Accessibility
· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.DForm AccessibilityAction7 of 11 controls have issuesFIX
| Control | Type | Label | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| #search_field | search | none | |
| #LEGAL_CONSENT.subscription_type_356123413-66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb_fsq_hs_form_speak-to-expert-v3-53023773-61ad-44ef-843b-b33dc489eaff66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb | checkbox | none | |
| #LEGAL_CONSENT.subscription_type_356123413-71cea14a-e9f8-4b6e-92c1-ecc26d2999af_fsq_hs_form_newsletter-e926ccad-5cae-4dce-8aa6-378464d7e2ff71cea14a-e9f8-4b6e-92c1-ecc26d2999af | checkbox | none | |
| #LEGAL_CONSENT.processing-71cea14a-e9f8-4b6e-92c1-ecc26d2999af_fsq_hs_form_newsletter-e926ccad-5cae-4dce-8aa6-378464d7e2ff71cea14a-e9f8-4b6e-92c1-ecc26d2999af | checkbox | none | |
| #how_can_location_help_-66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb_fsq_hs_form_speak-to-expert-v3-53023773-61ad-44ef-843b-b33dc489eaff66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb | textarea | (How can our location intelligence help you?) | placeholder only |
| #firstname-66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb_fsq_hs_form_speak-to-expert-v3-53023773-61ad-44ef-843b-b33dc489eaff66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb | text | (First name*) | placeholder only |
| #email-71cea14a-e9f8-4b6e-92c1-ecc26d2999af_fsq_hs_form_newsletter-e926ccad-5cae-4dce-8aa6-378464d7e2ff71cea14a-e9f8-4b6e-92c1-ecc26d2999af | (Enter email address...*) | placeholder only | |
| #lastname-66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb_fsq_hs_form_speak-to-expert-v3-53023773-61ad-44ef-843b-b33dc489eaff66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb | text | (Last name*) | placeholder only |
| #email-66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb_fsq_hs_form_speak-to-expert-v3-53023773-61ad-44ef-843b-b33dc489eaff66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb | (Work email*) | placeholder only | |
| input | submit | (none) | none |
| input | submit | (none) | none |
Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.
<input type="submit">; <input type="submit">
Form controls without labels — assistive tech announces 'edit text' with no context; users can't complete forms.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2
Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.
<input type="text" name="firstname" id="firstname-66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb_fsq_hs_form_speak-to-expert-v3-53023773-61ad-44ef-843b-b33dc489eaff66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb">; <input type="text" name="lastname" id="lastname-66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb_fsq_hs_form_speak-to-expert-v3-53023773-61ad-44ef-843b-b33dc489eaff66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb">; <input type="email" name="email" id="email-66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb_fsq_hs_form_speak-to-expert-v3-53023773-61ad-44ef-843b-b33dc489eaff66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb">; <textarea name="how_can_location_help_" id="how_can_location_help_-66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb_fsq_hs_form_speak-to-expert-v3-53023773-61ad-44ef-843b-b33dc489eaff66814d48-6cf0-48d8-b0a4-6941ec393eeb">; <input type="email" name="email" id="email-71cea14a-e9f8-4b6e-92c1-ecc26d2999af_fsq_hs_form_newsletter-e926ccad-5cae-4dce-8aa6-378464d7e2ff71cea14a-e9f8-4b6e-92c1-ecc26d2999af">
Placeholder-only labels disappear when the user starts typing — they must remember what the field was for.
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Placeholders are NOT labels. They vanish on input, fail color contrast checks (most are gray), and don't satisfy WCAG SC 3.3.2. Always use a real <label> alongside (or aria-labelledby).
