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Modal Dialog Focus Management Issue on Wix

Modal dialogs do not trap focus or return focus to the trigger element when closed. This causes keyboard users to lose their place on the page.

Issue ID: A11Y-MODAL-FOCUS-001Severity: majorEffort: M

Why this matters

Modal dialogs do not trap focus or return focus to the trigger element when closed. This causes keyboard users to lose their place on the page. This affects usability, compliance risk, and how many visitors can successfully consume the page.

Wix fix path

How to fix this on Wix

Use page settings and editor sections first.

  1. 1Find the relevant page or site setting.
  2. 2Apply the change in Wix Editor.
  3. 3Publish and validate the result.

After you fix it

  • ✓Open and close modals using only the keyboard and confirm focus management is correct

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