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Marcus H
4,267 PointsStuck on a code challenge on the new HTML 'How to make a website' project (about a list)
It must be some thing very obvious but I just can't see where I've gone, I should be able to do this no problem.
Inside the navigation element, create three list items with the words, “Portfolio”, “About”, and “Contact”. Don’t add links yet.
<nav>
<ul>
<li>Portfolio</li>
<li>About</li>
<li>Contact</li>
</ul>
</nav>
getting an error message of 'Bummer! null'
9 Answers
Nick Pettit
Treehouse TeacherHi everyone,
We're not quite sure why this error is occurring yet, but I've notified our developers so we can look into it. I apologize for the frustration and appreciate you asking for help on the forum. I'll update this post with new information as it becomes available.
Logan Eppley
Courses Plus Student 26,697 PointsI am getting the exact same thing. The code is correct, must be a bug.
Marcus H
4,267 PointsGood to know that what I've learnt so far hasn't been a complete fail lol
Cena Mayo
55,236 PointsYes, the code is correct. I've noticed that sometimes I get the bummer error when I've previously entered incorrect code and then 'retry' it and enter the correct answer. Reloading the quiz seems to fix it.
Also, the 'bummer! null' message you're getting indicates a bug, since error messages typically point you in the direction of the mistake.
Marcus H
4,267 PointsYeah I've retried it a few times to no avail.
Cena Mayo
55,236 PointsTry closing the tab/browser window and restarting the quiz, if you haven't. It's happened to me a number of times (making me question my sanity/vision) and restarting the browser always seemed to clear up the problem.
Nick Pettit
Treehouse TeacherHi everyone,
It looks like we were experiencing some issues with our code challenges this weekend. If you try it again it should work now. If for some reason it doesn't please let us know and we'll look into it further. We're really sorry for this and appreciate you all being patient with us.
Marcus H
4,267 PointsStill not working for me :(
Nick Pettit
Treehouse TeacherWe'll work on getting it fixed then.
Two things that will help us debug this:
- Are you still seeing the "Bummer null" message on the 2nd step?
- Can you paste all of the code that you're using for the step that's failing?
Marcus H
4,267 Points@Nick
Yep it still says "Bummer Null!"
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Nick Pettit</title>
</head>
<body>
<header>
<a href="index.html">
<nav>
<ul>
<li>Portfolio</li>
<li>About</li>
<li>Contact</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
<h2>Designer</h2>
</a>
</header>
<section></section>
<footer>
<p>© 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
</footer>
</body>
</html>
Marcus H
4,267 PointsStill not fixed :(
<a href="http://facebook.com"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="facebook"></a>
<a href="http://twitter.com"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="twitter"></a>
A popup box appears and it says something along the lines of "could not connect to code challenge engine, please contact team treehouse".
JIMMY DHILLON
1,664 PointsThis still doesn't work and it's 2 years old....
Peter Hearne
6,803 Pointstry replacing <ul> with <ol> :) if that doesnt work try just having <li> without the <ul>
Marcus H
4,267 PointsMarcus H
4,267 PointsJust noticed another fault, on the the next code challenge in the same section the 2nd part (2/2) gives an error message. A popup box appears and it says something along the lines of "could not connect to code challenge engine, please contact team treehouse". I've replicated the fault 3 times now.
http://teamtreehouse.com/library/add-social-media-links