# \[ANN\] Validation Extension

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-validation-extension/120444>\
**Category:** Radiant CMS\
**Created:** [November 17, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-validation-extension/120444 "2007-11-17T00:09:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-validation-extension/120444/1 "2007-11-17T00:09:53Z")

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Just got my Validator Extension polished enough to release:  
[http://swankinnovations.svnrepository.com/svn/open/radiant/extensions/validator/tags/v0.1.0/](http://swankinnovations.svnrepository.com/svn/open/radiant/extensions/validator/tags/v0.1.0/)

What It Does:  
It adds a button to your edit-page pages to allow the user to validate  
their markup via the W3C’s (X)HTML Validator. A report of the results  
is shown in a separate window. Also, if your db supports transaction  
roll-backs, it’ll even validate the current markup in the page (without  
having to save first). If your db doesn’t - I’m pretty sure it’ll  
validate something… but I have _no_ idea what.

What It Doesn’t Do:  
It’s only HTML for now (though I’ll add CSS validation in short order)  
and it isn’t smart enough to prevent you from, say, submitting your  
javascript page for HTML validation.

Other Future Plans:  
Since I have to render the current page to validate it, I’ll probably  
add a page preview button in there too to take over the role of Sean’s  
preview extension (if that’s cool with you Sean). I also plan to add  
link checking in a near release.

For more info and plans, see the README file.

This is an early release but functional. I’d love any feedback  
(especially if it’s in denominations of $50 or $100 😉 ).

-Chris P.