Title: Sidebar Fix
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Sidebar Fix

 *  [ausrmusings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ausrmusings/)
 * (@ausrmusings)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/)
 * [http://studioreflections.com/ausrmusings](http://studioreflections.com/ausrmusings)
 * I need help in fixing my sidebar.php and style sheet. The sidebar is supposed
   look like it does for ‘recent posts’, but that’s the only one that looks that
   way. The rounded corner, which is a tiny gif, and the rest of it. Any help appreciated,
   please, files available.

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 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374587)
 * You’ve got code errors and missing tags: [[Invalid]Markup Validation of studioreflections.com ausrmusings – W3C Markup Validator](http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A//studioreflections.com/ausrmusings/&doctype=Inline&ss=1&group=0&user-agent=W3C_Validator/1.654).
   Scroll down in the validation report to see line numbers and source code.
 *  Thread Starter [ausrmusings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ausrmusings/)
 * (@ausrmusings)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374591)
 * 🙁 I’m overwhelmed. Thank-you for the validation. It’s a wonder anything works
   at all after looking at this list. It’s a bit, well okay, a lot of bit over my
   head. I’d like to ask for help, but that seems like an awful lot to ask for. 
   Help? 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [ausrmusings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ausrmusings/)
 * (@ausrmusings)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374592)
 * …down to 34 errors, which were Widget errors for Feedblitz.
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374612)
 * The most serious errors that impact display are the missing ending tags for `
   <div>` and `<li>` elements. Right now, your content is skewed way right in Safari.
 *  Thread Starter [ausrmusings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ausrmusings/)
 * (@ausrmusings)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374616)
 * Below is what is in my footer.php file, which several of the validation errors
   have a problem with. Dreamweaver can’t find anything wrong with the code, neither
   can I. There are also several errors that point to the html in posts that I’ve
   made, which have nothing to do with my sidebar problem.
 *     ```
       <div id="footer"> Powered by <a href="http://wordpress.org/" title="WordPress">WordPress</a> | Content &copy; <a accesskey="1" href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/">
         <?php bloginfo('name'); ?>
         </a>
         <?php the_time('Y') ?>
         </a></div>
       ```
   
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374619)
 * Look at your page code: you’re missing `</body>` and `</html>` tags in the footer.
   Read the validation report and edit your theme files with a plain text editor.
   Trusting Dreamweaver is your problem; it generates garbage code.
 *  Thread Starter [ausrmusings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ausrmusings/)
 * (@ausrmusings)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374621)
 * Here is a link to an image of how my blog looks in Internet Explorer, and in 
   red, is what I need to fix.
 * **Password:** resolution
 *  Thread Starter [ausrmusings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ausrmusings/)
 * (@ausrmusings)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374622)
 * > Look at your page code: you’re missing </body> and </html> tags in the footer.
   > Read the validation report and edit your theme files with a plain text editor.
 * My footer.php file doesn’t have beginning body or html codes. Are you referring
   maybe to the header.php file?
 *  Thread Starter [ausrmusings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ausrmusings/)
 * (@ausrmusings)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374624)
 * I put a download link on top of the previous image for an RAR of my files if 
   you would like to look at them.
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374628)
 * My point is you’re *missing* the required *ending* `</body>` and `</html>` tags
   in the footer.
 * So add `</body></html>` after the last `</div>` in footer.php. That’s a start
   on fixing some of the problems.
 *  Thread Starter [ausrmusings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ausrmusings/)
 * (@ausrmusings)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374632)
 * Okay, I added those two tags to the footer, and uploaded the file.
 *  Thread Starter [ausrmusings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ausrmusings/)
 * (@ausrmusings)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374691)
 * Mark– It doesn’t seem I’m reaching you by eMail. You responded to my first couple
   of notes, but nothing since. Could you please check your Inbox and get back with
   me?
 * Paula
    [plst@att.net](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/plst@att.net?output_format=md)
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374693)
 * Don’t know what’s happening to my emails; check your spam folder, I’ve sent three
   since yesterday….
 *  Thread Starter [ausrmusings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ausrmusings/)
 * (@ausrmusings)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374696)
 * I don’t have a spam folder for that very reason. I have 3 eMail addys, you can
   resend to:
 * **[Email addresses moderated]**
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-fix/#post-1374698)
 * Mod: please delete email addresses above.

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