W3C validator : Element head is missing a required instance of child element title

Question

Hi am validating my HTML code through w3c validator. But it is showing an error Element head is missing a required instance of child element title.

URL is http://nitansh.fwd.wf/article/travel/best-all-inclusive-resorts-for-romance/3189783/

while title is Present in the head of the html body

<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>      Best all-inclusive resorts for romance- NowU
</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/styles.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/video-js.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" media="print" href="/static/css/print.css">
  <!-- HTML5 Shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
  <!-- WARNING: Respond.js doesn't work if you view the page via file:// -->
  <!--[if lt IE 9]>
 <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/html5shiv/3.7.0/html5shiv.js">
 </script>
 <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/respond.js/1.4.2/respond.min.js">
 </script>
 <![endif]-->
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/socialsharing.css">
 <link rel="canonical" href="/article/travel/best-all-inclusive-resorts-for-romance/3189783/">




  <meta name="description" content="Whether for a honeymoon, anniversary, or private escape, these resorts fit the romantic bill.">
  <meta property="og:description" content="Whether for a honeymoon, anniversary, or private escape, these resorts fit the romantic bill.">


  <meta name="twitter:card" value="Whether for a honeymoon, anniversary, or private escape, these resorts fit the romantic bill.">



  <meta property="og:title" content="Best all-inclusive resorts for romance">


  <meta property="og:type" content="article">


  <meta property="og:url" content="http://nitansh.fwd.wf/article/travel/best-all-inclusive-resorts-for-romance/3189783/">


  <meta property="og:image" content="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/06/18/1371593281000-Earlyne-s-luggage-1306181810_3_4.jpg"></head>

There is, definitely, a title element in the head of the document. — David Thomas
@David Thomas: No - apparently a redirect is occurring. I'm guessing the OP is trying to validate the source of the redirect, where the title element is most definitely missing. — BoltClock

Dale Dale · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-30T12:26:31

Just for your information this is what the validator is seeing in your code

<head>
<script src="//cdn.optimizely.com/js/687271175.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js"></script>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
</head>

You can see this by turning on the show source option in the validator. Maybe it's time to look into progressive enhancement?

W3C validator : Element head is missing a required instance of child element title

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