w3c validation errors with dynamicfilterContent output

[Darion]

Hello, Thank you for taking a look at my problem.

I have been going thru and fixing site errors and have to fix the last few errors on a certain line of code which I have been looking for for over a week and can not find it anywhere. All my other fixes i've found but for the life of me can't figure out where this code is. If anyone can read this and tell me where I should be looking I would be so grateful.

Here is the piece of code: It affects my product listing pages Ie where the list of products per category appear.

<div id="dynamicfilterContent" class="sideBoxContent"><form name="product_filter_form" action="" method="get"><input type="hidden" name="main_page" value="index" /><input type="hidden" name="cPath" value="4_51" /><div><div class="dFilter"><p class="dFilterHeading">By Brand:</p><ul class="dFilterExpand"><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=19" >Blush Novelties</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=29" >California Exotic Novelties</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=47" >Doc Johnson</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=48" >Don Wands</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=75" >Fresh & Play</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=104" >Joyful Pleasures</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=118" >Lelo</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=143" >Nasstoys</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=165" >Phs International</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=166" >Pipedream Products</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=205" >Spartacus</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=206" >Sportsheets International Inc</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=217" >Tantus Inc</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=222" >Topco Sales</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltBrand[]=239" >Wet For Her</a></li></ul><a class="dFilterToggle" href="#">More<img src="includes/templates/abby_template/images/arrow_more.gif" alt="More" title=" More " width="10" height="10" class="dFilterToggleImg" /></a></div></div><hr width="90%" size="0" /><div><div class="dFilter"><p class="dFilterHeading">By Price:</p><ul><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltPrice[]=9.45--41" >$9 -- $41</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltPrice[]=41.01--73" >$41 -- $73</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltPrice[]=73.01--105" >$73 -- $105</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><a class="enabled" rel="nofollow" href="http://mysterydrawer.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4_51&amp;fltPrice[]=137.01--169" >$137 and over</a></li></ul></div></div></ul></div></div><div id="dFilterClearAll"></div></form></div></div>

Thank you for your time and responses

P.S. if there is something else you need to find the answer please let me know. Thanks again
The site is:Mysterydrawer.com(Please be advised this is an adult product site)

[DrByte]

I have been going thru and fixing site errors and have to fix the last few errors on a certain line of code which I have been looking for for over a week and can not find it anywhere.

Errors? Can you be more specific, such as mentioning the exact "error" you're trying to "fix", and what's telling you about these "errors"?

[Darion]

Sure sorry I am using w3c validator and the errors are things like these:

Line 340, Column 1374: character "&" is the first character of a delimiter but occurred as data
…c5ca961d8bba4d5106a8576c85d06" >Fresh & Play</a></li><li class="dFilterLink"><…
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This message may appear in several cases:

You tried to include the "<" character in your page: you should escape it as "&lt;"
You used an unescaped ampersand "&": this may be valid in some contexts, but it is recommended to use "&amp;", which is always safe.
Another possibility is that you forgot to close quotes in a previous tag.
Line 340, Column 4751: end tag for element "ul" which is not open
…and over</a></li></ul></div></div></ul></div></div><div id="dFilterClearAll"><…
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The Validator found an end tag for the above element, but that element is not currently open. This is often caused by a leftover end tag from an element that was removed during editing, or by an implicitly closed element (if you have an error related to an element being used where it is not allowed, this is almost certainly the case). In the latter case this error will disappear as soon as you fix the original problem.

If this error occurred in a script section of your document, you should probably read this FAQ entry.

Line 340, Column 4757: end tag for "form" omitted, but OMITTAG NO was specified
…er</a></li></ul></div></div></ul></div></div><div id="dFilterClearAll"></div><…
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You may have neglected to close an element, or perhaps you meant to "self-close" an element, that is, ending it with "/>" instead of ">".

