Title: IE sidebar.php issues
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# IE sidebar.php issues

 *  [soup_r_man](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soup_r_man/)
 * (@soup_r_man)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-sidebarphp-issues/)
 * I am using the relaxation 3 column theme. When I went in to edit theme sidebar.
   php to point to my flikr pictures (following author of theme instructions), My
   pictures reside at the bottom of page in IE, but look great in Firefox. My page
   is [http://www.neutronflux.com/flux](http://www.neutronflux.com/flux)
 * Unsure what happened. I tried to validate in XHTML and get the following error..
 * Error Line 31 column 31: document type does not allow element “style” here. <
   style type=”text/css”>
 * I am unsure what file the validator pulled this from, but its not in the theme
   sidebar.php. Any suggestions what I need to do next?

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-sidebarphp-issues/#post-364004)
 * 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)
 *  Thread Starter [soup_r_man](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soup_r_man/)
 * (@soup_r_man)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-sidebarphp-issues/#post-364022)
 * 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?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-sidebarphp-issues/#post-364034)
 * _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.
 *  Thread Starter [soup_r_man](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soup_r_man/)
 * (@soup_r_man)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-sidebarphp-issues/#post-364210)
 * 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.
 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-sidebarphp-issues/#post-364223)
 * 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).

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-sidebarphp-issues/#post-364223)
 * Status: not resolved

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