Validators

Overview

This menu features links to various validators of HTML, CSS and links available online.

W3C HTML Specifications

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W3C HTML Validator

• W3C HTML Validator opens Markup Validation Service result page of the current resource provided by W3C.
• The Markup Validation Service checks if the current resource is valid HTML 4.0 Strict -- if the current resource identifies itself as "HTML 4.0 Strict" and if the validator successfully performs a formal validation using an SGML or XML Parser.

W3C CSS Validator

• W3C CSS Validator opens CSS Validation Service result page of the current resource provided by W3C.
• The CSS Validation Service checks if the current resource validates as CSS.

W3C Link Checker

• W3C Link Checker opens Link Checker result page of the current resource provided by W3C.
• The Link Checker checks anchors, links and redirect from the current resource and identifies broken elements.

W3C Tidy

• W3C Tidy opens HTML Tidy result page of the current resource.
• The HTML Tidy scans HTML of current resource, fixes and warns of problems when it can, and generates a new tidy version of the scanned HTML.
• View more information on HTML Tidy.

WDG HTML Validator

• WDG HTML Validator opens HTML Validation result page of the current resource provided by WDG.
• The HTML Validator checks character encoding and level of HTML of the current resource and identifies errors in the HTML.

WDG Link Valet

• WDG Link Valet opens Link Valet result page of the current resource provided by WDG.
• The Link Valet prints a report that includes the summary of all links from the current resource and identifies if there is any condition that might need to be investigated.
• When a link references another HTML page at the same site and hierarchy as the URL, Link Valet will recursively follow the link and prepare a similar report on the page referenced.

Results Replace Page

• When Results Replace Page is selected, a checkmark is put next to the option and the validation result page is opened in the current tab and window when a validator is selected.
• Deselecting this option unchecks the option and the validation result page is opened according to the brower preference setting.