Line 340, Column 55: start tag was here
…filterContent" class="sideBoxContent"><form name="product_filter_form" action=…
Line 340, Column 4802: end tag for element "form" which is not open
…/div></div></ul></div></div><div id="dFilterClearAll"></div></form></div></div>
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The Validator found an end tag for the above element, but that element is not currently open. This is often caused by a leftover end tag from an element that was removed during editing, or by an implicitly closed element (if you have an error related to an element being used where it is not allowed, this is almost certainly the case). In the latter case this error will disappear as soon as you fix the original problem.

If this error occurred in a script section of your document, you should probably read this FAQ entry.

Line 340, Column 4814: end tag for "td" omitted, but OMITTAG NO was specified
…/div></div></ul></div></div><div id="dFilterClearAll"></div></form></div></div>
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You may have neglected to close an element, or perhaps you meant to "self-close" an element, that is, ending it with "/>" instead of ">".

Line 336, Column 2: start tag was here
<td id="navColumnOne" class="columnLeft" style="width: 190px">
Line 340, Column 4814: end tag for "tr" omitted, but OMITTAG NO was specified
…/div></div></ul></div></div><div id="dFilterClearAll"></div></form></div></div>
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You may have neglected to close an element, or perhaps you meant to "self-close" an element, that is, ending it with "/>" instead of ">".

Line 334, Column 3: start tag was here
<tr>
Line 340, Column 4814: end tag for "table" omitted, but OMITTAG NO was specified
…/div></div></ul></div></div><div id="dFilterClearAll"></div></form></div></div>
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You may have neglected to close an element, or perhaps you meant to "self-close" an element, that is, ending it with "/>" instead of ">".

Line 333, Column 1: start tag was here
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="contentMainW…
Line 368, Column 6: end tag for element "div" which is not open
</div></td>
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The Validator found an end tag for the above element, but that element is not currently open. This is often caused by a leftover end tag from an element that was removed during editing, or by an implicitly closed element (if you have an error related to an element being used where it is not allowed, this is almost certainly the case). In the latter case this error will disappear as soon as you fix the original problem.

If this error occurred in a script section of your document, you should probably read this FAQ entry.

Line 368, Column 11: end tag for element "td" which is not open
</div></td>
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The Validator found an end tag for the above element, but that element is not currently open. This is often caused by a leftover end tag from an element that was removed during editing, or by an implicitly closed element (if you have an error related to an element being used where it is not allowed, this is almost certainly the case). In the latter case this error will disappear as soon as you fix the original problem.

If this error occurred in a script section of your document, you should probably read this FAQ entry.

Line 370, Column 20: document type does not allow element "td" here
<td valign="top">
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The element named above was found in a context where it is not allowed. This could mean that you have incorrectly nested elements -- such as a "style" element in the "body" section instead of inside "head" -- or two elements that overlap (which is not allowed).

One common cause for this error is the use of XHTML syntax in HTML documents. Due to HTML's rules of implicitly closed elements, this error can create cascading effects. For instance, using XHTML's "self-closing" tags for "meta" and "link" in the "head" section of a HTML document may cause the parser to infer the end of the "head" section and the beginning of the "body" section (where "link" and "meta" are not allowed; hence the reported error).

Line 487, Column 10: end tag for element "tr" which is not open
</td></tr>
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The Validator found an end tag for the above element, but that element is not currently open. This is often caused by a leftover end tag from an element that was removed during editing, or by an implicitly closed element (if you have an error related to an element being used where it is not allowed, this is almost certainly the case). In the latter case this error will disappear as soon as you fix the original problem.

If this error occurred in a script section of your document, you should probably read this FAQ entry.

Line 489, Column 59: document type does not allow element "td" here
<td id="navColumnTwo" class="columnRight" style="width: 0">
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The element named above was found in a context where it is not allowed. This could mean that you have incorrectly nested elements -- such as a "style" element in the "body" section instead of inside "head" -- or two elements that overlap (which is not allowed).

