Accessibility fix guide
Non-Descriptive Link Text Found
Links with generic text like "click here" or "read more" provide no context to screen reader users or search engines.
Issue ID: A11Y-LINKTEXT-001
Severity: medium
Impact: Med
Effort: S
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What this issue is
Links with generic text like "click here" or "read more" provide no context to screen reader users or search engines.
Why it matters
Links with generic text like "click here" or "read more" provide no context to screen reader users or search engines. This affects usability, compliance risk, and how many visitors can successfully consume the page.
How we detect it
- FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for A11Y-LINKTEXT-001 fails and the page evidence points to Dom body.
- You can usually confirm this by checking the page source or the relevant page settings inside your CMS.
Evidence examples
Check the affected page source, rendered output, or relevant CMS setting to confirm the missing or incorrect element.
How to fix it
- 1Replace generic text with descriptive link text that explains the destination
- 2Example: Change "click here" to "View our pricing plans"
- 3Example: Change "read more" to "Read the full case study"
- 4Link text should make sense even when read out of context
How to re-check it
- Search page for "click here", "read more", "learn more" and confirm they have been replaced
Related tools
This issue is best verified with the full FreeSiteAudit crawl rather than a single-point mini tool.