{"id":370,"date":"2010-09-17T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/?p=370"},"modified":"2019-05-29T11:12:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T18:12:21","slug":"how-to-ensure-your-web-pages-are-xhtml-validated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/how-to-ensure-your-web-pages-are-xhtml-validated\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Ensure Your Web Pages Are XHTML Validated"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know what you are thinking…what in the world is XHTML validation?\u00a0 I am glad you asked.\u00a0 XHTML validation ensures that all of your website is up to code.\u00a0 Didn’t know building a website was that much like building a house, did you?\u00a0 Just like in the housing industry, the web design industry has certain rules for structure, and syntax. You don’t have <\/em>to build to code, but it is certainly better, and more profitable, if you do.\u00a0 Checking to see if your site is validated is fast and easy.\u00a0 So there is no reason not to ensure your web pages are XHTML validated.<\/p>\n

Why all the fuss?<\/h3>\n

I know the arguments already.\u00a0 “I don’t need to validate, my site looks fine”, or “making sure the code is validated is too\u00a0 expensive”, or “it will quench my artistic flair”.\u00a0 All I can say is wrong, wrong, and…boo hoo…wrong!\u00a0 Actually, just because your site looks good on your browser, doesn’t mean it will on every other one.\u00a0 To kill the second argument, you should actually be requiring your web designer to build to proper code in the first place.\u00a0 Finally, in 2010, most of your fantastically designed, content rich websites are built with standard HTML and CSS script.\u00a0 Still not convinced?\u00a0 Let me\u00a0 give you three great reasons to make sure you validate all of your pages:<\/p>\n