One common cause for this error is the use of XHTML syntax in HTML documents. Due to HTML's rules of implicitly closed elements, this error can create cascading effects. For instance, using XHTML's "self-closing" tags for "meta" and "link" in the "head" section of a HTML document may cause the parser to infer the end of the "head" section and the beginning of the "body" section (where "link" and "meta" are not allowed; hence the reported error).

Line 491, Column 7: end tag for element "tr" which is not open
</tr>
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The Validator found an end tag for the above element, but that element is not currently open. This is often caused by a leftover end tag from an element that was removed during editing, or by an implicitly closed element (if you have an error related to an element being used where it is not allowed, this is almost certainly the case). In the latter case this error will disappear as soon as you fix the original problem.

If this error occurred in a script section of your document, you should probably read this FAQ entry.

Line 492, Column 8: end tag for element "table" which is not open
</table>
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The Validator found an end tag for the above element, but that element is not currently open. This is often caused by a leftover end tag from an element that was removed during editing, or by an implicitly closed element (if you have an error related to an element being used where it is not allowed, this is almost certainly the case). In the latter case this error will disappear as soon as you fix the original problem.

If this error occurred in a script section of your document, you should probably read this FAQ entry.

Line 525, Column 179: end tag for element "a" which is not open
…hoto defaultjsp_zps45e86939.jpeg"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=…
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The Validator found an end tag for the above element, but that element is not currently open. This is often caused by a leftover end tag from an element that was removed during editing, or by an implicitly closed element (if you have an error related to an element being used where it is not allowed, this is almost certainly the case). In the latter case this error will disappear as soon as you fix the original problem.

If this error occurred in a script section of your document, you should probably read this FAQ entry.

Line 525, Column 675: end tag for element "a" which is not open
…96183e.gif" border="0" alt=" photo secure-######-toys_zps4a96183e.gif"/></a></div>
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The Validator found an end tag for the above element, but that element is not currently open. This is often caused by a leftover end tag from an element that was removed during editing, or by an implicitly closed element (if you have an error related to an element being used where it is not allowed, this is almost certainly the case). In the latter case this error will disappear as soon as you fix the original problem.

If this error occurred in a script section of your document, you should probably read this FAQ entry.

Line 529, Column 6: end tag for element "div" which is not open
</div>
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The Validator found an end tag for the above element, but that element is not currently open. This is often caused by a leftover end tag from an element that was removed during editing, or by an implicitly closed element (if you have an error related to an element being used where it is not allowed, this is almost certainly the case). In the latter case this error will disappear as soon as you fix the original problem.

If this error occurred in a script section of your document, you should probably read this FAQ entry.

[DrByte]

[Moderator note: Updating the thread title to be more descriptive.]

Looks like your "dynamicfilterContent" plugin isn't properly encoding its output. That topic is probably discussed in that plugin's support thread.

[Darion]

Would I just go post by post or should i type in something specific to see if this topic has been discussed over there.

[Darion]

Damn there is nothing I can find in the dynamic filter section regarding this problem so is there anyway to find where this line of code is at so i can fix the errors myself.

[kobra]

Open the file and search for each error such as

td id="navColumnOne"

You used an unescaped ampersand "&"

search for $

<div id="dFilterClearAll">

And so on

[Darion]

By file Im assuming you mean site files in my c-panel and thats my problem this line of code for some reason I can't find Im not sure what file to look for it in all my other problems I have found but this one I can't. Im hoping someone might be able to read this code and say oh yea that line is in such and such look there. Then I can fix the errors I just can't seem to find where it is to make the changes.

[kobra]

By file Im assuming you mean site files in my c-panel

No that is not what I meant - You are using ZenCart and I am talking about ZenCart files

Go to the ZenCart admin > tools > developers tool kit and search for

dFilterClearAll

Most likely only one file will have this

Use your FTP client and transfer it to your PC
Use a code editor and open it and search

http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?...-files-to-edit
http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?...lopers-toolkit