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Craft CMS Accessibility Check

Scan any Craft CMS site against 16 WCAG 2.1 AA rules in seconds — nothing to install, no signup. Built for EU compliance.

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Why Craft CMS accessibility matters in the EU

Craft CMS gives developers full control over markup, which means accessibility is entirely a function of how your templates were written. There is no theme layer to blame: Twig templates, entry fields and plugin output decide everything. Craft is popular with studios across Europe building marketing and e-commerce sites that fall under the EAA from June 2025.

🔍 What gets checked

16 automated rules covering images, links, forms, headings, language, viewport, contrast, ARIA misuse, and more — mapped to real WCAG success criteria.

⚡ Instant results

Paste your URL, get a letter grade with every issue listed by severity. No account, no email, no waiting for an audit report.

🛡️ Built for the EAA

The rule set targets what EU enforcement and enterprise procurement actually look at: WCAG 2.1 AA basics you can document today.

How to check your Craft CMS site

  1. Open the free EAA/WCAG scanner.
  2. Paste your Craft CMS URL — any published page: homepage, a product page, or a category listing.
  3. Read your grade. Each finding shows the exact element and why it matters, so fixes are concrete, not vague advice.
  4. Fix and re-scan. Most image-alt, heading, and form-label issues are fixed right inside Craft CMS's editor or theme settings. Re-run the scan to confirm.
  5. Copy the shareable link from the result page — useful when a client or colleague needs to see the findings.
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Common fixes in Craft CMS

When your scan flags a failing rule, here is where to fix it:

IssueWhere to fix in Craft CMS
Missing alt text on assetsCraft assets have an Alt Text field only if you define one — add an "altText" field to the asset volume and require it, then output {{ asset.altText }} in templates.
Low contrast textFix in your CSS/Tailwind config. If you use utility classes, audit the colour tokens against WCAG ratios once instead of case by case.
Missing heading structureHeadings come straight from your Twig templates. Enforce one H1 per template and use semantic H2/H3 in shared includes (cards, sections).
Missing form labelsWhatever form plugin or hand-written form you use, every input needs a visible
Generic link text ("read more", "click here")In card/list templates, extend the link with visually hidden context ({{ entry.title }}) or an aria-label so screen-reader users hear what the link opens.
Missing page languageSet lang on the tag from the site locale — for multi-site setups output the current site's language dynamically.
Focus styles removed by CSS resetsCSS resets commonly strip outline. Restore :focus-visible styles globally in your stylesheet.

Craft CMS-specific tools & resources

Craft CMS ships with useful foundations — these approaches take you further:

Lighthouse + axe DevTools

Both free; run against rendered templates to catch contrast, labels and ARIA mistakes.

Template linting in code review

Because markup is fully developer-controlled, catching issues at PR time is cheaper than scanning later.

Asset field requirements

Make the alt-text field required in the asset volume settings so editors cannot publish images without it.

Maintaining EAA compliance on Craft CMS

Accessibility is not a one-time fix — sites change through content edits, theme updates and new pages. Keep compliance sustainable:

Related reading

Dig deeper into the compliance work that comes after the scan:

Go deeper

Automated scanning catches roughly a third of accessibility issues — but it catches the ones that are cheapest to fix first. For the complete picture, our e-book covers the full checklist plus a 14-day fix plan.

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