How to fix aria meter name on Wix
Add a descriptive accessible name (via aria-label, aria-labelledby, or a visible <label>) to every element with role="meter" so screen readers can announce what the meter represents.
Steps for Wix
- In the Wix Editor, select the meter/progress widget on your page.
- Open the element's Settings or Accessibility panel (the icon that looks like a person) if available for that widget type.
- Enter a descriptive accessible name in the 'Accessible label' or 'Aria label' field.
- If the widget does not expose an accessibility field, switch to Wix Studio (which provides full HTML/CSS/ARIA control via Custom Code or Dev Mode) or replace the widget with a custom HTML embed that includes the correct ARIA attributes.
- For a custom HTML embed: go to Add → Embed → Custom Code / HTML iframe, then paste a complete <meter> element with aria-label, aria-valuenow, aria-valuemin, and aria-valuemax attributes.
- Preview and test with the axe DevTools browser extension.
What is aria meter name?
A "meter" is a widget that displays a value within a known range — think a product rating bar, a stock-level indicator, a loyalty-points gauge, or a battery-level graphic. When you mark an HTML element with role="meter" (or use the native `<meter>` tag), assistive technologies like screen readers need a text label to announce what the meter is measuring. Without that label, a screen reader will say something like "meter, 3 out of 5" — but the shopper using it has no idea whether that's a star rating, a stock level, or something else entirely. WCAG Success Criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text Content) requires that every non-text UI component have a text alternative that serves the same purpose.
Screen reader users — including many shoppers with visual impairments — rely on accessible names to understand interactive or informational widgets. An unlabeled meter is essentially invisible and meaningless to those users, which can cause them to miss critical information (e.g., "Only 2 left in stock!") and may cause them to abandon a purchase. Legally, WCAG 2.1 AA compliance is required or strongly expected under the ADA (USA), EN 301 549 (EU), AODA (Canada), and similar laws in many countries; failing it creates real litigation and regulatory risk. Google's crawlers also use accessibility signals as quality indicators, so systematically broken ARIA can influence how your pages are perceived. Fixing unlabeled meters is a quick win that reduces legal exposure, improves usability for a significant segment of shoppers, and demonstrates good technical hygiene to search engines.
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