Errors

Category contains invalid characters

Webmaster add-site — category field failed sanitize (invalid chars / URLs).

Category contains invalid characters

Webmaster site form rejected the category (webmaster-site-input) because it contains disallowed characters or looks like a URL/script.

Why this happens

Category should be a short label (letters, numbers, spaces, basic punctuation). Values with <>, javascript:, data:, or http(s):// are blocked. Distinct from Category is too long.

Diagnose and fix

1. Use a plain category name (e.g. “Games”, “Tech”) without URLs or HTML.

2. Remove special symbols outside the allowed set; save again.

3. Leave category empty if optional and you only need the site URL.

4. See Webmaster sites and verification.

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