We don't need a Web Standard

Posted: March 24, 2008 at 15:25:27 by Dani Iswara. Words count: 600.
Last updated: October 29, 2009 at 13:17:57.

Maybe you'll say validating webpages, websites or weblogs is very important. But in fact, currently, we don't need a (World Wide Web Consortium; W3C) standard. What is the main purpose of a website/weblog? Websites were intended to be accessible to everyone. Universal access. Extensible HyperText Markup Language (X/HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) validation and Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) test of some popular websites (search engines, news portals, blog & CMS, operating systems & distros, browsers) are listed here. This post has 6 tables.
Table 1. Search engine
Website XHTML CSS 2 WAI 1.0
MSN valid XHTML 1.0 Strict valid passed
Google no Doctype found, 40 errors 1 error passed
Yahoo no Doctype found, 34 errors valid failed
Table 2. International news website
Website XHTML CSS WAI
ABC News not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 235 errors 4 errors, 9 warnings failed
BBC News not valid HTML 4.0 Transitional, 88 errors 2 errors, 8 warnings failed
CNN not valid HTML 4.01 Transitional, 37 errors 229 errors failed
Google News no Doctype found, 1265 errors 47 errors failed
MSNBC no Doctype found, 43 errors 4 errors failed
Yahoo News not valid HTML 4.01 Transitional, 171 errors 324 errors failed
Table 3. Indonesia news website
Website XHTML CSS WAI
Antara News not Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional, 42 errors 1 error, 2 warnings failed
Bali Post Online no Doctype found, 59 errors valid failed
Banjarmasin Post Online not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 202 errors 62 errors passed
Jawa Pos Online no Doctype found, 207 errors 15 errors failed
Kompas not Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional, 603 errors 8 errors failed
Koran SINDO not Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 150 errors error on test failed
Papua Pos no Doctype found, 122 errors 8 errors failed
Table 4. Blog / CMS provider
Website XHTML CSS WAI
Blogger not valid HTML 4.01 Strict, 19 errors 28 errors failed
Drupal not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 2 errors 18 errors passed
Edublogs not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 41 errors 2 errors failed
Friendster not valid HTML 4.0 Transitional, 90 errors 8 errors, 4 warnings failed
Joomla not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 37 errors 9 errors failed
Moodle not valid XHTML 1.0 Strict, 36 errors 86 errors failed
Movable Type not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 10 errors 3 errors failed
Serendipity not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 17 errors 3 errors failed
Textpattern not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 4 errors 2 errors passed
TypePad valid XHTML 1.0 Strict 2 errors passed
WordPress.com valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional 5 errors passed
WordPress.org valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional 3 errors failed
Table 5. Operating system, OS corporation, Linux distros
Website XHTML CSS WAI
Apple not valid HTML 4.01 Transitional, 10 errors 49 errors passed
Debian valid HTML 4.01 Strict 1 error failed
Fedora Project valid HTML 4.01 Strict 3 errors passed
Linux not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 6 errors valid passed
Linux Mint valid XHTML 1.0 Strict valid failed
MEPIS not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 84 errors valid failed
openSUSE not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 1 error 3 errors failed
PCLinuxOS not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 94 errors 9 errors failed
Slackware no Doctype found, 34 errors valid passed
Ubuntu not valid XHTML 1.0 Strict, 54 errors valid failed
Windows not valid HTML 4.01 Transitional, 29 errors 62 errors passed
Table 6. Web browser homepage
Website XHTML CSS WAI
Camino valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional 2 errors passed
Firefox valid XHTML 1.0 Strict valid, 4 warnings passed
Flock not valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional, 59 errors valid failed
Internet Explorer no Doctype found, 171 errors 46 errors failed
Konqueror valid XHTML 1.o Transitional valid, 548 warnings passed
Opera valid XHTML 1.0 Strict valid, 1 warning failed
Safari not Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional, 7 errors 61 errors passed
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12 Responses to post titled: We don't need a Web Standard

  1. Comment by Nico on March 25, 2008 at 00:57:52
    using Opera Mini 4.0.9800 on J2ME/MIDP Device

    Wah,ga mudeng ni mas-maklum masih gaptek,he2 :). Dari tabel artinya msn yang paling bagus ya mas...

  2. Comment by ekowanz on March 25, 2008 at 01:27:17
    using Opera 9.26 on Windows XP

    loh kok korantempo.com ga ada??...
    takut ama ndoro yaaa ;))

    ekowanz's last blog post..Pasak Boemi The Report

  3. Comment by Dani Iswara on March 25, 2008 at 02:33:31
    using Firefox 2.0.0.12 on GNU/Linux

    Nico:
    sptnya memang ada sinyal bagus buat IE selanjutnya :D

  4. Comment by devari on March 25, 2008 at 03:55:39
    using Firefox 2.0.0.12 on Windows XP

    ini tentang apa ya pak dokter?
    saya ga nangkap antenna nya :(

  5. Comment by roffi on March 25, 2008 at 09:17:07
    using Firefox 2.0.0.12 on Windows XP

    just arrived on your new website.. congrats..

    roffi's last blog post..Membahas ide bisnis

  6. Comment by Dani Iswara on March 26, 2008 at 07:08:06
    using Firefox 2.0.0.12 on GNU/Linux

    ekowanz:
    detik jg ngga.. :D
    sori mas eko, ketangkep si memet..

    devari:
    just 'uneg2' aja bli Made :)

    roffi:
    great success for your making money online.. :)

  7. Comment by gdenarayana on January 29, 2009 at 18:56:59
    using Firefox 3.0.1 on Windows XP

    aduh, ini dah yg paling sulit, kapok saya maen valid - validan boss :mrgreen:

    mumet liat jrenkzzz...kode error dan warning sana sini :lol:

    enakan nyante aja sebenarnya yah tinggal ngeblog, saya penasaran aja kok org2 bisa buat valid, saya ndak valid2...hehehe

    artikelnya TOP semua bli, uenak saya bacanya ;)

  8. Comment by Dani Iswara on January 29, 2009 at 20:57:44
    using Firefox 3.0.5 on Gentoo

    - gdenarayana:
    iya bli wayan..ternyata emang ribet..
    jd saya sangat menghargai beliau2 spt bli wayan dkk yg sudah berusaha dan berkomitmen utk menjaga validitas tsb.. :D

    ngga deh kl disuruh ngulang lg..

    kadang idealisme dan tantangan dikit2 perlu jg :D

    makasi apresiasinya..saya masi belajar..

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