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Button or Link Missing Accessible Name on WordPress
Interactive elements (buttons, links) are missing an accessible name. Screen reader users cannot determine the purpose of these elements.
Issue ID: A11Y-ACCESSIBLE-NAME-001Severity: majorEffort: S
Why this matters
Interactive elements (buttons, links) are missing an accessible name. Screen reader users cannot determine the purpose of these elements. This affects usability, compliance risk, and how many visitors can successfully consume the page.
WordPress fix path
How to fix this on WordPress
Use the page editor, theme, or SEO tooling depending on where this issue lives.
- 1Inspect the page and theme output.
- 2Apply the fix in the most direct place.
- 3Publish and validate with a re-audit.
After you fix it
- ✓Use a screen reader or axe-core to confirm all interactive elements have accessible names
Same fix, other platforms
Fix button or link missing accessible name on a different CMS
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