param is obsolete Web Standard

Description

The param element is obsolete.

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Use the data attribute of the object element to set the URL of the external resource.

Applicable standards

• HTML5

Change history

• 6.59 Dec 2025 Added to W3 validator in November 2025.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: W3cHtml5ObsoleteElementParam