Validate WCAG, Section 508, HTML, CSS, Links, and Spelling

Changes made in the last year

5th April 2019 - v14.0.0

Skipped over v13
Extensive rewrite to use the latest Java features, and improve robustness
More system errors are now caught and more user-friendly help displayed
Improved the accessibility of the UI and enabled the Java Accessibility Bridge by default
HTML validator now checks for duplicate <link>, <meta> and <script> tags in the <head>
Link validator now checks for mixed content
Spell checker now checks for repeated words
In most cases eliminated Firewall prompts during initial run
Improved handling of scheme relative URLs
Improved URI tests
CSS Pseudo-Elements Module Level 4 updated to 25 February 2019
Pointer Events Level 2 updated to 21 February 2019
CSS Transforms Module Level 1 updated to 14 February 2019
WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.1 updated to 07 February 2019
CSS Scroll Snap Module Level 1 updated to 31 January 2019
CSS Values and Units Module Level 3 updated to 31 January 2019
HTML Accessibility API Mappings 1.0 updated to 31 January 2019
Core Accessibility API Mappings 1.2 updated to 18 December 2018
Filter Effects Module Level 1 updated to 18 December 2018
CSS Box Model Module Level 3 updated to 18 December 2018
Accessible Name and Description Computation 1.1 updated to 18 December 2018
ARIA in HTML updated to 14 December 2018
CSS Text Module Level 3 updated to 12 December 2018
CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 updated to 06 December 2018
Bug Fix: Ignores <script> tags added by Chrome during DOM validation
Bug Fix: Added work-around to Embedded version for SSL bug
Bug Fix: Couldn't remove domain cookies individually
Bug Fix: Some character set tests were not running
Bug Fix: Extension validation would auto-cancel with some meta-refresh pages

1st January 2019 - v12.2.0

New free Test version with just two types of validation and a summary report
Cleaned up UI for Basic version, by removing all disabled tabs and options
Moved 'Listen port' option to Options menu
Now checks that results are displayed on first run
Improved error messages and added links to documentation
Default concurrency and timeout used by Test and Basic versions changed to reduce issues
Bug Fix: Added work-around for OpenJDK 11 SSL bug
Bug Fix: mailto: with .au hostname was generating WCAG audio errors
Bug Fix: Was link testing 'itemtype' attribute
Bug Fix: Wasn't validating 'srcset' links
Bug Fix: Was sometimes validating <base> and <link> hrefs when shouldn't have
Bug Fix: Cookies were being stored between sessions with Basic version

8th December 2018 - v12.1.0

The Basic version has been substantially repackaged on all platforms. It is now completely self-contained, so Java is no longer a pre-requisite.
A .msi download is now available for the Basic version allowing single-user installation without admin rights
All repackaged versions have been upgraded to OpenJDK 11
Major broken link testing changes which should provide a performance boost for most users
Link test method now defaults to GET which should help raise fewer issues with poorly configured sites
New broken link testing options to skip testing remote domains or hosts when testing password protected pages
Code refactoring to make use of latest Java features
HTML 5.3 updated to 18 October 2018
CSS Fragmentation Module Level 3 updated to 04 December 2018
CSS Transforms Module Level 1 updated to 30 November 2018
Filter Effects Module Level 1 updated to 24 November 2018
CSS Flexible Box Layout Module Level 1 updated to 19 November 2018
CSS Containment Module Level 1 updated to 08 November 2018
Selectors Level 3 updated to 06 November 2018
HTML Accessibility API Mappings 1.0 updated to 25 October 2018
ARIA in HTML updated to 18 October 2018
CSS Paged Media Module Level 3 updated to 18 October 2018
CSS Animations Level 1 updated to 11 October 2018
CSS Transitions updated to 11 October 2018
CSS Easing Functions Level 1 updated to 9 October 2018
Using ARIA updated to 27 September 2018
CSS Scrollbars Module Level 1 updated to 25 September 2018
CSS Fonts Module Level 4 updated to 20 September 2018
CSS Fonts Module Level 3 updated to 20 September 2018
CSS Text Module Level 4 updated to 20 September 2018
CSS Text Module Level 3 updated to 20 September 2018
CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 updated to 30 August 2018
CSS Cascading and Inheritance Level 4 updated to 30 August 2018
CSS Cascading and Inheritance Level 3 updated to 28 August 2018
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 updated to 27 August 2018
CSS Scroll Snap Module Level 1 updated to 14 August 2018
CSS Values and Units Module Level 3 updated to 14 August 2018
CSS Box Model Module Level 3 updated to 09 August 2018
CSS Inline Layout Module Level 3 updated to 08 August 2018
CSS Grid Layout Module Level 2 updated to 04 August 2018
CSS Overflow Module Level 3 updated to 31 July 2018
WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.1 updated to 26 July 2018
Bug Fix: Certain character references in content were causing Total Validator to crash
Bug Fix: HTML5 rules for DL with DIV were incorrectly applied
Bug Fix: Corrected result display issue

