W3C validator warning on the internal GA templates: The type attribute is unnecessary for JavaScript resources

[grrseguin]

Hi,

I have a warning with the W3C validator: "The type attribute is unnecessary for JavaScript resources" when I use the internal template for Google Analytics.

Could you remove the type="application/javascript" attribute from the script html tag of the internal GA templates?

<script type="application/javascript">...</script> <!--Bad-->
<script>...</script> <!--Good-->

I found this if it could help you:

• google_analytics_async
• google_analytics

certainly other templates will be concerned, at least Disqus.

> hugo version
Hugo Static Site Generator v0.57.2/extended darwin/amd64 BuildDate: unknown

thank you for your work, Hugo is a great Static Site Generator!

[bep]

The type attribute is unnecessary for JavaScript resources

Unless you somehow need it.

I think we've had this discussion before, as the minifier we use uses type to determine how to minify.

What does W3C say about this?

<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("Hello World!")
</script>

If someone can confirm that the minifier defaults to JS for script tags, then fine.

[grrseguin]

It seems that "application/javascript" is the default value for type attribute.

[jakejarvis]

Poked around in tdewolff/minify for a few seconds and it does appear like it treats both <script type="text/javascript"> and <script type="application/javascript"> the same as <script>.

In html_test.go:

{`<script type="text/javascript">js</script>`, `<script>js</script>`},
{`<script type="application/javascript">js</script>`, `<script>js</script>`},

I could be wrong, though...

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