Wix accessibility checker

Start with the Wix Accessibility Wizard

Wix has its own checker. In the editor, open Settings > Accessibility Wizard and scan your site: it checks against WCAG 2.2 and lists detected issues and manual tasks, page by page. Use it; it can fix some things for you, such as alt text and heading tags.

By Wix’s own description, the wizard doesn’t scan everything: it skips CMS content, external and third-party apps, Velo code, password-protected pages, the side cart and checkout, and several Wix apps such as Reviews, Pricing Plans, Site Search and Table Reservations. It also checks only your site’s main language. Perceivly tests the published page in a real browser, so it sees whatever the page renders, apps and CMS content included.

Where to fix common issues in Wix

Image alt text

Click the image, open its Settings and fill in What’s in the image?. In galleries, the image title is used as alt text (the Pro Gallery has its own Alt Text field). To mark an image as decorative, use the Accessibility Wizard: under Add alt text to images, check This image is decorative, it doesn’t need alt text.

Headings

Select a text box, choose Edit Text, and set the tag under SEO & Accessibility (in Wix Studio, use the Inspector panel). Wix recommends one H1 per page, heading levels in order, and no headings in the site header.

Color contrast

The wizard’s Improve color contrast step flags text below 4.5:1 (3:1 for large text). Text on top of images and video backgrounds is worth a second look after any design change.

Forms

Wix says forms built with the old Wix Forms are not accessible, so rebuild those with the current forms. For each field, open Settings, turn on Show field title and write a clear title instead of relying on placeholder text.

Page language

Set it in the dashboard under Settings > Language & Region > Site language. On Wix Multilingual sites the main language can’t be changed after setup.

Custom code and third-party widgets

Code added under Settings > Development & integrations > Custom Code, and widgets from other vendors, are outside what Wix tests or supports, and outside the wizard’s scan. Check the pages where they appear. Wix adds a skip-to-main-content link to sites built with Wix automatically.

What Perceivly adds

The Wix wizard is a one-off check inside the editor. Perceivly checks the live site on a schedule, tracks each issue until it is fixed, and gives you PDF reports and a hosted accessibility statement. In the WebAIM Million 2026, Wix home pages averaged 33.3 detected errors, below the 56.1 average, so many Wix sites start in good shape; monitoring helps keep it that way. See monitoring.