Why is generic link text an issue?
What is wrong with generic link text?
What does generic link text mean?
Why can't I use generic link text?
Link text should not be generic words such as ''here'' or ''click'' because these terms do not identify the purpose of links in a meaningful way when read by a screen reader. These types of links are flagged as Accessibility issues by Acquia Optimize.
Link texts should be written so that they make sense when they are read out of context. Generic texts such as “Click here” and “More” should be avoided because they give no indication as to the destination of the links.
Screen reader users often hop from link to link to find what they need on a website. If the link text is too vague, they can't determine what it is about unless they read the rest of the text around the link.
Examples of link text that may be unclear if read out of context:
For today’s news Click Here
SEO best practices More Info
To fix your website Read More.
Examples of link text that meaningfully describe the link destination in a precise and clear manner:
Today’s News
SEO best practices
How to fix your website
For this reason, the link text below will result in a violation:
Click Here to read more about xyzThe following would, by contrast, not result in a violation:
great descriptive link text hereTo create this policy, check the RegEx, clear the case sensitive box, and enter the following in the Query field:
>((?=here)|(?=click)|(?=click here)).+Click on the following link from W3.org for more information about this accessibility error:
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Tue Oct 22 2024 21:50:45 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)