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HTML HTML Basics Structuring Your Content Structuring Content Challenge

Posted by Gregory Nowell
Gregory Nowell
Courses Plus Student 726 Points

Place the content between the header and footer (h2, p and ul) inside an element that represents standalone sections of

Confused. :/. I understand the content as far as what things means, just struggling on the location.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>My Portfolio</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Work</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>            
    </ul>
    <h1>My Web Design &amp; Development Portfolio!</h1> 
    <p>A site featuring my latest work.</p>
    </header>
    <h2>Welcome</h2> 
    <p>Fusce semper id ipsum sed scelerisque. Etiam nec elementum massa. Pellentesque tristique ex ac ipsum hendrerit, eget feugiat ante faucibus.</p>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="#">Recent project #1</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Recent project #2</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Recent project #3</a></li>     
    </ul>
   <footer>
    <p>&copy; 2017 My Portfolio</p>
    <p>Follow me on <a href="#">Twitter</a>, <a href="#">Instagram</a> and <a href="#">Dribbble</a></p>
   </footer>
  </body>
</html>

5 Answers

Shay Paustovsky
Shay Paustovsky
969 Points
Shay Paustovsky
Shay Paustovsky
969 Points

Hi Gregory,

<Section> element represents standalone sections of content, or thematic breaks in content. Essentially what the <section> element does it breaks the page into different sections with different backgrounds

So the answer would look like this: 

<section>
  <h2>Welcome</h2>
  <p>Lorem Ipsum - place holder</p>
  <ul>
      <li>LIST ITEM</li>
      <li>LIST ITEM</li>
  </ul>
</section>

*In the code above the welcome section is defining itself as a standalone section of content on the website. More examples of that could be: Contact/About/Journal/ETC...

Hope this helped ;)

Happy Coding,

Shay

Gregory Nowell
Gregory Nowell
Courses Plus Student 726 Points

I'm confused where this coding needing to sit withing the page. It says it needs to be in between the header and footer?

sahil delu
PLUS
sahil delu
Courses Plus Student 1,036 Points
sahil delu
sahil delu
Courses Plus Student 1,036 Points

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"> <title>My Portfolio</title> </head> <body> <header> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="#">About</a></li> <li><a href="#">Work</a></li> <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
</ul> </nav> <h1>My Web Design & Development Portfolio!</h1> <p>A site featuring my latest work.</p> </header>

<section> <h2>Welcome</h2> <p>Fusce semper id ipsum sed scelerisque. Etiam nec elementum massa. Pellentesque tristique ex ac ipsum hendrerit, eget feugiat ante faucibus.</p> <ul> <li><a href="#">Recent project #1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Recent project #2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Recent project #3</a></li>
</ul> </section>

<footer> <p>© 2017 My Portfolio</p> <p>Follow me on <a href="#">Twitter</a>, <a href="#">Instagram</a> and <a href="#">Dribbble</a></p> </footer> </body> </html>

Anabel Aporado
Anabel Aporado
3,080 Points

I tried this and didnt work, help?

Sarah Clover
Sarah Clover
1,624 Points
Sarah Clover
Sarah Clover
1,624 Points

This one confused me as well, I placed the <section> right below </header> and </section> after </ul> and it worked.

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"> <title>My Portfolio</title> </head> <body> <header> <ul></ul> <h1></h1> <p></p> </header> <section> <ul> <li><a href="#">About</a></li> <li><a href="#">Work</a></li> <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
</ul>

<h1>My Web Design &amp; Development Portfolio!</h1> 
<p>A site featuring my latest work.</p>

<h2>Welcome</h2> 
<p>Fusce semper id ipsum sed scelerisque. Etiam nec elementum massa. Pellentesque tristique ex ac ipsum hendrerit, eget feugiat ante faucibus.</p>

  <ul>
  <li><a href="#">Recent project #1</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Recent project #2</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Recent project #3</a></li>

</ul>

</section>

<footer><p>© 2017 My Portfolio</p> <p>Follow me on <a href="#">Twitter</a>, <a href="#">Instagram</a> and <a href="#">Dribbble</a></p> </footer> </body> </html>

SAMUEL FARFAGLIA
SAMUEL FARFAGLIA
2,176 Points
SAMUEL FARFAGLIA
SAMUEL FARFAGLIA
2,176 Points

CORRECT ANSWER

<section> <h1>My Web Design & Development Portfolio!</h1> <p>A site featuring my latest work.</p> <h2>Welcome</h2> <p>Fusce semper id ipsum sed scelerisque. Etiam nec elementum massa. Pellentesque tristique ex ac ipsum hendrerit, eget feugiat ante faucibus.</p> <ul> <li><a href="#">Recent project #1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Recent project #2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Recent project #3</a></li>
</ul> </section>

SAMUEL FARFAGLIA
SAMUEL FARFAGLIA
2,176 Points
SAMUEL FARFAGLIA
SAMUEL FARFAGLIA
2,176 Points

CORRECT ANSWER

<section> <h1>My Web Design & Development Portfolio!</h1> <p>A site featuring my latest work.</p> <h2>Welcome</h2> <p>Fusce semper id ipsum sed scelerisque. Etiam nec elementum massa. Pellentesque tristique ex ac ipsum hendrerit, eget feugiat ante faucibus.</p> <ul> <li><a href="#">Recent project #1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Recent project #2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Recent project #3</a></li>
</ul> </section>