After running a scan, LEWCA presents your results in an organized dashboard that helps you prioritize and address accessibility issues. This guide explains what each part of the results means and how to take action.
The Results Dashboard
When a scan completes, you’ll see four key areas:
Accessibility Score
A percentage score reflecting how many elements on your scanned pages passed accessibility checks. This gives you a quick snapshot of your site’s current state — but remember, no automated score captures the full picture. Manual testing remains important.
Issue Summary
A count of total issues found, broken down by severity:
- Critical: Issues that prevent users from accessing content entirely (e.g., missing form labels, empty buttons, no keyboard access)
- Serious: Issues that significantly impair the experience (e.g., missing alt text on informational images, broken heading hierarchy)
- Moderate: Issues that cause difficulty but don’t block access (e.g., low contrast on non-essential text, missing language attributes)
- Minor: Best-practice recommendations that improve the experience (e.g., redundant ARIA roles, non-critical alt text improvements)
Issues by Category
LEWCA scans across 11 WCAG categories:
- Images: Missing or inadequate alt text, decorative images not marked correctly
- Headings: Skipped heading levels, missing page headings, incorrect hierarchy
- Links: Vague link text (“click here,” “read more”), links without discernible text
- Forms: Missing labels, unlabeled inputs, missing fieldset/legend groupings
- Color Contrast: Text that doesn’t meet WCAG AA contrast ratios
- Tables: Missing headers, missing captions, layout tables without proper markup
- ARIA: Invalid ARIA attributes, missing required ARIA properties
- Keyboard: Elements that can’t be reached or operated via keyboard
- Language: Missing lang attribute, incorrect language tags
- Media: Video/audio without captions or transcripts
- Structure: Missing landmarks, duplicate IDs, incorrect document structure
Per-Page Breakdown
Click any page in the results list to see its specific issues. Each issue shows:
- The WCAG criterion it relates to (e.g., WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content)
- The specific element on the page
- A description of the problem
- Suggested remediation steps
What to Fix First
Focus on issues in this order:
- Critical issues first — these prevent access entirely for some users
- Serious issues — these significantly impair the experience
- High-traffic pages — fixing your homepage and most-visited pages has the greatest impact
- Moderate and minor issues — address these as part of ongoing improvement
Pro tip: You don’t need to fix everything at once. Accessibility is an ongoing process. Start with critical issues and work through the list over time.
Taking Action on Issues
LEWCA offers two paths for fixing issues:
- Manual fixes: Use the remediation guidance provided with each issue to make changes yourself in the WordPress editor
- AI-powered fixes (Pro): LEWCA Pro can generate code-level fixes for many common issues. Each fix includes a before/after preview so you can review exactly what will change before applying it. See Using AI-Powered Fixes for details.
Exporting Results
Pro users can export scan results in two formats:
- PDF: A formatted accessibility report suitable for sharing with stakeholders or clients
- CSV: Raw data for importing into spreadsheets or project management tools
Navigate to LEWCA → Scanner and click Export after running a scan.