Whilst doing web design or even maintaining your forum have you ever stopped and took a minute to check that your source code is valid?
For me, and when making websites for others W3C Compliancy (at least transitional) is a top priority. Although it means next to nothing to those who don't even know what it is, I think it's a great way of keeping your code organized, keeps your site accessible by various devices and generally keeps on top of other personal factors such as Screen resolution and cross-browser compatibility.
One major debating point related to validated code is it's effect on SEO. Although I've never seen a difference in SEO with validated/buggy code I've heard other people say that their SEO has drastically improved with validated code. Having said that, some of the best SEO'd sites on the web don't have validated code so I'd be really interested in hearing from someone who has tried and monitored the results.
So, do you validate your code? Do you see a need for it? Would you redesign your site if it mant it could be W3C Complaint?
xHTML Validator: http://validator.w3.org/
CSS Validator: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
Feed Validator: http://validator.w3.org/feed/
For me, and when making websites for others W3C Compliancy (at least transitional) is a top priority. Although it means next to nothing to those who don't even know what it is, I think it's a great way of keeping your code organized, keeps your site accessible by various devices and generally keeps on top of other personal factors such as Screen resolution and cross-browser compatibility.
One major debating point related to validated code is it's effect on SEO. Although I've never seen a difference in SEO with validated/buggy code I've heard other people say that their SEO has drastically improved with validated code. Having said that, some of the best SEO'd sites on the web don't have validated code so I'd be really interested in hearing from someone who has tried and monitored the results.
So, do you validate your code? Do you see a need for it? Would you redesign your site if it mant it could be W3C Complaint?
xHTML Validator: http://validator.w3.org/
CSS Validator: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
Feed Validator: http://validator.w3.org/feed/
