Accessibility
· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.DHeading HierarchyAction53 headings, 2 skip(s)FIX
- H2 We are the non-profit organization behind Wikipedia.
- H3 People
- H3 Reports
- H3 Careers
- H3 Frequently asked questions
- H2 Our technology supports the backbone of knowledge on the internet.
- H3 Wikimedia projects
- H3 Technology
- H3 Public policy
- H3 Closing knowledge gaps
- H2 The more people take part, the better the internet’s knowledge gets.
- H3 Donate
- H3 Volunteer
- H3 Advocate
- H2 Stay up to date on our efforts to protect free knowledge.
- H4 “Cinematic intensity”: The winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2025 skipped
- H4 ICFJ and Wikimedia Foundation Seek Applications for Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards in Africa
- H4 Wikipedia celebrates 25 years of knowledge at its best
- H2 We fundopensupport protect fund opensupportprotecthuman knowledge
- H2 Celebrate Wikipedia’s 25th birthday
- H2 By the numbers
- H2 Our work
- H4 “Cinematic intensity”: The winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2025 skipped
- H4 ICFJ and Wikimedia Foundation Seek Applications for Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards in Africa
- H4 Wikipedia celebrates 25 years of knowledge at its best
- H4 Wikimedia Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Trustees
- H4 Wikimedia Foundation appoints Bernadette Meehan as Chief Executive Officer
- H4 Announcing Wikipedia’s top 25 most-read articles of 2025
- H4 How does the Wikimedia Foundation use donations to Wikipedia?
- H4 How is Wikipedia funded?
- H4 The art of disagreement: How Wikipedia navigates disputes
- H2 Built for people, by people
- H3 Taufik Rosman
- H3 Siobhan Leachman
- H3 Armine Aghayan-Flisch
- H3 Donatien Kangah
- H3 Wilfredo Rodríguez
- H3 Ellie Méndez
- H3 Mónica Paola Bonilla-Parra
- H3 Alberto Leoncio
- H3 Alaa Najjar
- H3 Nkem Osuigwe
- H3 Ananya Mondal
- H3 Netha Hussain
- H3 Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
- H3 Andrew Lih
- H2 Help expandhuman knowledge
- H2 Donate
- H2 Edit
- H2 Participate
- H2 Advocate
- H2 Subscribe for news
- H2 Photo credits
Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.
No H1 means screen-reader users can't identify the page's primary topic, and Google's content-extraction degrades.
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The H1 is the document title for assistive tech and a strong signal to search engines about page topic. Pages without one force screen readers to fall back to the <title> attribute or page chrome. Add a single H1 that names the page's primary subject.
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
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
DWeb ManifestActionNot foundFIX
No web manifest found.
DPrint StylesheetActionNo print stylesFIX
CForm AccessibilityAction3 of 8 controls have issuesREVIEW
| Control | Type | Label | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| #wp-block-search__input-1 | search | Search | for/id |
| frequency | radio | none | |
| frequency | radio | none | |
| #mc_mv_EMAIL_4 | text | Email Address* | for/id |
| #mc_mv_OPTIN_5_0 | radio | Yes, I would like to receive updates, news, and promotional emails from the Wikimedia Foundation. I understand I can unsubscribe at any time. | for/id |
| preSelect | number | (2.75) | placeholder only |
| mailchimp_sf_alt_email | text | (none) | none |
| #mc_signup_submit_c69c060af4_6 | submit | (none) | none |
Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.
<input type="text" name="mailchimp_sf_alt_email">; <input type="submit" name="mc_signup_submit" id="mc_signup_submit_c69c060af4_6">
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="number" name="preSelect">
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
B404 Error PageHTTP 404, custom pageREVIEW
BFavicon & Branding4 icon(s) detectedREVIEW
BDark Mode SupportDark mode detectedREVIEW
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.
CColor Contrast (Screenshot)Action20 text elements analyzed, 11 fail WCAG AAREVIEW
Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.
1 contrast failures on background images/gradients
These failures are invisible to CSS-based accessibility tools like Lighthouse. The text may be fine on a solid background, but fails when rendered over an image or gradient.
Show all checked elements (20)
| Element | Ratio | Required | FG | BG | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h2 We are the non-profi… | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Our technology suppo… | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 The more people take… | 2.94:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #0C57A8 | Fail |
| h2 Stay up to date on o… | 2.94:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #0C57A8 | Fail |
| h2 human knowledge | 2.94:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #0C57A8 | Fail |
| h2 Celebrate Wikipedia… | 2.94:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #0C57A8 | Fail |
| h2 By the numbers | 2.94:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #0C57A8 | Fail |
| h2 Our work | 2.94:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #0C57A8 | Fail |
| h2 Built for people, by… | 2.94:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #0C57A8 | Fail |
| h2 Help expand | 2.94:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #0C57A8 | Fail |
| h2 human knowledge | 2.94:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #0C57A8 | Fail |
| h2 Subscribe for news | 2.94:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #0C57A8 | Fail |
| h2 Photo credits | 2.94:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #0C57A8 | Fail |
| title Home – Wikimedia F… | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| a Skip to content | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| button Who we are | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| a Get to know us | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| a People | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| a Board of Trustees | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| a Executive team | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #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+Landmark Structure12 landmarksPASS
A+Alt Text QualityAll 62 images OKPASS
ALink & Button Quality159 links, 22 buttons — all OKPASS
| Element | Text | Issue | Suggested Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| /news/2024/11/25/7-reasons-you-should-do… | Why donate? | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Bothrops bilineatus PN Carrasc… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Meehan-12032025CK 0312 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain… | CC0 1.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Wikipedia-blog-series-image-3 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Wikipedia-blog-series-image-2 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Un pecheur rentre au port au l… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | WikiSG Headshots Taufik | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Siobhan Leachman at BioBlitzWB… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain… | CC0 1.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Armine Aghayan-Flisch | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Le Burex de WikiCiv | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | The Photographer User in Humbo… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain… | CC0 1.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Equipo de Wikipedistas en El S… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Monica Bonilla | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Wikisource Conference 2025, Da… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Wikiar2022 0034 (cropped) | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Nkem Osuigwe 3 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Ananya Mondal - WLM | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Netha Hussain-070A3987 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Rosie at Wikimania 2023 6 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-… | CC BY-SA 4.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:… | Andrew Lih | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/… | CC BY 2.0 | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://store.wikimedia.org/ | Wikipedia Store | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sp… | Terms of use | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sp… | Disclaimers | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sp… | Cookies statement | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
/news/2024/11/25/7-reasons-you-should-donate-to-wikipedia/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bothrops_bilineatus_PN_Carrasco.jpg; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meehan-12032025CK_0312.jpg; https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia-blog-series-image-3.jpg; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia-blog-series-image-2.jpg (+40 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
A+Lighthouse Accessibility AuditsScore 95/100 — 2 failing, 30 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 |
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“Cinematic intensity”: The winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2025 ul#splide01-list > li#splide01-slide01 > div.wp-block-group > h4.wp-block-post-title |
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
Best practices
Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
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These items highlight common accessibility best practices.