If you check the “Show Source” box on the vcalidator page and click Revalidate – it will show you exactly where the error is.
(every error line number is a link)
Thank You. When I hit the validate XHTML 1.1 button on my WP page, it scans what I assume is the Index.php file at that location. However, when I look at the index file text on my WP site, it does not match the text that the W3 validator displays.
I have actually opened all my index pages on my site and cannot find matching text to what the validator displays.
So I am still unsure what file the validator is telling me to alter. Suggestions?
when I look at the index file text
You should look at the code, not text 🙂
E.g. the very first error is caused by your flckr gizmo in the post.
Haha. Ok, when I hit the validator icon on my WP page and click the “show source” as you have suggested, it displays the code (I see text) of some file that has errors. The validator does not say “this error found in index.php”, it just shows code. I assumed it is the index.php file, but every one I could find on my site does not match the code that is displayed in the validator.
If I can just find what file this code is within, then I will make the suggested changes. However, at this point, I am unsure what file needs a fixin.
Keep in mind that WP takes all the bits and pieces from your theme directory and assembles them to produce the final result. The theme itself controls what is shown where.
The validator validates the final/assembled result.
You have to do some detective work to figure out if the line of code it refers to is in your header or index or sidebar (as examples).
