Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

7 PASS 2 REVIEW 4 FIX

Favicon & Branding

Action

2 icon(s) detected

FIX

2 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

No apple-touch-icon detected

iOS devices use this when users add your site to their home screen. Add <link rel='apple-touch-icon' sizes='180x180' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>.

SVG favicon detected — scales perfectly to any size

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✗ Apple Touch Missing

✓ SVG Favicon Present

✗ Manifest Icons Missing

✗ Multiple Sizes Missing

Web Manifest

Action

Invalid JSON

FIX

Invalid JSON

Manifest contains invalid JSON

Manifest at https://dreamhost.com/manifest.json contains invalid JSON. Browsers cannot parse it.

Got: https://dreamhost.com/manifest.json

Manifest contains invalid JSON.

Print Stylesheet

Action

No print styles

FIX

No print styles

No print-specific styles detected

When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

Print Stylesheet No Print Styles

Print stylesheet Not found ✗Inline @media print Not detected ✗

Navigation UX

Action

No navigation patterns

FIX

No navigation patterns

1 navigation landmark(s) detected

Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)

No breadcrumbs, search, or skip link detected

These navigation aids help users orient themselves and find content efficiently, especially on large sites.

Breadcrumbs

Skip Link

Labeled Navigation 1 <nav> element(s)

Hamburger Menu

Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)

2 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Limited navigation support. Consider adding breadcrumbs, search, and skip link.

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

REVIEW

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Navigation links present on 404 page

Homepage link present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✗

Dark Mode Support

Dark mode detected

REVIEW

Dark mode detected

prefers-color-scheme CSS detected in inline styles

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles

External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

Dark Mode✓ Dark Mode Supported

color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Detected ✓

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Landmark Structure

4 landmarks

PASS

4 landmarks

<main> landmark present

1 <nav> landmark(s) found

Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1)

Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.

Why this matters

Without a skip-nav link, keyboard users tab through every nav item before reaching content — every page, every visit.

Learn more ▾

WCAG 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks) requires a mechanism to skip past repeated content. The standard implementation is a 'Skip to main content' link that's the first focusable element, visually hidden until focused. Three lines of HTML + four of CSS.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.1

A+

Heading Hierarchy

31 headings

PASS

31 headings

Single H1 present

H1 Web Hosting Built for Growth
H2 Talk to it. Watch it build.
H2 The Latest Deals from DreamHost
H3 DreamHost Helps You Succeed
H4 Super Easy to Use
H4 Full Featured
H4 Fast & Reliable
H4 24/7 Expert Support
H2 Hosting Flash Sale
H3 75% Off
H3 92% Off
H2 Every Layer of Your Web Stack
H2 Need More Power?
H3 Deliver Content Faster, Safer, and More Reliably
H3 Explore Our Datacenter and CDN Locations
H2 What Makes DreamHost So Different
H2 Employee Owned
H2 Passion for Privacy
H2 Embrace Open Source
H2 Commitment to Security
H2 100% Uptime Guaranteed
H2 24/7 Support
H2 Hire a Pro, We'll Do the Work for You
H3 Ready to move faster?
H4 Web Design
H4 Site Management
H4 SEO Marketing
H4 Web Development
H2 Frequently Asked Questions
H2 Need Some Help?
H2 Footer

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 27 images OK

PASS

All 27 images OK

27 image(s) with good alt text

27 images 27 good alt text

All images have appropriate alt text.

A+

Form Accessibility

All 1 controls labeled

PASS

All 1 controls labeled

1 control(s) properly labeled

1 controls

1 labeled

0 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#domain-search-input	input	Find your perfect domain name...	for/id

Link & Button Quality

84 links, 23 buttons — all OK

PASS

84 links, 23 buttons — all OK

9 link(s) open in new tab without warning

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

Got: https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/; https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tree=support.dashboard; https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tree=support.dashboard; https://twitter.com/dreamhost; https://www.youtube.com/user/dreamhostusa; https://www.facebook.com/DreamHost/; https://www.instagram.com/dreamhost/; https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/; https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/

75 link(s) with descriptive text

84 links

0 empty

0 generic text

9 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/	Knowledge Base	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tr…	Go to Panel	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tr…	Go to Panel	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://twitter.com/dreamhost	SVG image x	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.youtube.com/user/dreamhostus…	SVG image youtube	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.facebook.com/DreamHost/	SVG image facebook	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.instagram.com/dreamhost/	SVG image instagram	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/	Community	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/	Knowledge Base	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text

98 links and buttons have descriptive text

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/; https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tree=support.dashboard; https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tree=support.dashboard; https://twitter.com/dreamhost; https://www.youtube.com/user/dreamhostusa; https://www.facebook.com/DreamHost/; https://www.instagram.com/dreamhost/; https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/; https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/

Why this matters

Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.

Learn more ▾

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

A+

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AA

PASS

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

20 pass

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 Web Hosting	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Talk to it.	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 The Latest Deals fro…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Hosting Flash Sale	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Every Layer of Your …	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Need More Power?	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 What Makes DreamHost…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Employee Owned	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Passion for Privacy	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Embrace Open Source	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Commitment to Securi…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Uptime Guaranteed	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 24/7 Support	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Hire a Pro, We'll Do	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 the Work for You	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Frequently Asked Que…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Need Some Help?	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Footer	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 DreamHost Helps	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Off	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass

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+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 97/100 — 2 failing, 31 passed

PASS

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.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
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FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY `div.grid > div.col-span-6 > a.bg-white > span.leading-none`
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92% Off `div.grid > div.col-span-6 > a.bg-white > h3.text-4xl`
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Free with Managed WordPress Hosting `div.bg-blue/15 > div.flex > div > span.leading-none`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Privacy Policy `div#onetrust-group-container > div#onetrust-policy > div#onetrust-policy-text > a.ot-cookie-policy-link`

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

●Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.