Bold text may be a heading

Why it matters

A short bold line followed by body text looks like a heading, but screen reader users cannot jump to it — to them it is just another paragraph.

Who it affects: Screen reader users, who jump from heading to heading to understand and skim a page, and people with cognitive disabilities who rely on clear structure.

What Lumtera flags

Short paragraphs that are entirely bold and followed by normal text.

Check ID heading-possible — use it to filter the content report or with wp lumtera issues --rule.

How to fix it in WordPress

If this line introduces a section, turn the paragraph into a Heading block (type "/heading" or use the block's Transform menu). If it is just emphasis, dismiss this tip.

In the block editor, this issue has a Fix button: one click repairs the block, and Undo puts it back.

Example

<p><strong>Delivery times</strong></p>
<p>We ship within two working days…</p>

<h2>Delivery times</h2>
<p>We ship within two working days…</p>

How to check your fix

1. Update the post. The issue disappears from the Accessibility sidebar on the next check, and from the site report on the next scan.
2. Use a headings outline — the block editor's Document Overview (List View → Outline), or a browser extension such as HeadingsMap — and check the levels read like a table of contents.