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1. djrockwell
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I just finished using the W3.org Validator and all of my errors are caused from embedded YouTube code. Since I just copy the "embed" code right from YouTube and post it in my blog, is there anything I can do? Do I have to manually modify the code or just live with the XHTML errors it causes?

   Here are some of the validation errors:

   Line 51 column 14: there is no attribute "src".

   Line 51 column 58: there is no attribute "type".

   Line 51 column 96: there is no attribute "wmode".

   Line 51 column 116: there is no attribute "width".

   Line 51 column 129: there is no attribute "height".

2. jetshack
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   link to site?

3. djrockwell
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Here it is: theidiotnation dot c

   I can't believe others aren't having this problem?

4. doodlebee
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Yeah, others have this problem. Most of them don't care, though.

   I always forget which one is invalid - the <embed> or <object> tag. In all honesty - one is valid, the other is not. One was used, bascially, because way back when, Netscape 4 didn't recognize one of the tags, but everyone else recognized the other. So both have been used for a long time, until W3C deprecated the one tag when using XHTML, and renders your site invalid when using it.

   In the end, there are several solutions (I know of a javscript and there's a plugin, I've heard, that handles this issue), but the easiest I've come across is to just not use the deprecated tag. You can use *just* the other one, and it'll still run fine.

   EDIT: it's the <embed> tag that's not valid. Just don't use it.

5. Les Bessant
   Moderator
   Posted 5 years ago #

   For easy insertion of YouTube and other videos with valid code, try Viper's Video Quicktags.

6. djrockwell
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Thanks for the replies...I'll check out the Viper plug-in.

7. brettbum
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I see the same problem with revver code. I attempted to put java script in between code tags. but word press tries to put a p tag inside the code tag?

   Here's example link
   post with javascript from revver

8. SaltwaterC
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   http://www.4tm.com.ar/4tmsite/wordpress/?p=5 - this How-To explains how to convert the invalid code into a valid one by removing the embed tag, and properly use the object one. Of course, the other solution is Viper's Video Quicktags :) ... The object + param solution works for any online flash content: YouTube, Google Video, Metcafe, etc. or a simple FileFactory broken flash player.

9. Hook
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I use this solution:
   http://www.sampletheweb.com/2006/09/10/how-to-embed-youtube-and-google-video-without-breaking-validation/

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