Title: Where do I correct html errors from validator
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Where do I correct html errors from validator

 *  [bizsuccesscoach](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bizsuccesscoach/)
 * (@bizsuccesscoach)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-do-i-correct-html-errors-from-validator/)
 * I have a site with multiple validator errors but I don’t see them when I switch
   to html mode on the page. Is there another place that I should be looking to 
   correct the errors? They seem to be causing my pages to go wonky — sidebars show
   up at the bottom of the page etc.

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 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-do-i-correct-html-errors-from-validator/#post-1989572)
 * Depending where the errors are coming from, you may need to fix issues in your
   theme files – the ones that end with .php like single.php, index.php, etc. That’s
   where most of your site’s HTML is coming from. Another culprit could be a plug-
   in. If you need further help it would be best to post a link to your site.
 *  Thread Starter [bizsuccesscoach](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bizsuccesscoach/)
 * (@bizsuccesscoach)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-do-i-correct-html-errors-from-validator/#post-1989617)
 * Thanks.
 * The site is:
    [http://www.realworldleadershipinstitute.com](http://www.realworldleadershipinstitute.com)
 * Since I know nothing about php I am always intimidated to do anything with is
   and am not even sure where to find it….
 * Thanks for your ideas.
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-do-i-correct-html-errors-from-validator/#post-1989630)
 * What you’ll need to do is go through the errors carefully to find and fix each
   problem. What I find helps is to check off the “Show Source” option in the validator.
   Once you do that and revalidate, you can click on the line number and it’ll jump
   down to show you the bit of your code that’s not valid.
 * Another tip: for display issues (sidebars going to bottom, etc.) focus on the
   <div> errors like `Stray end tag div. </div>` Missing or extra divs can cause
   things to go wonky in the way you describe. It’s really a step-by-step troubleshooting
   process – i.e. validate a blank page first to see if the culprit is in your template,
   or in a post. Then validate a post, another post, etc. until you narrow down 
   the culprit. Good luck!

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 * [html code](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/html-code/)

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 * Last reply from: [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-do-i-correct-html-errors-from-validator/#post-1989630)
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