5th August 2018 - v12.0.0

We recommend uninstalling older versions (especially on macOS) before installing this major release
The Pro and Embedded versions have been substantially repackaged on all platforms. These are now completely self-contained applications so Java is no longer a pre-requisite.
A .msi download is now available for the Pro version allowing single-user installation without admin rights
Total Validator Basic now requires a minimum of Java 8 to be installed
'Listen Mode' application removed and replaced by Start Minimised menu option
'SSL Bug Fix' option removed as it was only required for older versions of Java
WCAG 2.1 has been released, and our tests updated accordingly
HTML 5.3 updated to 3 July 2018
HTML Accessibility API Mappings 1.0 updated to 30 May 2018
HTML Microdata updated to 26 April 2018
ARIA in HTML updated to 8 July 2018
CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3 updated to 3 July 2018
CSS Grid Layout Module Level 2 updated to 28 June 2018
CSS Fonts Module Level 3 updated to 26 June 2018
CSS Basic User Interface Module Level 3 updated to 21 June 2018
CSS Color Module Level 3 updated to 19 June 2018
CSS Multi-column Layout Module Level 1 updated to 28 May 2018
CSS Writing Modes Level 3 updated to 24 May 2018
CSS Containment Module Level 1 updated to 24 May 2018
CSS Writing Modes Level 4 updated to 24 May 2018
Pointer Events Level 2 updated to 22 May 2018
CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 updated to 23 April 2018
CSS Display Module Level 3 updated to 20 April 2018
Bug Fix: Internationalized domain names were not properly supported
Bug Fix: False positive E885 in some cases when there is a label
Bug Fix: False positive E866 for Submit/Reset buttons without an explicit accessible name
Bug Fix: Exception when running Basic version and checking certain types of link

21st April 2018 - v11.9.0

You can now ignore issues by id, class or element to provide finer control
Java 7 support is officially deprecated and will be removed with the next release
More WCAG2 validation test adds, updates and deletes
Clarified more HTML validation messages
Replaced -I and -IX command line parameters with simpler -ignoreissues and -includeissues
Simplified when the renewal reminder dialog appears
HTML 5.3 updated to 15 March 2018
ARIA in HTML updated to 14 April 2018
Pointer Events Level 2 updated to 4 April 2018
CSS Fonts Module Level 3 updated to 15 March 2018
CSS Color Module Level 3 updated to 15 March 2018
CSS Intrinsic & Extrinsic Sizing Module Level 3 updated to 4 March 2018
CSS Grid Layout Module Level 2 added
HTML Media Capture updated to 1 February 2018
Selectors Level 3 updated to 30 January 2018
CSS Basic User Interface Module Level 4 updated to 22 December 2017
Bug Fix: P883 nested headings test missed some basic scenarios
Bug Fix: Colour contrast tests were missing for US508
Bug Fix: Quarantine fix on MacOS was not always working
Bug Fix: Local file starting pages weren't being initialised properly with proxy, cookie, and authentication settings

For all changes in the last 3 years see the extended change log

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