Title: Error in w3c validation
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Error in w3c validation

 *  Resolved [eleonora.exe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eleonoraexe/)
 * (@eleonoraexe)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-w3c-validation/)
 * Hi,
    i was trying to validate my homepage, where i posted a contact form. The
   w3c validation site gave me this error: “Bad value ” for attribute ‘name’ on 
   element ‘form’: Must not be empty.” and the string: “<form name=”” action=”/#
   wpcf7-f28-p7-o1″ method=”post” class=”wpcf7-form” novalidate=”novalidate”>”
 * How can i add a form name in this point? There is some setting that i ignore?
   
   Thank you for your attention, good bye, Eleonora
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 *  [bhavnish.trigma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bhavnishtrigma/)
 * (@bhavnishtrigma)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-w3c-validation/#post-6329456)
 * same isssue… Please help me asap..
 *  [Neil Murray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzztone/)
 * (@buzztone)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-w3c-validation/#post-6329534)
 * See [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-form-name-attribute-is-empty-by-default](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-form-name-attribute-is-empty-by-default)
 *  Thread Starter [eleonora.exe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eleonoraexe/)
 * (@eleonoraexe)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-w3c-validation/#post-6329553)
 * Thank you very very much, it worked!!!
    I’ve added the code html_name=”” in the
   shortcode in the page and the issue it’s solved! Thank you again!

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 * [validation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/validation/)
 * [W3C](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/w3c/)

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 * Last reply from: [eleonora.exe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eleonoraexe/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-w3c-validation/#post-6329553)
 * Status: resolved