Site Checker: HTML Validator

In this section you learn how you use the HTML Validator to find faulty HTML code of your website. This function uses the common HTML standard which is supported by all browsers. This way the HTML validator also finds HTML tags that are not supported by all browsers.

To check your website for faulty codes, proceed as follows:

  1. From the Site Checker section, choose HTML Validator.

  2. Select View /Options... to open the Options dialog box.

  3. Select Additional / HTML Validator to make the settings for the HTML Validator. 
    HTML Validator


    HTML version
    : Select the HTML version or the script file you want to work with. For current browsers, version 4.0.1 is recommended.

    Settings
    : Select the tags that are to be taken into account while checking your website.

    Quick Check
    : If you click the Quick Check button, the default settings are restored. For example, the Quick Check option removes invalid tags (elements), as well as "<" and ">", i. e. single tags or empty tags, from the HTML code.

  4. Click OK, to save your settings and to close the Options dialog box.

  5. In the URL field in the toolbar, enter the URL or file name to be checked. Make sure to include "file://" for file names.

    Toolbar HTML Validator

  6. Click Start to start the process.

  7. When the process is completed you find a list of all URLs including the number of errors and warnings on the right. These errors and warnings are displayed in the Details window.

  8. If you click an entry, you find information about errors and warnings in the Details window. On the right, you can view and edit the HTML source text of the website.

  9. If you wish to save the report, click the Save report button.

Now you have learned how to remove faulty code from your website. See the next section to learn how you can check the loading time of your website.