I ran our homepage through the W3C code validator today, and it threw up the following error:

Line 108, Column 63: document type does not allow element "ul" here; missing one of "object", "ins", "del", "map", "button" start-tag.

…class="links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="first last forward_links"><a

The mentioned element is not allowed to appear in the context in which you've placed it; the other mentioned elements are the only ones that are both allowed there and can contain the element mentioned. This might mean that you need a containing element, or possibly that you've forgotten to close a previous element.

One possible cause for this message is that you have attempted to put a block-level element (such as "<p>" or "<table>") inside an inline element (such as "<a>", "<span>", or "<font>").

Like it says, "the mentioned element" - <ul> - is a block level element and it's inside the inline element <span>. I reckon changing <span> to <div> would give me a green light on this page. Can you please advise where the code resides then I can change it and see what happens?

Thanks!

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seanr
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I think that's your site's theme, not my module. Check your node.tpl.php. Also, a URL would be helpful.

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Watchkeeper commented

Thanks for the reply. The full line is:

<span class="links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="first last forward_links"><a href="/forward/1" title="Forward this page to a friend" class="forward-page forward_links">Email this page</a></li></ul> </span>

and the page is at http://5loaves2fishes.net

I looked in the node.tpl.php file and the <span> tag is present so I changed it to <div> and everything is now OK - the page passes verification and I've added the W3C Validation button to the page footer.

Thanks for the help, and thanks also for the module. It's a great asset on our site.

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seanr
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Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

Glad you were able to fix it.