How to fix dlitem on Wix

Steps for Wix

1. Open the Wix Editor and navigate to the page containing the flagged content.
2. Wix does not expose raw HTML for standard widgets; however, if the `<dt>`/`<dd>` tags come from a Wix HTML Embed element (Add → Embed → HTML iframe or Embed Code), click that element and select Edit Code.
3. In the HTML embed code panel, locate the orphaned `<dt>` or `<dd>` tags and wrap them in `<dl>...</dl>`.
4. If the markup is generated by a Wix app or dynamic dataset, contact the app developer or use a Velo (Wix Code) custom component to correct the structure.
5. Click Apply, publish your site, and re-test with axe DevTools.

<!-- ❌ WRONG: dt/dd without a dl parent -->
<div class="product-meta">
  <dt>Color</dt>
  <dd>Blue</dd>
  <dt>Material</dt>
  <dd>Cotton</dd>
</div>

<!-- ✅ CORRECT: dt/dd wrapped in a dl -->
<dl class="product-meta">
  <dt>Color</dt>
  <dd>Blue</dd>
  <dt>Material</dt>
  <dd>Cotton</dd>
</dl>

<!-- ✅ ALSO VALID (HTML5): pairs wrapped in divs inside dl -->
<dl class="product-meta">
  <div>
    <dt>Color</dt>
    <dd>Blue</dd>
  </div>
  <div>
    <dt>Material</dt>
    <dd>Cotton</dd>
  </div>
</dl>

What is dlitem?

HTML has a special "description list" structure made up of three tags: `<dl>` (the list container), `<dt>` (a term or name), and `<dd>` (the definition or description of that term). The rule is that `<dt>` and `<dd>` items must always live *inside* a `<dl>` parent — they cannot float on their own or be placed inside a `<div>`, `<p>`, or any other container. When `<dt>` or `<dd>` tags appear without a `<dl>` wrapper, the HTML is invalid and the browser cannot present that content as a meaningful list to assistive technologies.

Screen readers (used by people who are blind or have low vision) rely on the `<dl>` container to announce "description list" and read term/description pairs in a way that makes sense. Without the wrapper, a screen reader user hears a jumble of disconnected words with no structural context — they cannot tell that "Color" goes with "Blue" or that "SKU" goes with "ABC-123." This directly violates WCAG 2.1 Success Criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships), which is a Level A requirement — the lowest bar for accessibility conformance. Failing Level A criteria exposes your store to legal risk under laws like the ADA (US), AODA (Canada), and EAA (EU). It also signals to Google that your page markup is malformed, which can subtly harm how well Googlebot understands and trusts your page content.

See the complete Dlitem guide for every platform and the full background.