- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:48:51 +0100
- To: Doug Snyder <dougsnyder@teleportjobs.com>
- Cc: www-validator@w3.org
Doug Snyder, Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:59:33 -0800: > I am going through the process of adding rich snippets using > microdata on my job posting pages at teleportjobs.com and today I > noticed that the W3 validator is showing errors for the itemtype and > itemprop atttributes even though the doctype is HTML5. This just > started happening today (1/14/12.) The validator.nu page validates my > marked up pages as valid HTML5. Does anyone know what the discrepancy > is? > > You can use the following page as an example: > > http://www.teleportjobs.com/view_post.asp?pid=1500483 The W3C validator validates HTML5 according to the HTML5 spec under w3.org, whereas Valdiator.nu probably validates according to the spec under whatwg.org. In the w3-spec, then Microdata is spec of its own - an extension to HTML5, whereas in the whatwg-spec, then Microdata is part of the main spec. Leif H Silli
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