)
 * Can you provide a link to your site?
 *  Thread Starter [fortyfivecreative](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fortyfivecreative/)
 * (@fortyfivecreative)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/w3-validation-error-2/#post-4488109)
 * Hi Ron,
 * [http://up.hostfortyfive.co.uk/](http://up.hostfortyfive.co.uk/)
 * Thanks
    David
 *  Plugin Author [Ron Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmuguru/)
 * (@wpmuguru)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/w3-validation-error-2/#post-4488125)
 * This is the only thing I see on your site using a HTML5 validator.
 * `Warning: Document uses the Unicode Private Use Area(s), which should not be 
   used in publicly exchanged documents. (Charmod C073)`
 * [http://html5.validator.nu/?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fup.hostfortyfive.co.uk%2F](http://html5.validator.nu/?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fup.hostfortyfive.co.uk%2F)
 * HTML4 validators aren’t going to give you reliable info on an html5 site.

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 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Ron Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmuguru/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/w3-validation-error-2/#post-4488125)
 * Status: not resolved