checked="checked" Not Allowed

[ibaker]

In the process of cleaning up some loose ends on my site and when I validated it I came up with an error for checked="checked"

I use it to have the remember me check box ticked for all users so in the login-bar-form template I have hidden the check box and made it default checked:

<input type="hidden" name="remember" value="1" id="ctrl_remember" tabindex="103" checked="checked" />

However when I validate the error says:
Attribute checked not allowed on element input at this point.

Can anyone advise how to fix?

As a side note I am finding a lot of small errors in the validation of the core templates:

 

[MagnusB]

type="hidden" does not allow checked attribute. AFAIK, you can only have checked on radio and checkbox.

 

[Hoffi]

That's correct Magnus.

Remove tabindex and checked attributes. You did not need a tabindex on a hidden field. And hidden can't be checked.

 

[ibaker]

Thanks, so how do I make it checked by default and hidden?

 

[MagnusB]

You need to hide it by CSS, add a class to it, and use display: none;

 

[Jake Bunce]

Thanks, so how do I make it checked by default and hidden?

Hidden fields just have a value and that's it. Hidden fields are already hidden. And there is no such thing as a "checked" hidden field. It's effectively always checked. The value is always submitted with the form.

 

[ibaker]

So I don't have to set it as "True" or anything, just have this:

<input type="hidden" name="remember" value="1" id="ctrl_remember" />

Thanks Guys!

 

[Hoffi]

Yes. A checkbox return the value, if it's checked. So, this ist no checkbox, the given value will be transferred to the script.

Just as I said. remove tabindex and checked.