W3C Validation Help

[WWDetail]

Hello, I'm trying to validate my website using http://validator.w3.org


Once I see the errors, where do I go to edit the code? Is it an html file? I've looked all over the files, and I'm confused.


Any help is greatly appreciated,

Thanks,
Eric

[gilby]

Hello, I'm trying to validate my website using http://validator.w3.org


Once I see the errors, where do I go to edit the code? Is it an html file? I've looked all over the files, and I'm confused.


Any help is greatly appreciated,

Thanks,
Eric

It could be in any of dozens of files
Show us one page that you are trying to validate?

[WWDetail]

I put in "www.worxcarcare.com" in the validator. Is that validating the entire site? Or just the home page.

[gilby]

I put in "www.worxcarcare.com" in the validator. Is that validating the entire site? Or just the home page.

Thats just the home page.
I like to use FF with the html Vaidator addin as it makes fixing these easier.

Its complaining of
<ul> </ul> Empty list, it has no list elements
<br> xhtml uses <br /> instead
</div> The final div on the page is missing

Fix the first error first, as often one error causes a cascade of errors
The first is in the links section in the footer.
Add some links and it may go away
or edit that section of the template and remove the empty list

[WWDetail]

Okay so I understand that part... But what I don't get is where I find the file to edit. Is it a PHP file? That's pretty much all there is in my files. Is there a specific HTML file I need to edit or do I just need to find the right PHP file at random to edit?


Thanks in advance for the help. I'm slowly starting to get the hang of Zen Cart.

[gilby]

Okay so I understand that part... But what I don't get is where I find the file to edit. Is it a PHP file? That's pretty much all there is in my files. Is there a specific HTML file I need to edit or do I just need to find the right PHP file at random to edit?


Thanks in advance for the help. I'm slowly starting to get the hang of Zen Cart.

You are using a template "carlisle_fresh"
It will be in the php files in this template
As well the template should include instructions about how to add the links to your footer including the file to edit.

Otherwise you could look thru and post in the Carlisle Fresh Template Support Thread
for help

[torvista]

Yes at first it is difficult to find stuff as every page is created by bits from several php files.
One tip is to find a nearby id or class in the html source and search for that inside the template files, that will usually get you close to the bit you are looking for.
This is another advantage to developing locally, much easier and faster to search on a local computer.

[WWDetail]

Thank you both Gilby and torvista. I managed to validate the homepage. Things are all making sense now. I've got it figured out!