Free Shopify homepage accessibility checker
Get a free check of your homepage
We open your store's public homepage like any visitor and run a read-only accessibility check. We don't sign in, fill in forms or change anything. Your report usually appears here in about a minute, and we email you the link too.
What the check looks at
The automated check reads your public homepage and looks for:
- Images and icons with no text description
- Links and buttons with no text a screen reader can read out
- Buttons or links that are announced with different words than they show
- Form fields and drop-down menus with no label
- Text that is too faint against its background
- Links in text that can only be told apart by color
- Items hidden from screen readers that can still be tabbed to
- Clickable controls inside other clickable controls
- Lists built in a way that can confuse screen readers
- Embedded content (like a map or video) with no title
- Screen reader details that are set up incorrectly
- Scrolling areas that can't be reached with the keyboard
- Whether the page has a title, says which language it is in, and lets visitors zoom in
It does not test keyboard use, focus, the cart or checkout. For the full picture, see what a Shopify accessibility audit checks. As the W3C puts it: "Tools cannot check all accessibility aspects automatically. Human judgement is required."
Where findings often come from on a Shopify store
- Your theme. The theme builds every page: the menu, the product gallery, the buttons. Changes here are made in the theme's code, best on a copy of the theme.
- Apps you installed. Many apps add their own buttons, pop-ups or widgets to your pages. A finding inside an app's part of the page may need a change in that app's settings, or a question to the app's maker.
- Your own content. Product photos, banners and text you add in your Shopify admin. Missing image descriptions are usually fixed here: see how to add alt text in Shopify.
Knowing which of the three a finding comes from tells you where to change it.
How it works
- Enter your store's address and your email, and tick the box to confirm you own or manage the store.
- We open your public homepage like any visitor and run a read-only automated check of that one page.
- Your report usually appears on this page, and we email you the link.
Why we ask you to tick the box
We check a store only when its owner or manager asks. The box is how you tell us that. If you don't own or manage this store, please don't ask for a check of it.
This check, a browser extension, or a full audit?
| Question | This free check | A free browser extension (such as WAVE or axe) | A full audit |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it looks at | Your public homepage | The page you have open | The pages and criteria the audit covers |
| How | Automated | Automated, plus what you review yourself | A person testing with a keyboard and a screen reader, plus tools |
| Who runs it | We do, when you ask | You do, in your browser | An accessibility auditor |
| What it doesn't do | Test keyboard use, focus, the cart or checkout | Check pages you haven't opened, or decide on its own whether a page is accessible | Look beyond the pages and criteria it covers |
To try the free extensions yourself, see free Shopify accessibility checkers compared.
Questions
Is it free? Yes.
Does this check sign in or change anything? No. We open your homepage like any visitor and only read the page; we don't sign in, fill in forms or change anything.
Do you check stores without being asked? No. We run it only for the owner or manager of a store who asks for it on this page.
Is this a full audit? No; see the audit guide.
Is this legal advice? No.
Can a free checker tell me if my store meets ADA requirements? No. An automated check finds some accessibility issues, not all of them, and it can't decide whether a store meets any law. That is a question for a lawyer. This check is not legal advice.
Can this check my cart or checkout? No. It checks one page, your public homepage, in a desktop-sized browser window. It doesn't add anything to the cart or open the checkout.
Which WCAG version does it test? It tests only what software can test of WCAG 2.0 and 2.1, Levels A and AA. It doesn't test the newer WCAG 2.2 criteria, such as target size. For a checklist you can work through by hand, see the WCAG 2.2 checklist for a Shopify theme.
How often should I re-check? After you change your theme, add or remove an app, or redesign your homepage. If you ask again for the same store within 7 days, you may be shown the report we already made. Each email address can ask for 2 checks in 24 hours.
What happens to my email and store address? We use your email to send your report. We keep the record of your request for 12 months, and your report page stays up for 30 days. Details are in our privacy notice.
Last updated: 10 November 2026. Automated check of part of WCAG 2.0 and 2.1, Levels A and AA
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