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Target Size Below WCAG Recommendation on WordPress

Interactive elements are smaller than the WCAG 2.2 Level AA recommendation of 24x24px minimum target size, making them harder to activate for users with motor impairments.

Issue ID: A11Y-TARGET-SIZE-001Severity: minorEffort: S

Why this matters

Interactive elements are smaller than the WCAG 2.2 Level AA recommendation of 24x24px minimum target size, making them harder to activate for users with motor impairments. 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.

  1. 1Inspect the page and theme output.
  2. 2Apply the fix in the most direct place.
  3. 3Publish and validate with a re-audit.

After you fix it

  • Inspect interactive elements and confirm they meet minimum size requirements

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