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Site Title H1 accessibility warning. Text appears to be a heading but is not...
3 replies · Started by Raul on March 5, 2021
Hi, I am getting an alert when testing the site for accessibility
Why the "Customize > Site Identity > Site Title" field does not include an h1 tag?
Would it make sense for you guys to add it by default?
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Alerts
Possible heading
What It Means
Text appears to be a heading but is not a heading element.
Why It Matters
Heading elements (<h1>-<h6>) provide important document structure, outlines, and navigation functionality to assistive technology users. If heading text is not a true heading, this information and functionality will not be available for that text.
https://webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist#sc1.3.1
https://webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist#sc2.4.6
Hi there,
GP automatically adds the Site Title as a H1 for the Home page if it is set to show the latest posts. As this page has no H1 Content Title.
All other pages by default will display the Content Title as H1.
If we added the H1 to all Site Titles then you would have 2x H1s on a page.
Absolutely Right! that makes perfect sense.
I was hiding my page title with the GP pro settings, so there was no H1 at all.
Thanks David
You're welcome
