diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 6dd0de3..17f6dc4 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['login']))
         ban_loginFailed();
         $redir = '';
         if (isset($_GET['post'])) { $redir = '&post='.urlencode($_GET['post']).(!empty($_GET['title'])?'&title='.urlencode($_GET['title']):'').(!empty($_GET['source'])?'&source='.urlencode($_GET['source']):'');  }
-        echo '<script language="JavaScript">alert("Wrong login/password.");document.location=\'?do=login'.$redir.'\';</script>'; // Redirect to login screen.
+        echo '<script>alert("Wrong login/password.");document.location=\'?do=login'.$redir.'\';</script>'; // Redirect to login screen.
         exit;
     }
 }
@@ -1446,12 +1446,12 @@ function renderPage()
 
             // Make sure old password is correct.
             $oldhash = sha1($_POST['oldpassword'].$GLOBALS['login'].$GLOBALS['salt']);
-            if ($oldhash!=$GLOBALS['hash']) { echo '<script language="JavaScript">alert("The old password is not correct.");document.location=\'?do=changepasswd\';</script>'; exit; }
+            if ($oldhash!=$GLOBALS['hash']) { echo '<script>alert("The old password is not correct.");document.location=\'?do=changepasswd\';</script>'; exit; }
             // Save new password
             $GLOBALS['salt'] = sha1(uniqid('',true).'_'.mt_rand()); // Salt renders rainbow-tables attacks useless.
             $GLOBALS['hash'] = sha1($_POST['setpassword'].$GLOBALS['login'].$GLOBALS['salt']);
             writeConfig();
-            echo '<script language="JavaScript">alert("Your password has been changed.");document.location=\'?do=tools\';</script>';
+            echo '<script>alert("Your password has been changed.");document.location=\'?do=tools\';</script>';
             exit;
         }
         else // show the change password form.
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ function renderPage()
             $GLOBALS['config']['contactLink'] = $_POST['contactLink'];
             $_SESSION['LINKS_PER_PAGE'] = (int)$_POST['linkPerPage'];
             writeConfig();
-            echo '<script language="JavaScript">alert("Configuration was saved.");document.location=\'?do=tools\';</script>';
+            echo '<script>alert("Configuration was saved.");document.location=\'?do=tools\';</script>';
             exit;
         }
         else // Show the configuration form.
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ function renderPage()
                 $LINKSDB[$key]=$value;
             }
             $LINKSDB->savedb(); // save to disk
-            echo '<script language="JavaScript">alert("Tag was removed from '.count($linksToAlter).' links.");document.location=\'?\';</script>';
+            echo '<script>alert("Tag was removed from '.count($linksToAlter).' links.");document.location=\'?\';</script>';
             exit;
         }
 
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ function renderPage()
                 $LINKSDB[$key]=$value;
             }
             $LINKSDB->savedb(); // save to disk
-            echo '<script language="JavaScript">alert("Tag was renamed in '.count($linksToAlter).' links.");document.location=\'?searchtags='.urlencode($_POST['totag']).'\';</script>';
+            echo '<script>alert("Tag was renamed in '.count($linksToAlter).' links.");document.location=\'?searchtags='.urlencode($_POST['totag']).'\';</script>';
             exit;
         }
     }
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ function renderPage()
         pubsubhub();
 
         // If we are called from the bookmarklet, we must close the popup:
-        if (isset($_GET['source']) && ($_GET['source']=='bookmarklet' || $_GET['source']=='firefoxsocialapi')) { echo '<script language="JavaScript">self.close();</script>'; exit; }
+        if (isset($_GET['source']) && ($_GET['source']=='bookmarklet' || $_GET['source']=='firefoxsocialapi')) { echo '<script>self.close();</script>'; exit; }
         $returnurl = ( isset($_POST['returnurl']) ? $_POST['returnurl'] : '?' );
         $returnurl .= '#'.smallHash($linkdate);  // Scroll to the link which has been edited.
         if (strstr($returnurl, "do=addlink")) { $returnurl = '?'; } //if we come from ?do=addlink, set returnurl to homepage instead
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ function renderPage()
     if (isset($_POST['cancel_edit']))
     {
         // If we are called from the bookmarklet, we must close the popup;
-        if (isset($_GET['source']) && ($_GET['source']=='bookmarklet' || $_GET['source']=='firefoxsocialapi')) { echo '<script language="JavaScript">self.close();</script>'; exit; }
+        if (isset($_GET['source']) && ($_GET['source']=='bookmarklet' || $_GET['source']=='firefoxsocialapi')) { echo '<script>self.close();</script>'; exit; }
         $returnurl = ( isset($_POST['returnurl']) ? $_POST['returnurl'] : '?' );
         $returnurl .= '#'.smallHash($_POST['lf_linkdate']);  // Scroll to the link which has been edited.
         header('Location: '.$returnurl); // After canceling, redirect to the page the user was on.
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ function renderPage()
         $LINKSDB->savedb(); // save to disk
 
