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The new "better %link% variations" feature breaks XHTML validation of pages

hans51hans51
edited October 2013 in Bugs
Recently @sven implemented a new feature in 6.69 "better %link% variations" (upper/lower case href tags) or using single or double quotes " or ' ...


1.
while in html4.x AND html5 elements / tags are CI
in XHTML all Element and attribute names must be in lower case.

2.
Attribute values must always be quoted
to the best of my knowledge this always is double quote for XHTML versions
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#h-4.4

3.
the ONLY variation that results or maintains a validated page is lower case for all htmlx and Xhtml versions.

4.
by uploading / posting an article with UperCase tags, you may break an owners site HTML  validation ...
that's about the same as if your neighbor breaks your cars windows or home windows ...

see
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#h-4.2

4.2. Element and attribute names must be in lower case

XHTML documents must use lower case for all HTML element and attribute names. This difference is necessary because XML is case-sensitive e.g. <li> and <LI> are different tags.

hence as a feature request / bug correction:
It certainly would be a nice move to protect and respect a site owners validation and opt for a clean lowercase attribute meeting all current standards

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Comments

  • SvenSven www.GSA-Online.de
    edited October 2013
    Do you think google itself is following the rules? No, they don't. And even I am personally try to follow them, it doesn't mean it's breaking your SEO in any way if you don't. It's just more natural using in some variations other than normal <a href=""...></a> tags. And if you don't like this, don't use it...use the regular <a href="%url%">%anchor_text%</a> instead.
  • hans51hans51
    google is no criteria for quality NOR is G a criteria for anything of value in life
    hence never try to copy G

    quality publishers since years care about validated html
    and many coders such as gallery2/3 pay great attention to keep things nice and clean and as valid as possible

    some newbies simply may lack knowledge about specs and do whatever you offer believing it to be correct valid global standard ....
    others of course care a shxx about the world beyond their own nose

    2 worlds colliding
  • cherubcherub UK
    This may be the single most pointless feature request/"bug" yet. If a website is that bothered about the validity of it's html and allows it's users to submit their own content which includes html code, then the onus is on them to correct any errors or strip html entirely.
  • MrXMrX Germany
    You are spamming the web for SEO purposes and complain about xhtml validity ? Cmon
  • hans51hans51
    WH SEO never spams at all
    but distributes:

    useful
    helpful
    quality
    human readable content
    made by human, made for human NOT for SE

    for the benefit of who ever reads / site owners or site vvisitors

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