Title: Not valid XHTML and 214 errors
Last modified: August 18, 2016
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# Not valid XHTML and 214 errors
* [sekeramc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sekeramc/)
* (@sekeramc)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-valid-xhtml-and-214-errors/)
* I am a new wordpress user and I do not know how to write computer code. The Blog
I am creating is a professional blog for a veterinarian and neither of us know
how to fix all of these validation errors. Can anyone fix these errors or tell
me how to fix them? I believe my boss would be willing to compensate anyone who
is willing to fix this blog and assist with adding SEO keywords. The blog address
is [http://www.carolonpets.com/blog ](http://www.carolonpets.com/blog)
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* [drmike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drmike/)
* (@drmike)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-valid-xhtml-and-214-errors/#post-583030)
* [Reference](http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carolonpets.com%2Fblog%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&ss=1)
* Isn’t too bad:
* That language=”javascript” part should be removed, only the script type is needed
and valid.
* Font tags are no more. Use divs and modify the css to place the font within that.
* Never heard of a ‘place’ tag.
* That’s 99% of your errors right there.
* Thread Starter [sekeramc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sekeramc/)
* (@sekeramc)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-valid-xhtml-and-214-errors/#post-583262)
* I do not know how to program websites at all. Does removing the “javascript”
part mean that I just need to delete the word “javascript” from wherever it is
on the page? How do I find the place where the error was identified? Also, I
don’t know what divs are and I don’t know how to modify the css to place the
font within that.
* [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
* (@moshu)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-valid-xhtml-and-214-errors/#post-583265)
* Well, if you don’t know all that stuff… you shouldn’t attempt to mess with the
code, sorry.
* On that validation page checking the Show Source box and hitting Revalidate –
will transform every error line number into a clickable link, to show you the
error’s exact location.
* And as a final thought: a “professional blog” should rely on professionals, not
amateurs…
* Thread Starter [sekeramc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sekeramc/)
* (@sekeramc)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-valid-xhtml-and-214-errors/#post-583269)
* It would be great if a professional was able to help out with the coding part
of the blog. This blog is for a small business and a learning experience for
all involved. My boss needs someone to help that knows how to fix all of the
errors. If anyone is interested, just let me know.
* [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
* (@moshu)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-valid-xhtml-and-214-errors/#post-583271)
* It works in this way:
Start a new topic asking for pro/paid help AND leave a
contact address. The topic will be closed conform the [Forum Rules F](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/68664?replies=6)–
to avoid “bidding wars” here in the forum.
* Alternatively, you can post your request to the wp-pro mailing list:
[http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-pro](http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-pro)
* Thread Starter [sekeramc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sekeramc/)
* (@sekeramc)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-valid-xhtml-and-214-errors/#post-583274)
* Thanks…I’ll try that.
* [DianeV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dianev/)
* (@dianev)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-valid-xhtml-and-214-errors/#post-583277)
* One thing I’d highly recommend is not pre-writing your blog posts in a word processor(
like Word) and/or converting it to HTML before posting it on the blog.
* That just adds a lot of gibberish and extra code that will, for certain, not
validate.
* Thread Starter [sekeramc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sekeramc/)
* (@sekeramc)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-valid-xhtml-and-214-errors/#post-583281)
* Thanks…I will try that too!
* [DianeV](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dianev/)
* (@dianev)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-valid-xhtml-and-214-errors/#post-583350)
* Sorry; I should add that you can turn off “Smart Quotes” (the curly quotes and
apostrophe) in Word and then cut/paste the text into WordPress — that will give
you decent results without the gibberish that you can see in your code.
* However, converting to HTML in Word will give you a problem.
* Thread Starter [sekeramc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sekeramc/)
* (@sekeramc)
* [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-valid-xhtml-and-214-errors/#post-583435)
* That helped reduce the amount of errors, thanks!!
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