         // If we are called from the bookmarklet, we must close the popup:
-        if (isset($_GET['source']) && $_GET['source']=='bookmarklet') { echo '<script language="JavaScript">self.close();</script>'; exit; }
+        if (isset($_GET['source']) && $_GET['source']=='bookmarklet') { echo '<script>self.close();</script>'; exit; }
         header('Location: ?'); // After deleting the link, redirect to the home page.
         exit;
     }
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ HTML;
         if (!isset($_POST['token']) || (!isset($_FILES)) || (isset($_FILES['filetoupload']['size']) && $_FILES['filetoupload']['size']==0))
         {
             $returnurl = ( empty($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']) ? '?' : $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] );
-            echo '<script language="JavaScript">alert("The file you are trying to upload is probably bigger than what this webserver can accept ('.getMaxFileSize().' bytes). Please upload in smaller chunks.");document.location=\''.htmlspecialchars($returnurl).'\';</script>';
+            echo '<script>alert("The file you are trying to upload is probably bigger than what this webserver can accept ('.getMaxFileSize().' bytes). Please upload in smaller chunks.");document.location=\''.htmlspecialchars($returnurl).'\';</script>';
             exit;
         }
         if (!tokenOk($_POST['token'])) die('Wrong token.');
@@ -1862,11 +1862,11 @@ function importFile()
         }
         $LINKSDB->savedb();
 
-        echo '<script language="JavaScript">alert("File '.json_encode($filename).' ('.$filesize.' bytes) was successfully processed: '.$import_count.' links imported.");document.location=\'?\';</script>';
+        echo '<script>alert("File '.json_encode($filename).' ('.$filesize.' bytes) was successfully processed: '.$import_count.' links imported.");document.location=\'?\';</script>';
     }
     else
     {
-        echo '<script language="JavaScript">alert("File '.json_encode($filename).' ('.$filesize.' bytes) has an unknown file format. Nothing was imported.");document.location=\'?\';</script>';
+        echo '<script>alert("File '.json_encode($filename).' ('.$filesize.' bytes) has an unknown file format. Nothing was imported.");document.location=\'?\';</script>';
     }
 }
 
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@ function install()
         $GLOBALS['title'] = (empty($_POST['title']) ? 'Shared links on '.htmlspecialchars(indexUrl()) : $_POST['title'] );
         $GLOBALS['config']['ENABLE_UPDATECHECK'] = !empty($_POST['updateCheck']);
         writeConfig();
-        echo '<script language="JavaScript">alert("Shaarli is now configured. Please enter your login/password and start shaaring your links !");document.location=\'?do=login\';</script>';
+        echo '<script>alert("Shaarli is now configured. Please enter your login/password and start shaaring your links !");document.location=\'?do=login\';</script>';
         exit;
     }
 
@@ -2310,7 +2310,7 @@ function templateTZform($ptz=false)
         $cities_html = $cities[$pcontinent];
         $timezone_form = "Continent: <select name=\"continent\" id=\"continent\" onChange=\"onChangecontinent();\">${continents_html}</select>";
         $timezone_form .= "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;City: <select name=\"city\" id=\"city\">${cities[$pcontinent]}</select><br />";
-        $timezone_js = "<script language=\"JavaScript\">";
+        $timezone_js = "<script>";
         $timezone_js .= "function onChangecontinent(){document.getElementById(\"city\").innerHTML = citiescontinent[document.getElementById(\"continent\").value];}";
         $timezone_js .= "var citiescontinent = ".json_encode($cities).";" ;
         $timezone_js .= "</script>" ;
@@ -2446,7 +2446,7 @@ function writeConfig()
     $config .= ' ?>';
     if (!file_put_contents($GLOBALS['config']['CONFIG_FILE'],$config) || strcmp(file_get_contents($GLOBALS['config']['CONFIG_FILE']),$config)!=0)
     {
-        echo '<script language="JavaScript">alert("Shaarli could not create the config file. Please make sure Shaarli has the right to write in the folder is it installed in.");document.location=\'?\';</script>';
+        echo '<script>alert("Shaarli could not create the config file. Please make sure Shaarli has the right to write in the folder is it installed in.");document.location=\'?\';</script>';
         exit;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tpl/changetag.html b/tpl/changetag.html
index a826932..0f8b4cb 100644
--- a/tpl/changetag.html
+++ b/tpl/changetag.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
           </p>
         </fieldset>
       </form>
-      <script language="JavaScript">
+      <script>
         function confirmDeleteTag() {
           var agree = confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this tag from all links ?");
           if (agree) {
diff --git a/tpl/editlink.html b/tpl/editlink.html
index 3306b8a..6446e36 100644
--- a/tpl/editlink.html
+++ b/tpl/editlink.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       {include="page.footer"}
     {/if}
     {if="($GLOBALS['config']['OPEN_SHAARLI'] || isLoggedIn()) && empty($GLOBALS['disablejquery'])"}
-    <script language="JavaScript">
+    <script>
       $(document).ready(function() {
         $('#lf_tags').autocomplete({
           source : '{$source}?ws=tags',
diff --git a/tpl/page.footer.html b/tpl/page.footer.html
index e38ccb5..01f0859 100644
--- a/tpl/page.footer.html
+++ b/tpl/page.footer.html
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
     <div id="newversion">&#x25CF;<a href="{$GLOBALS['config']['UPDATECHECK_DOWNLOAD']}">{$newversion|htmlspecialchars}</a></div>
 {/if}
 {if="isLoggedIn()"}
-<script language="JavaScript">function confirmDeleteLink() { var agree=confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this link ?"); if (agree) return true ; else return false ; }</script>
+<script>function confirmDeleteLink() { var agree=confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this link ?"); if (agree) return true ; else return false ; }</script>
 {/if}