Links & buttons
Link text is vague
WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)
- WCAG 2.2
- 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)
- Level
- A
- Default severity
- Needs review
- Available in
- Free
Why it matters
Screen reader users often jump through a list of every link on the page. Five links called "click here" or "read more" tell them nothing about where each one goes.
Who it affects: Screen reader users who browse by a list of links, keyboard users, and people using voice control who say a link's words to click it.
What Lumtera flags
Link text such as "click here", "here", "read more", "learn more" or "more". WCAG lets surrounding text supply the purpose, so this is a review item.
Check ID link-ambiguous-text — use it to filter the content report or with wp lumtera issues --rule.
How to fix it in WordPress
Rewrite the link so its text names the destination, e.g. "Read our refund policy" instead of "click here". If the design needs short text, keep it visible and add the full purpose with an aria-label that starts with the visible words.
Example
<p>To see our refund policy, <a href="/refunds/">click here</a>.</p>
<p>Read our <a href="/refunds/">refund policy</a>.</p>
How to check your fix
- Update the post. The issue disappears from the Accessibility sidebar on the next check, and from the site report on the next scan.
- Press Tab through the page. Every link and button should receive visible focus, and its text should make sense read on its own.
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 Accessibility → Settings.
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