garybroderick

Thank you for all your help. I’m down to one error, I’ve been trying to figure it out, trying different combinatins for hours, but I don’t see anything wrong with the code.

It says Line 189 column 20: document type does not allow element "ul" here; assuming missing "li" start-tag.

<li><h2><?php _e('register and blog'); ?></h2></li>
<ul>
<?php wp_register(); ?>
<li><?php wp_loginout(); ?></li>
<!-- <li><a href="https://validator.w3.org/check/referer" title="<?php _e('This page validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional'); ?>"><?php _e('Valid <abbr title="eXtensible HyperText Markup Language">XHTML</abbr>'); ?></a></li>
<li><a href="https://gmpg.org/xfn/"><abbr title="XHTML Friends Network">XFN</abbr></a></li> -->
<li><a href="https://www.ads-software.com/" title="<?php _e('Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform.'); ?>">WordPress</a></li>
<?php wp_meta(); ?>
</ul>
</li>
<?php } ?>

</ul>
</div>

Okay, I’m down to 2 errors, but I can’t find what pages they’re on. Is there any way to get the validator to tell you what page the error its on? It seems to refer to the line and column number, but I don’t know what page. Will all the errors be accessible from theme editor? or is it possible that some of the errors will be in WordPress original files? and then, where should I look first? I ask because it tells me the errors are on line 189 and 203, and most of the files within the Black Letterhead theme editor don’t even have that many lines.

okay so when I sent in that last post apparently it took some of my text as coding. I apologize.

So, I understand the fundamentals better now, in terms of what

• and

mean, but I still haven’t been able to fix these problems. If I add a

to enclose the
• it adds another bullet point. Also, some of the places the validator is finding erros, I can’t find in the theme editor, is it possible its in the wordpress original files? I have six errors left, five of them have the same error. Maybe you can walk me through fixing 1, then I’ll be able to fix the rest. This is the first one…

Error Line 94, column 19: document type does not allow element “li” here; missing one of “ul”, “ol”, “menu”, “dir” start-tag .

<li class=”pagenav”><h2>about</h2>

<li class=”page_item”><a href=”https://ima.

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 “” or “<table>”) inside an inline element (such as ““, “<span>”, or “<font>”).

Thank you! Okay so I’ve eliminated the ones you referenced where I commented out wrong, now I have 8 error messages left, 7 of them say

document type does not allow element “li” here; missing one of “ul”, “ol”, “menu”, “dir” start-tag .

I’m not sure how to adderss it because I don’t know what it means, and what its asking for. Suggestions please.

I’m sure it is me. I’m very new to wordpress or any type of programming at all, I clicked on the validation link it said failed validation 17 errors. I don’t know what that means, and I don’t know what comment out tags are. Please help. Thank you.