1. Identify 3 websites, which you've visited in the past.
Run the HTML validating
software against each site. You can select any of the validating tools available online.’
1. https://www.nytimes.com
2. https://www.forbes.com
3. https://www.premiumtimesng.com
2. Provide comments on the results of your exercise for each website. Make sure to list
any problems identified. Also, provide a link to the validation tool you used.
This page had 344 errors and warnings, below are the first five and the link to the validation
page.
Link: https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com
1. Error : Attribute xmlns:og not allowed here.
From line 1, column 16; to line 2, column 68
TYPE html>↩<html lang="en-US"
xmlns:og="http://opengraphprotocol.org/schema/">↩ <he
2. Warning : Attribute with the local name xmlns:og is not serializable as XML 1.0.
From line 1, column 16; to line 2, column 68
TYPE html>↩<html lang="en-US"
xmlns:og="http://opengraphprotocol.org/schema/">↩ <he
3. Error : Bad value 144×144 for attribute sizes on element link .
From line 38, column 255; to line 38, column 413
6cb.png"/><link data-rh="true" rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed"
sizes="144×144" href="/vi-assets/static-assets/ios-ipad-144x144-
28865b72953380a40aa43318108876cb.png"/><link
4. Error : Bad value 114×114 for attribute sizes on element link .
From line 38, column 414; to line 38, column 574
6cb.png"/><link data-rh="true" rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed"
sizes="114×114" href="/vi-assets/static-assets/ios-iphone-114x144-
080e7ec6514fdc62bcbb7966d9b257d2.png"/><link
5. Error : CSS: margin : none is not a margin value.
From line 42, column 2599; to line 42, column 2602
vx{margin:none;posit
2. https://www.forbes.com
This page had 67 errors and warnings, below are the first five and the link to the validation
page.
Link: https://validator.w3.org/nu/?useragent=Validator.nu%2FLV+http%3A%2F%2Fvalidator.w3.org
%2Fservices&acceptlanguage=&doc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com
1. Error : Using the meta element to specify the document-wide default language is
obsolete. Consider specifying the language on the root element instead.
From line 1, column 211; to line 1, column 262
t="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en_US"><meta
2. Error : Attribute itemprop not allowed on element meta at this point.
From line 1, column 600; to line 1, column 781
s-origin"><meta name="description" itemprop="description" content="Forbes is
a global media company, focusing on business, investing, technology,
entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle."><meta
Attributes for element meta:
Global attributes
name — Metadata name
http-equiv — Pragma directive
content — Value of the element
charset — Character encoding declaration
media — Applicable media
3. Error : Element meta is missing required attribute content .
From line 1, column 957; to line 1, column 981
="Forbes"><meta property="og:type"><meta
Attributes for element meta:
Global attributes
name — Metadata name
http-equiv — Pragma directive
content — Value of the element
charset — Character encoding declaration
media — Applicable media
4. Error : Element meta is missing required attribute content .
From line 1, column 2004; to line 1, column 2033
festyle."><meta itemprop="thumbnailURL"><meta
Attributes for element meta:
Global attributes
name — Metadata name
http-equiv — Pragma directive
content — Value of the element
charset — Character encoding declaration
media — Applicable media
5. Error : Attribute itemprop not allowed on element meta at this point.
From line 1, column 2088; to line 1, column 2197
ew:large"><meta name="news_keywords" itemprop="keywords" content="business,
tech, leadership, entrepreneurs, investing"><scrip
Attributes for element meta:
Global attributes
name — Metadata name
http-equiv — Pragma directive
content — Value of the element
charset — Character encoding declaration
media — Applicable media
3. https://www.premiumtimesng.com
This page had 69 errors and warnings, below are the first five and the link to the validation
page.
Link: https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.premiumtimesng.com%2F
1. Error : Attribute xmlns:fb not allowed here.
From line 6, column 23; to line 6, column 157
E 8]><!--> <html class="no-js" lang="en-GB"
xmlns:fb="https://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml"
xmlns:addthis="https://www.addthis.com/help/api-spec" > <!--<
2. Warning : Attribute with the local name xmlns:fb is not serializable as XML 1.0.
From line 6, column 23; to line 6, column 157
E 8]><!--> <html class="no-js" lang="en-GB"
xmlns:fb="https://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml"
xmlns:addthis="https://www.addthis.com/help/api-spec" > <!--<
3. Error : Attribute xmlns:addthis not allowed here.
From line 6, column 23; to line 6, column 157
E 8]><!--> <html class="no-js" lang="en-GB"
xmlns:fb="https://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml"
xmlns:addthis="https://www.addthis.com/help/api-spec" > <!--<
4. Warning : Attribute with the local name xmlns:addthis is not serializable as
XML 1.0.
From line 6, column 23; to line 6, column 157
E 8]><!--> <html class="no-js" lang="en-GB"
xmlns:fb="https://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml"
xmlns:addthis="https://www.addthis.com/help/api-spec" > <!--<
5. Warning : The type attribute is unnecessary for JavaScript resources.
From line 19, column 4; to line 19, column 34
76" />↩ <script type="text/javascript">↩
3. For each site answer: What works well on this site? What could be improved?
1. https://www.nytimes.com
What works well:
Simplified layout
Fast loading of pages
Responsive across different screen sizes
Looks identical across different browsers.
What should be improved:
The xmlns:og should be removed
The attribute with the local name xmlns:og should be serialized to 1.0
The value for the sizes attribute should be valid
The CSS values for margin none should be set to 0.
2. https://www.forbes.com
What works well:
Fast loading of pages
Proper use of CSS for multi-layer menus and layouts
Proper use of fonts and colors
It’s responsive on different screen sizes
What should be improved:
Attributes should be given their respective valid values
Most of the errors are repetitive meaning the modification won’t be that hard
3. https://www.premiumtimesng.com
What works well:
The Styles is properly used to give the site an appealing experience
It renders the content fast
Cross browser compatible
What needs to be improved:
Illegal characters in query like space should be corrected
Attributes that are not needed on an element needs to be removed
Empty headings need to be filled
