Check your Shopify store's accessibility, page by page.
Not legal advice. This page explains a technical check. It does not tell you whether a law applies to your store and does not guarantee compliance.
Run the free Fizz Labs scanner on your own storefront pages. It runs in your browser, uses the open-source axe-core engine, and lists each failing element with its selector, so you can tell whether it sits in your theme files or in an app’s block.
Three steps
- Pick 4 pages. Home, one collection, one product with variants, and the cart. Most theme issues repeat on every page of the same template.
- Run the bookmarklet on each page. Drag the button to your bookmarks bar, open your store (or the theme preview), click it.
- Sort by template. Fix theme files (
sections/,snippets/,assets/) yourself or hand them to your developer. If an element comes from an app block, ask the app’s developer.
Only run it on a store you own or are authorized to test. The panel opens on top of your page; we receive only an anonymous count that a scan ran.
What usually shows up on Shopify themes
These are common patterns in storefront templates, not a ranking. Your results will differ by theme and apps.
| Pattern | WCAG | axe rule |
|---|---|---|
| Variant picker (size, colour) without a programmatic label | 1.3.1, 4.1.2 | label, select-name |
| Sold-out or sale badge text with low contrast | 1.4.3 | color-contrast |
| Product and collection images without useful alt text | 1.1.1 | image-alt |
| Cart quantity plus and minus buttons with no name | 4.1.2 | button-name |
| Icon-only links (cart, account, social) with no text | 2.4.4 | link-name |
| Slideshow that moves on its own with no pause control | 2.2.2 | manual check |
| Heading levels skipped in product description sections | 1.3.1 | heading-order (best practice) |
| Pop-up or drawer that keyboard focus cannot leave | 2.1.2 | manual check |
Scan a page now
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Related guides
- Running WordPress or WooCommerce instead? WordPress accessibility checker
- ADA website accessibility checklist for Shopify stores
- WCAG 2.1 AA quick audit: a 30-minute method
Sources
- Shopify: Theme accessibility best practices: https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/best-practices/accessibility
- W3C: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/
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