Why no final <html> tag

Report · Jul 02, 2018

Just noticed on all my pages, the final <html> tag is not there.

Instead I see this:

Is this weird? It does not seem to effect performance with SEO and Google, pages are coming up ok, but just curious.

the <html> tag final is on local copy of pages.

Report · Jul 02, 2018

Not sure what you mean by 'final' <html> tag, that's the opening tag - the final tag is </html>, which you have. I have no idea if you have an opening one as I cant see all the code.

Report · Jul 02, 2018

Is your web host injecting that script into all your pages?

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

Report · Jul 02, 2018

Osgood, Nancy thanks.

Yes, I meant </html>

Nancy, I'm now with Godaddy. Are they the culprit of this? I have no idea. Just noticed this yesterday, so can't compare to previous host. Godaddy C panel been hosting the site now 3 years.

Is this an issue pages don't end with </html>?

Is on local copies.

And what is this script thing , ever seen it before?

Report · Jul 02, 2018

larry4545 wrote
Osgood, Nancy thanks.
Yes, I meant </html>
Nancy, I'm now with Godaddy. Are they the culprit of this? I have no idea. Just noticed this yesterday, so can't compare to previous host. Godaddy C panel been hosting the site now 3 years.
Is this an issue pages don't end with </html>?
Is on local copies.
And what is this script thing , ever seen it before?

If you are seeing code being injected into your page when you havent put it there yourself or used a script to put it there then you need to speak with your host.

Do pages need a closing </html> tag, possibly not - there are some instances whereby some html tags can be ommitted but I don't know what these instances are so I always include a correctly formed structure.

Report · Jul 02, 2018

Call your host. Your site might have been hacked.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

Report · Jul 02, 2018

The script is a page/site tracking script, so I'm wondering if the OP is using a free or very cheap hosting package?

Report · Jul 02, 2018

Thanks Pziencina others.

Well directly above this odd script (which is the end of all my files), is where I manually put my Google Analytics Tracking code script. Does that help solve this?

Could putting the Google Analytics blurb/ code thing at the end, which I put right before the last <body> and </html>, annihilate the final </html> and add that script at end?

Report · Jul 02, 2018

That is definitely NOT GA Tracking Code.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

Report · Jul 02, 2018

Thanks, the local copy of each page is:

</CENTER>

try {

var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1532776-1");

pageTracker._trackPageview();

} catch(err) {}</script>

</body>

</HTML>

and then I put it on server and code for live page is:

</CENTER>

try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1532776-1");
pageTracker._trackPageview();
} catch(err) {}</script>

</body>

Ok, just did some searching found this, but does not explain the deletion of </HTML>

Report · Jul 02, 2018

OK think solved, was Godaddy issue. They are opting everyone in without asking first.

Why no final <html> tag

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