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Tap Targets Too Small on Mobile on WordPress

Interactive elements (buttons, links) are smaller than the recommended 48x48px minimum for touch targets, making them difficult to tap on mobile devices.

Issue ID: MOBILE-TAP-TARGET-001Severity: moderateEffort: S

Why this matters

Interactive elements (buttons, links) are smaller than the recommended 48x48px minimum for touch targets, making them difficult to tap on mobile devices. This affects usability on phones, which is where most local-business traffic now happens.

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

  • Run Lighthouse mobile audit and confirm no tap target size warnings

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