Html validation Error Bad value for attribute action on form

[AJDesigns]

EXPLANATION OF THE ISSUE

Version 160801 + s2Member Pro v160801

The [s2Member-List ] Shortcode with search attribute turned on creates invalid html: (EMPTY form action)

Here is the top of the form output when using the search members attribute with a member list shortcode:

## STEPS TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE

Create a member list with search enabled and check the form action field with an HTML validator

This code is not adding an action to the form:

" method="get" autocomplete="off"> ## BEHAVIOR THAT I EXPECTED

Valid HTML

BEHAVIOR THAT I OBSERVED

[raamdev]

@AJDesigns Thanks for the report.

Noting that the HTML5 spec doesn't appear to explicitly require an action attribute:

The action and formaction content attributes, if specified, must have a value that is a valid non-empty URL potentially surrounded by spaces. [emphasis added]

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@jaswsinc Is this expected behavior?

[AJDesigns]

I think in HTML 4 specifying the action is not required so the following is valid:

<form action="" method="get" autocomplete="off">

But in HTML 4 this is not valid:

<form method="get" autocomplete="off">

I believe the opposite is true in HTML5

In HTML5 the following is valid:
`

`

But the next two are not valid:

<form action=""  method="get" autocomplete="off"> 
<form action  method="get" autocomplete="off"> 

[raamdev]

@jaswsinc Still awaiting your feedback here.

[jaswrks]

Yes, that's a bug.

[jaswrks]

Next Release Changelog:

• (s2Member Pro) Bug Fix: In the [s2Member-List /] search box shortcode an empty action="" attribute produces a warning due to invalid syntax in HTML v5. Fixed in this release. See Issue #1006

[raamdev]

s2Member v161129 has been released and includes changes from this GitHub Issue. See the v161129 announcement for further details.

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This issue will now be locked to further updates. If you have something to add related to this GitHub Issue, please open a new GitHub Issue and reference this one (#1006).