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2 / Nielsen Norman
FLink & Button QualityAction14 issue(s) across 172 links and 3 buttonsFIX
| Element | Text | Issue | Suggested Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://foursquare.com/ | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://opensource.foursquare.com/ | Open Source | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://swarmapp.com/ | Foursquare Swarm | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://superlocal.com/ | Superlocal | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://foursquare.com/products/workbenc… | Spatial Workbench | img no alt | Add alt attribute to the image |
| https://foursquare.com/products/h3hub/ | Spatial H3 Hub | img no alt | Add alt attribute to the image |
| https://foursquare.com/products/spatial-… | Spatial Desktop | img no alt | Add alt attribute to the image |
| https://foursquare.com/developers/signup… | Developer console | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://docs.foursquare.com/ | Documentation | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://discord.com/invite/HRbXgRp8BN | Discord | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/do… | Quick start guide | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://support.foursquare.com/hc/en-us/… | Support | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://opensource.foursquare.com/placem… | Become a Placemaker | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://foursquare.com/resources/blog/pr… | Read more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Read more Suggested: Foursquare Open Source Places A New Foundational Dataset For The Geospatial Community | |||
| https://foursquare.com/products/ | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://swarmapp.com/ | Download Swarm | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://studio.foursquare.com/api/auth/l… | Studio | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.placed.com/ui/login | Attribution | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://accounts.factual.com/login | Audience and Proximity | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://foursquare.com/developers/signup… | Developer Console | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://foursquare.com/resources/reports… | Get the guide | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://foursquare.com/products/attribut… | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: Attribution | |||
| https://foursquare.com/products/audience… | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: Audience | |||
| https://foursquare.com/products/proximit… | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: Proximity | |||
| https://foursquare.com/products/workbenc… | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: Workbench | |||
| https://foursquare.com/products/h3hub/ | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: H3hub | |||
| https://foursquare.com/products/spatial-… | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: Spatial Desktop | |||
| https://foursquare.com/products/studio/ | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: Studio | |||
| https://foursquare.com/products/movement… | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: Movement Sdk | |||
| https://foursquare.com/products/places-a… | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: Places Api | |||
| https://opensource.foursquare.com/os-pla… | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: Os Places | |||
| https://foursquare.com/products/places/ | Learn more | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn more Suggested: Places | |||
| https://foursquare.com/products/privacy-… | Privacy Policy | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://location.foursquare.com/legal/pr… | Privacy Policy | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://swarmapp.com/ | Download Swarm | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.linkedin.com/company/foursqu… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text | |
| https://x.com/foursquare?lang=en | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text | |
| https://discord.com/channels/10022309259… | Discord | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://vimeo.com/foursquarehq | Vimeo | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://foursquare-studio.slack.com/ | Slack | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
https://foursquare.com/; https://foursquare.com/products/
Links with no accessible text (empty <a></a>, image-only no alt, icon-only no aria-label) are unidentifiable to screen readers.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4
Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.
https://foursquare.com/resources/blog/products/foursquare-open-source-places-… ("Read more"); https://foursquare.com/products/attribution/ ("Learn more"); https://foursquare.com/products/audience/ ("Learn more"); https://foursquare.com/products/proximity/ ("Learn more"); https://foursquare.com/products/workbench/ ("Learn more"); https://foursquare.com/products/h3hub/ ("Learn more"); https://foursquare.com/products/spatial-desktop/ ("Learn more"); https://foursquare.com/products/studio/ ("Learn more"); https://foursquare.com/products/movement-sdk/ ("Learn more"); https://foursquare.com/products/places-api/ ("Learn more") (+2 more)
Generic anchor text ('click here', 'read more', 'learn more') tells screen readers and search engines nothing about the destination.
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Out-of-context lists of links read by AT (one navigation pattern) become useless when every link says 'click here'. Use the destination's title or topic as anchor text. Doubles as SEO win — Google passes anchor-text relevance to the destination.
Source: WCAG 2.4.4 / Google Search Central
Image-only links need alt text on the image (or aria-label on the link) so screen readers can announce them.
a[href="https://foursquare.com/products/workbench/"]; a[href="https://foursquare.com/products/h3hub/"]; a[href="https://foursquare.com/products/spatial-desktop/"]
Image-only links with no alt are unidentifiable to screen-reader users — link's destination is invisible.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4
Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
https://opensource.foursquare.com/; https://swarmapp.com/; https://superlocal.com/; https://foursquare.com/developers/signup/?utm_source=websitelocation&&utm_cam…; https://docs.foursquare.com/; https://discord.com/invite/HRbXgRp8BN; https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/docs/developer-console-get-started; https://support.foursquare.com/hc/en-us/requests/new; https://opensource.foursquare.com/placemaker/; https://swarmapp.com/ (+13 more)
Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.
