W3C (x)HTML Validator issues

[coffee-mug-24]

The value of the "rel" attribute is not accepted by the W3C (x)HTML Validator:

Bad value 1 for attribute rel on element a: Not an absolute IRI.

I just replaced the 2 occurences of $(this).attr("rel") with $(this).data("weight") and use the data-attribute "data-weight" instead. Works perfectly both from a functional as from the W3C validation side.

Great plugin BTW - appreciate it a lot! ^^

[addywaddy]

Thanks for the feedback. I know about the rel problem but haven't gotten around to undertaking anything (I have yet to use this plugin myself for any project, believe it or not!). Data attributes are however also invalid for XHTML and HTML, if memory serves me correctly. A possible workaround might be to allow the user to specify which attribute should be used to read the weighting from when initialising the plugin.

Pull requests gratefully accepted!

[appastair]

@addywaddy custom data-* attributes are valid

..and also: Thanks for sharing this neat script in the first place! 😄 👍