Problem/Motivation
- The sidebar currently contains several
<h2> elements
- The visually-hidden “Administrative toolbar” heading should be the only
<h2> heading, and all others should cascade below that starting with <h3>
WCAG success criteria
1.3.1 Information and Relationships
2.4.6 Headings and Labels
Steps to reproduce
- Open the navigation in mobile or desktop view
- Inspect the page in your browser
- Search for “
- Verify that the
<aside> only contains <h2> headings
Code snippet
<aside class="admin-toolbar" id="admin-toolbar" data-once="navigation">
…
<div class="admin-toolbar__scroll-wrapper">
<h2 id="admin-toolbar" class="visually-hidden">Administrative toolbar</h2>
<nav id="menu-builder" class="admin-toolbar__content" aria-labelledby="admin-toolbar">
...
<div class="admin-toolbar__item toolbar-block menu--shortcuts">
<h2 id="menu-top-menus" class="toolbar-block__title visually-hidden">Top Menus</h2>
...
</div>
<div class="admin-toolbar__item toolbar-block">
<h2 id="menu--admin" class="toolbar-block__title visually-hidden focusable">Administration</h2>
...
</div>
<div class="admin-toolbar__item toolbar-block">
<h2 id="menu--content" class="toolbar-block__title visually-hidden focusable">Content</h2>
...
</div>
</nav>
</div>
</div>
</aside>
Potential resolution
Excluding the parent “Administrative toolbar” H2 heading, change all submenu H2 headings to H3 headings:
<aside class="admin-toolbar" id="admin-toolbar" data-once="navigation">
…
<div class="admin-toolbar__scroll-wrapper">
<h2 id="admin-toolbar" class="visually-hidden">Administrative toolbar</h2>
<nav id="menu-builder" class="admin-toolbar__content" aria-labelledby="admin-toolbar">
...
<div class="admin-toolbar__item toolbar-block menu--shortcuts">
<h3 id="menu-top-menus" class="toolbar-block__title visually-hidden">Top Menus</h3>
...
</div>
<div class="admin-toolbar__item toolbar-block">
<h3 id="menu--admin" class="toolbar-block__title visually-hidden focusable">Administration</h3>
...
</div>
<div class="admin-toolbar__item toolbar-block">
<h3 id="menu--content" class="toolbar-block__title visually-hidden focusable">Content</h3>
...
</div>
</nav>
</div>
</div>
</aside>
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ckrinaThanks!