Validation errors caused by YouTube code

  • djrockwell

    (@djrockwell)


    18 years ago

    I just finished using the W3.org Validator and all of my errors are caused from embedded YouTube code. Since I just copy the “embed” code right from YouTube and post it in my blog, is there anything I can do? Do I have to manually modify the code or just live with the XHTML errors it causes?

    Here are some of the validation errors:

    Line 51 column 14: there is no attribute “src”.

    Line 51 column 58: there is no attribute “type”.

    Line 51 column 96: there is no attribute “wmode”.

    Line 51 column 116: there is no attribute “width”.

    Line 51 column 129: there is no attribute “height”.

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  • jetshack

    (@jetshack)

    link to site?

    Thread Starter djrockwell

    (@djrockwell)

    Here it is: theidiotnation dot c

    I can’t believe others aren’t having this problem?

    Doodlebee

    (@doodlebee)

    Yeah, others have this problem. Most of them don’t care, though.

    I always forget which one is invalid – the <embed> or <object> tag. In all honesty – one is valid, the other is not. One was used, bascially, because way back when, Netscape 4 didn’t recognize one of the tags, but everyone else recognized the other. So both have been used for a long time, until W3C deprecated the one tag when using XHTML, and renders your site invalid when using it.

    In the end, there are several solutions (I know of a javscript and there’s a plugin, I’ve heard, that handles this issue), but the easiest I’ve come across is to just not use the deprecated tag. You can use *just* the other one, and it’ll still run fine.

    EDIT: it’s the <embed> tag that’s not valid. Just don’t use it.

    Les Bessant

    (@lesbessant)

    For easy insertion of YouTube and other videos with valid code, try Viper’s Video Quicktags.

    Thread Starter djrockwell

    (@djrockwell)

    Thanks for the replies…I’ll check out the Viper plug-in.

    I see the same problem with revver code. I attempted to put java script in between code tags. but word press tries to put a p tag inside the code tag?

    Here’s example link
    post with javascript from revver

    https://www.4tm.com.ar/4tmsite/wordpress/?p=5 – this How-To explains how to convert the invalid code into a valid one by removing the embed tag, and properly use the object one. Of course, the other solution is Viper’s Video Quicktags ?? … The object + param solution works for any online flash content: YouTube, Google Video, Metcafe, etc. or a simple FileFactory broken flash player.

    I use this solution:
    https://www.sampletheweb.com/2006/09/10/how-to-embed-youtube-and-google-video-without-breaking-validation/

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