How to fix frame title on WooCommerce
Add a descriptive `title` attribute to every `<iframe>` and `<frame>` element on your store so screen-reader users know what each embedded frame contains before entering it.
Steps for WooCommerce
- In your WordPress admin, go to Appearance → Theme File Editor (or use a child theme and edit files via FTP/SSH).
- Search for '<iframe' in your active theme's template files (header.php, footer.php, page templates, single-product.php, etc.).
- Add title="…" to each iframe tag you find and save.
- For iframes inserted by WordPress plugins (maps, video embeds, contact forms, etc.), check the plugin's settings page for an 'iframe title' or 'accessibility label' option. If absent, use the plugin's provided filter/hook or add a JavaScript snippet to your child theme's functions.php or via a code-snippet plugin (e.g. WPCode) to set the attribute after the DOM loads.
- Install the free axe DevTools browser extension and scan your product and checkout pages to confirm the fix.
What is frame title?
Every `<iframe>` (embedded map, video, chat widget, payment form, etc.) must have a `title` attribute that briefly describes what is inside it — for example, `title="Google Map showing our store location"`. This is required by WCAG 2.x Success Criterion 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value). Without a title, a screen reader simply announces "frame" or nothing at all, leaving blind and low-vision shoppers with no idea what the frame contains or whether they need to interact with it.
Failing this criterion is a WCAG Level A violation — the lowest, most fundamental accessibility bar — which means your store is not accessible to a significant portion of disabled users. In many jurisdictions (USA under ADA, EU under the European Accessibility Act, UK Equality Act, etc.) inaccessible websites create legal exposure for businesses. Screen-reader users who cannot identify embedded frames may abandon checkout widgets, miss important content like store maps or video demos, and leave your site without converting. Auditors and automated tools flag this issue prominently, and it is one of the easiest fixes you can make — often just adding a single HTML attribute.
See the complete Frame title guide for every platform and the full background.
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