Title: Validation issues with generated HTML:
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Validation issues with generated HTML:

 *  Resolved [llaughy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/llaughy/)
 * (@llaughy)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-issues-with-generated-html/)
 * I am loving this plugin, but I am getting validation errors on the generated 
   HTML for the tables. There is a paragraph being started, and then the table is
   inserted in the paragraph, and then the paragraph is ended. HTML looks like this:
 *     ```
       <p id="top" /><strong>
       <table id="wp-table-reloaded-id-10-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-10"> . . .
   
       . . . </table>
       </strong></p>
       ```
   
 * Is there some way to correct this so that my pages with tables will validate?
   I can’t find where this “<p id=”top” />**” is being generated but it may have
   something to do with the description section of the table. I took out my description
   and changed the settings so that the description isn’t shown, but this bit of
   HTML is still being inserted. Thanks for any help!**
 * Using version 1.9.1

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-issues-with-generated-html/#post-2136786)
 * Hi,
 * the `<p>` is probably added by your theme. To check that, can you temparily switch
   to the WordPress Default theme and check if that validates?
 * The `<strong>` might be coming from copy and pasting the Shortcode into the post.
   Can you go to the “Edit” screen of your post/page and check what you see in the“
   HTML editor” (and not in the “Visual editor”)?
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [llaughy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/llaughy/)
 * (@llaughy)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-issues-with-generated-html/#post-2136827)
 * Thank you Tobias for your quick reply –
 * You are correct about the `<strong>` coming from the copy/paste of the shortcode,
   and I was able to eliminate that.
 * The `<p id="top" />` is still present when I switch to the Twenty Ten theme, 
   so I started dissecting my page template and found that if I removed this from
   the page `<?php the_content('Continue Reading &raquo;'); ?>` the stray code disappears.
   I found information here:
    [Link Jumps to More or Top of Page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More)
   and added the suggested code to my functions.php file – which removed the `<p
   id="top" />` but not the closing p. Will continue to see what I can do to clean
   this up.
 * Thank you very much for pointing me in the right direction and helping me sort
   this out!
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-issues-with-generated-html/#post-2136833)
 * Hi,
 * then likely the `<p>` is added by another plugin, likely through the `the_content`
   filter hook.
    The WordPress core uses a `<span>` for the “More” link, so that’s
   not where it is coming from. Also, I don’t recommend to add the code that you
   added, as the page says that it should only be needed for older WordPress versions
   < 2.7.
 * Can you try to find which plugin adds this, by temporarily deactivating them (
   and while using the WordPress Default theme)?
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [llaughy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/llaughy/)
 * (@llaughy)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-issues-with-generated-html/#post-2136855)
 * Hello Tobias –
 * That did the trick – thank you so much for helping! I found it on the first plugin
   I deactivated – Inline Posts – and now the pages are validating perfectly!
 * I really appreciate your help with this, especially when it isn’t even your plugin
   causing the error. I am thrilled with WP-Table Reloaded – it is such a powerful
   tool to add to WordPress.
 * Many, many thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-issues-with-generated-html/#post-2136870)
 * Hi,
 * no problem, you are very welcome! 🙂
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/validation-issues-with-generated-html/#post-2136870)
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