How to fix aria allowed role on Adobe Commerce (Magento)
Remove or replace any ARIA `role` attribute that is not permitted on the HTML element it is applied to — in particular, do not add `role="textbox"` (or other interactive roles) to elements that already have a native semantic role which conflicts with it.
Steps for Adobe Commerce (Magento)
- Identify the PHTML template or `.html` Knockout template that renders the flagged element. Use browser DevTools to trace the markup to its source file.
- Locate the file in your custom module or theme under `app/design/frontend/<Vendor>/<theme>/` (or the relevant module's `view/frontend/templates/` directory).
- Open the file and apply the fix: remove the invalid `role` attribute, replace it with a permitted one, or change the HTML element to the correct native tag.
- Run `bin/magento cache:clean` and `bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy`, then re-audit with axe DevTools.
What is aria allowed role?
ARIA roles tell screen readers and other assistive technologies what kind of thing an element is — a button, a text field, a navigation landmark, and so on. Every HTML element already has a built-in (native) role, and the ARIA specification only allows certain roles to be layered on top of certain elements. When you attach a role that is not permitted — for example, adding `role="textbox"` to a `<select>` dropdown, a `<div>` that contains a native `<input>`, or any other element where that role is forbidden — the browser and assistive technology receive a contradictory or invalid instruction. The `aria-allowed-role` rule flags exactly these mismatches.
Screen-reader users (who navigate entirely by announced roles) may hear the wrong element type, skip the control entirely, or be unable to interact with it at all — blocking them from completing purchases, filling out forms, or accessing account features. This directly reduces conversions and exposes your store to legal risk under accessibility laws (ADA Title III in the US, EN 301 549 in the EU, AODA in Canada) that reference WCAG 2.x as the standard. Google's crawler also processes accessibility signals, and persistent WCAG violations can undermine your site's credibility in quality assessments. Fixing invalid ARIA is usually a quick code change with zero visible impact on design.
See the complete Aria allowed role guide for every platform and the full background.
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