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Jeffrey Zeldman released a plug-in for Dreamweaver that checks for web standards and alerts users if there are any deficiencies in their design. The plug-in titled as Jeffrey Zeldman’s Web Standards Advisor and costs $49.99, a hefty amount. His blog post states why you need it:

1. The Web Validator validates your HTML and CSS and verifies the proper use of microformats, including hCard and hCalendar, for single pages or entire websites.

2. The Web Standards Advisor checks for subtleties of standards compliance in nine different areas–everything from structural use of headings to proper ID, class, and div element use. Nonstandard practices are flagged and reported in the Dreamweaver Results panel for quick code correction. A full report with more details and suggested fixes is also generated.