Help:Lint errors/missing-end-tag
The missing-end-tag error is when a <tag>
is opened, but not closed. To fix it, close the opened tag.
Example 1:
<span> rabbits
In example 1, the span needs to be closed by adding </span>
at the end.
Example 2:
<span>Foo
baz
</span>
Example 3:
<span>foo
<p>bar</p>
boo
</span>
<span> rabbits</span>
Examples 2 and 3 not only causes the missing end linter warning but also the stripped tag warning. Solutions for 2 and 3 depend on the exact required output. The simplest is to change the <span>
into a <div>
.
The confusing message is a result of <p>...</p>
tags being automatically generated by the parser for each paragraph of text.
Example 4:
''rabbits
In example 4, the HTML tag is a result of parsing wikitext syntax for italics.
It needs to be closed by adding ''
at the end.
ToolsEdit
The following tools can help fix missing end tags:
- WPCleaner: see instructions on how to use WPCleaner for fixing errors detected by Linter. Missing end tags may be reported by WPCleaner as part of CheckWiki error #532 (for tags) and error #540 (for bold and italic formatting).