Originally Posted by
mc12345678
As identified in a separate thread about either this issue or similar, an html validation check of the site indicates a number of html validation issues... While some browsers may be somewhat forgiving, they can only go so far before something doesn't work.
So, as have done a number of times before, lets go back to some basics.
Partial blank screen, suggestion is to check the logs folder for any logs associated with trying to load the page.
If no logs, then investigate the true extent of content not being provided to the browser: this is done by right clicking (on a PC) and choosing something like view source, inspect, or similar. The same can be achieved by pressing the F12 key. Then look to see where page content ends and what that is... *IF* all content appears to be there, then the problem is in what html is being provided to the browser. E.g. That there may be something that is directing the browser to stop displaying content even though information remains available.
Then of course with all of that is the question of what content is added to the page by the "middle box" being displayed. It too may introduce content that causes an issue.
As far as the base content from the module, I don't see anything in the code that would directly insert an html validation issue again, assuming the center box being displayed has appropriate html validation.
Hello MC - many thanks for your response - it was thoughtful and educational. I agree that it will be somewhere in bad html coding somewhere on the page and likely in the middlebox - or it could be in merging of tpl_index_default.php or tpl_main_page.php - I say that because in my live site, which resolves in mobile as it should, I replaced tpl_main_page with the stock unedited version from the v1.5.7b fileset and in tpl_index_ default, which is not in the fileset I just deleted instances on middlebox code. I could be barking up the wrong tree but at the end of the day I'm taking a break for a day or two before I continue with my investigation to get to the bottom of this - focusing on bad html
I had used validator.w3.org and come up with a few things to check out - I know I have html5 incompatible code but am still learning how to apply it with css - I'll get there but it will take some time methinks.
this is some of the errors from the test folder storefront and they are exactly the same in the live site (without the middlebox)
Code:
Warning: The document is not mappable to XML 1.0 due to two consecutive hyphens in a comment.
At line 498, column 11
div>↩<!--EOF -- Flexible Foote
Error: End tag for body seen, but there were unclosed elements.
From line 519, column 1; to line 519, column 7
play -->↩↩</body></html
Error: Unclosed element div.
From line 473, column 1; to line 473, column 27
navSupp">↩<div class="section group"><div c
Error: Unclosed element div.
From line 472, column 1; to line 472, column 23
splay -->↩<div id="flex-navSupp">↩<div
Error: Unclosed element div.
From line 464, column 1; to line 464, column 25
splay -->↩<div id="navSuppWrapper">↩<div
Error: Unclosed element div.
From line 237, column 1; to line 237, column 22
meBody">↩↩<div id="mainWrapper">↩↩↩↩<!
In respect to page source - this is what is directly below the last line of text in the middlebox (test folder)
Code:
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br class="clearBoth" />
<!-- EOF Middlebox Group 3 -->
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!--bof-navigation display -->
<div id="navSuppWrapper
in the live site, no middlebox
Code:
</div>
<!-- eof: whats_new -->
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!--bof-navigation display -->
<div id="navSuppWrapper">
from a v1.5.5f site with middlebox AND news_box_manager installed;
Code:
<p>In many cases the <a href="https://www.harmonyball.net.au/">harmony ball</a> is passed on from mother to daughter and becomes a treasured family heirloom and hence it is important to buy quality.</p><br /><br />
</font></font>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br class="clearBoth" />
<!-- EOF Middlebox Group 3 -->
<div class="centerBoxWrapper" id="newsBoxManager">
<h2 class="centerBoxHeading">NEWS <a href="https://www.harmonyball.net.au/index.php?main_page=news_archive"></a></h2>
<div id="news-info"></div>
<div id="news-table">
followed by a bunch of code through to footer
in respect to this code in page source in test folder - I am not seeing it elsewhere, not in live site and not in the 155f site - may be nothing but will investigate
</td>
</tr>
</table>
So I also need to check out whether news_box_manager is messing up middleboxes.
Rambling on at present, very tired,.
I am taking your advice and will let you know how I get on - it is not the plug in - it is the environment.
cheers,
Mike
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