Title: Validating the Default and Custom Header
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Validating the Default and Custom Header

 *  Resolved [Steve Pringle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sipylus/)
 * (@sipylus)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-the-default-and-custom-header/)
 * When the default or custom header is used with theme version 1.4, the following
   comes up when we try to validate it online.
 * > Validation Output: 1 Error
   >  An img element must have an alt attribute, except
   > under certain conditions. For details, consult guidance on providing text alternatives
   > for images.

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 *  [batharoy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/batharoy/)
 * (@batharoy)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-the-default-and-custom-header/#post-4459993)
 * Go into Media > Library
    Click on yoour header image and the next page should
   have an area to add Alternative Text
 *  Thread Starter [Steve Pringle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sipylus/)
 * (@sipylus)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-the-default-and-custom-header/#post-4459996)
 * Thank four the information, Batharoy. I found their area but it didn’t work as
   of yet but at least I am getting closer.
 *  [batharoy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/batharoy/)
 * (@batharoy)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-the-default-and-custom-header/#post-4460091)
 * Could you possibly provide a link so I can examine the code?
 *  Thread Starter [Steve Pringle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sipylus/)
 * (@sipylus)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-the-default-and-custom-header/#post-4460282)
 * Removing the image makes it validate. Hopefully a future update will solve this.

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 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Steve Pringle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sipylus/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validating-the-default-and-custom-header/#post-4460282)
 * Status: resolved