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HTML How to Make a Website Creating HTML Content Create Navigation with Lists

Posted by Walter Niejadlik
Walter Niejadlik
3,663 Points

Stuck on Code Challenge. I cannot get past the 3rd step

I keep getting an error that I need to link to index.html but, I think I have it right so there is something I'm not seeing. Any help is appreciated.

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Nick Pettit</title> </head> <body> <header> <a href="index.html"> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li> <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li> <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li> </ul> </nav> <h1>Nick Pettit</h1> <h2>Designer</h2> </a> </header> <section></section> <footer> <p>Ā© 2013 Nick Pettit.</p> </footer> </body> </html>

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
        <nav>
          <ul>
            <li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li>
            <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
            <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
          </ul>
        </nav>
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Noah A
Noah A
4,144 Points

Maybe this is why, but I am confused as to why you have your anchor tag closing after your nav. What you have written; <a href="index.html"> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li> <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li> <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li> </ul> </nav> <h1>Nick Pettit</h1> <h2>Designer</h2> </a>

You are telling your document that from nav to /nav, everything that is clickable there should redirect you to index.html. I think that's your issue.

Edit: Not sure why, but the opening anchor tag is not showing up.

Walter Niejadlik
Walter Niejadlik
3,663 Points

That was the issue. I guess I should have put my nav and ul after the h1 and h2 and /a tags. Once I made that change it passed with no issue.

thank you for your help!!!

Walter Niejadlik
Walter Niejadlik
3,663 Points
Walter Niejadlik
Walter Niejadlik
3,663 Points

That was already in the code challenge code when I opened it I believe. Going to try your suggestion and will post back! Thank you for responding.