This comment thread is closed. It would make building accessible websites much easier if we didnt have to worry so much about using the correct heading level all the time. Free and premium plans, Sales CRM software. As mentioned above, is a generic sectioning element, and should only be used if there isn't a more specific element to represent it. I still think that this is a pretty bad UX for screen reader users though. But the div is a semantically neutral element, whereas the section element is not. the tabs inside the header panel of the tab control. Free and premium plans, Operations software. I prefer the way you have it, using + . Inside the header section (with a class named intro-text ), you have a div tag with a class named container that contains an h1 tag and a p tag where the introductory header and introductory text are embedded, respectively. Im just pointing it out in case you spot a need for it. To subscribe to this RSS feed, copy and paste this URL into your RSS reader. What a timely article. Be aware that the default settings for NVDA are optimized for usage by blind users. The section also global attributes. Same goes for BEM Elements and elements. To use sections in HTML, wrap the related elements you want to group together in section tags. But I guess youre already an expert and have it all down. Thank you for the great article. Alas, that is a bit ugly and I submit that you too are used to coming up with unique names already, since you too need unique URLs for your documents. It is a container that stores self-contained content that still makes sense when placed in a different context. I need to write a story to address some of the stuff I came across. It is cleaner and will allow the heading to still appear in document outline and heading structure testing tools (though they will typically appear as
or
level headings, not as level headings). It does doesnt it? A section, in this context, is a thematic grouping of content. Build your website with the document outline in mind then test the semantics with Headings Map and NVDA (or another screen reader). Need to ensure that the heading is at the correct level before use. Save on premium footwear for men and women. The issue is that when every other website in the world places the
heading at the top of the main content area, that is what screen reader users come to expect. Its 2019. Should we burninate the [variations] tag? It really doesnt feel right having two
headings above the
heading. By clicking Accept all cookies, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy. We run into a bit of an issue though if we use only headings to label sections. HTML is the foundation of most web pages. Whatever the reason, you need an element but doesnt exist. HTML section tags surround a generic section of the content in a web page or application. You could use the aria-labelledby technique if it is just for the sake of labeling a section. The spec specifically says in note #2 that it isnt necessary to wrap footer links in a nav element. I noticed the table shortcut (T) for NDVA was skipping through them even though they were in divs and not tables. September 07, 2021. Give it a name and then click on confirmation button. The primary nav does not have to go inside the header. Here is what that would look like: The heading structure for the site at this point looks like this: The document outline (assuming that the original outline algorithm is implemented) looks like this: You might be thinking that the document outline looks a bit bare. Im not necessarily saying that it is a good idea to do this, but it is a feature of aria-labelledby that you should be aware of. It mainly comes down to the design that you are trying to achieve. There is no
-is-greater-than-
dynamic in this plugin which is the main reason I fell out of love with this element idea. Here are three methods. You dont need to place the element with the label text inside or near the section element that it labels. Create new panels and put sections inside them Create a new set of setting and their controls using default HTML5 form fields Create custom and advanced controls that are a mash-up of default HTML5 form fields Let's set up the Foundation The only way we can make use of the Theme Customization API is with the help of customize_register Action Hook. I dont see that there is a restriction on where it should appear in terms of beginning or ending (btw, I think better terms than top of bottom ;) ) of a section (in fact, the first example in the spec includes one at the beginning and also one at the end). Meta refresh is a method of instructing a web browser to automatically refresh the current web page or frame after a given time interval, using an HTML meta element with the http-equiv parameter set to "refresh" and a content parameter giving the time interval in seconds. clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); Screen reader users navigating via landmarks have lots of useful landmarks to move about the page. The most modern property with least support is pointer-events. I found a pretty good browser extension called Headings Map that is available for both Chrome and Firefox. This is due to web pages only being allowed to have a single instance of an ID on the page at any one time. In reference to the first reason, there is a long discussion about incorporating a new element instead of using the
element to tell browsers to use the document outline algorithm. Using the section element over a generic container element like div can help make your code more accessible and understandable to search engines, browsers, assistive technologies, and other developers. I saw that technique using a visually hidden class. This will make your code more accessibleand easier to maintain. I would add that Heydon Pickering recommends combining a s via aria-labeled-by, since that is more reliable in presence of screen reader bugs and inconsistencies. 25 0 0. So, for the global site search, giving it aria-label="site" would be appropriate. As an example, a navigation menu should be wrapped in a