Comments on: Getting YouTube code to validate (updated)

By: Jean-Sien

Jean-Sien — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:50:10 +0000

Hello Laura, yes I think that top heavy websites should play a role on the development of accessibility!

Anyway, there is a wordpress plugin called “smart youtube” that enables youtube videos to validate properly very easily, without having to retouch code manually.

By: Laura’s Notebook | Technology for Non-profit Organisations, Social Media and Accessible Website Design » Blog Archive » Remember accessibilty when using widgets in your site

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:04:11 +0000

[...] To provide embed codes and scripting for users to take their newly made widgets to their own sites, written in a manner which complies with web standards and accessibility (you may also be interested to see my post last year on making YouTube embedded media slightly more accessible when using a YouTube video broke my validation). [...]

By: George

George — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:35:34 +0000

Thanks, Laura! I was searching for a way to validate that youtube code. I used it here. You rock!

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:54:43 +0000

Thanks, the player’s validated and working like a champ! Nicely done!

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:45:11 +0000

Hi Drew, I just took a look at your source code and found the code error on your page…sent you the fix by email!

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:23:13 +0000

I am having the same issue with youtube custom player! I emailed their support and got the response:

“Please note that even though the custom player is not getting validated it’s still function. The validation error is actually quite common for most top sites and blogs on the net. Please note that “validation” is just to make sure that all webpages conform to certain standards so that they look the same across all browsers. You will have to assess the code on your website and fix it where necessary.”

Your code is a great suggestion, and while my code now validates the player does not show up on my page.