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Without rel="noopener", the new tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener (tab-nabbing attack). Modern browsers default to noopener for target=_blank but only since recent versions. Always set rel="noopener noreferrer" explicitly.
Source: MDN target / OWASP
DWeb ManifestActionNot foundFIX
No web manifest found.
DDark Mode SupportActionNo dark mode signalsFIX
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.
DPrint StylesheetActionNo print stylesFIX
BHeading Hierarchy28 headings, 1 skip(s)REVIEW
- H1 (empty)
- H1 Connect real-world behavior to business outcomes duplicate H1
- H3 #1 in location intelligence skipped
- H3 500%+ with FSQ Attribution
- H3 Best innovation in mobile & device development for Places API
- H3 Discover the new standard for marketing measurement
- H2 The trusted leader in location technology & data
- H3 Quality at scale
- H3 Privacy-forward
- H3 Expertise
- H3 Flexibility
- H2 Harness the power of location data
- H3 Attribution
- H3 Audience
- H3 Proximity
- H3 Spatial Workbench
- H3 Spatial H3 Hub
- H3 Spatial Desktop
- H3 Spatial Studio
- H3 Movement SDK
- H3 Places API
- H3 Open Source
- H3 Places
- H4 Jamie Ogus
- H2 Committed to data privacy
- H2 Foursquare data, your way
- H2 Speak to our experts
- H2 Get the latest from Foursquare
A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.
Multiple H1s blur the page's primary topic — screen-reader users and Google both prefer one H1.
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HTML5's outline algorithm technically allows multiple H1s within sectioning content, but no browser implements it. In practice: one H1 per page. Use H2-H6 for subsections.
Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline — screen-reader users lose track of section nesting.
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Screen reader users navigate by jumping between headings (H1 → H2 → H3). Skipping (H1 → H3) breaks the sense of hierarchy. Use sequential levels even if you don't like the default styling — restyle with CSS instead. WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) treats this as an A failure.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.3.1 / W3C WAI
Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.
Empty <hN> tags break the document outline — screen-reader users navigating by heading hit dead silence.
Source: WCAG 2.4.6
C404 Error PageActionHTTP 404, custom pageREVIEW
BFavicon & Branding4 icon(s) detectedREVIEW
CColor Contrast (Screenshot)Action20 text elements analyzed, 13 fail WCAG AAREVIEW
Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.
Show all checked elements (20)
| Element | Ratio | Required | FG | BG | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h1 Connect | 1.03:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| h1 to business outcomes | 1.03:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| h2 The trusted leader i… | 1.03:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| h2 Harness the power of… | 1.03:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| h2 Committed to data pr… | 20.45:1 | 3.0:1 | #FFFFFF | #000025 | Pass |
| h2 Foursquare data, you… | 1.03:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| h2 Speak to our experts | 20.45:1 | 3.0:1 | #FFFFFF | #000025 | Pass |
| h3 #1 in location intel… | 1.03:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| h3 500%+ with FSQ Attri… | 1.03:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| h3 Best innovation in m… | 1.03:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| h3 Discover the new sta… | 1.03:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| h3 Flexibility | 1.03:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| title Location Intelligenc… | 11.72:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #CEB6FC | Pass |
| a Skip to content | 11.72:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #CEB6FC | Pass |
| span Close | 11.72:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #CEB6FC | Pass |
| p Prove TV performance… | 11.72:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #CEB6FC | Pass |
| a Download now | 4.60:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #7C6DA6 | Pass |
| span Search | 1.03:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| a Products | 1.03:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #000025 | Fail |
| p Marketers | 1.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000025 | #000025 | Fail |
Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
A+Landmark Structure4 landmarksPASS
AAlt Text Quality15 of 115 images have issuesPASS
| Issue | Count |
|---|---|
| generic | 15 image(s) |
A+Lighthouse Accessibility AuditsScore 95/100 — 2 failing, 29 passedPASS
Accessibility
These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.
Navigation
Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
Discover the new standard for marketing measurement div.container > div.media_and_text__body > div.media_and_text__content > h3 |
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
Names and labels
Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
div.u-flex-column > div.site-branding > h1.site-title > a div.u-flex-column > div.site-branding > h1.site-title > a |
These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.