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Accessibility Violations Detected (axe-core) on Squarespace

Automated accessibility testing with axe-core found critical violations that prevent some users from accessing your content.

Issue ID: A11Y-AXE-BASIC-001Severity: majorEffort: M

Why this matters

Automated accessibility testing with axe-core found critical violations that prevent some users from accessing your content. This affects usability, compliance risk, and how many visitors can successfully consume the page.

Squarespace fix path

How to fix this on Squarespace

Check page settings, navigation, and code injection.

  1. 1Identify whether this is page-level or site-level.
  2. 2Apply the fix.
  3. 3Republish and confirm.

After you fix it

  • Run axe-core audit and confirm zero critical or serious violations

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