Audio, video & embeds
Embedded frame has no title
WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
- WCAG 2.2
- 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
- Level
- A
- Default severity
- Error
- Available in
- Free
Updated for Lumtera 1.2.2 and Lumtera Pro 1.1.1.
Why does it matter?
Screen readers announce an iframe by its title. Without one, visitors cannot tell a map from a video from an ad before they go into it.
Who it affects: Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, screen reader users whose speech is drowned out by audio, and people with vestibular or attention disorders affected by motion.
What does Lumtera flag?
<iframe> elements with no title or accessible name — usually pasted embed code.
Check ID iframe-no-title — use it to filter the content report or with wp lumtera issues --rule.
How do I fix it in WordPress?
Add a title attribute describing the content, e.g. title="Map of our Brooklyn office". Embeds added with WordPress embed blocks get one automatically — this is usually pasted embed code.
Example
<iframe src="https://maps.example.com/embed?q=office"></iframe>
<iframe src="https://maps.example.com/embed?q=office" title="Map of our Kathmandu office"></iframe>
How do I check the fix?
- Update the post. The issue disappears from the Lumtera Accessibility sidebar on the next check, and from the site report on the next scan.
- Play the page with the sound off, then with a screen reader on. Speech should be captioned, nothing should play sound by itself, and anything that moves should be stoppable.
Find this issue across your whole site
Lumtera runs this check in the block editor sidebar as you write, in the Elementor panel, in Review mode on the live page, and across the whole site in the content report and with wp lumtera scan. You can change its severity or turn it off in Lumtera → Settings.
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