How to fix list on Webflow

Steps for Webflow

1. Open Webflow Designer for your project.
2. In the Navigator panel (left sidebar), locate any List element (tagged as `<ul>` or `<ol>`) — click it to select it.
3. In the Elements panel, verify that every child of the List is a List Item (`<li>`). If you see a Div Block, Text Block, or other element as a direct child of the List, drag it inside an existing List Item or wrap it: right-click → Wrap in List Item.
4. For nav menus: select the Navbar component → open its settings — Webflow's Navbar outputs `<nav>` with an unordered list; ensure no extra Div Blocks are placed as direct children of that list in the Navigator.
5. For CMS-generated lists: open the Collection List settings and ensure the Collection List Wrapper (`<ul>`) contains only Collection Items (`<li>`).
6. Publish the site and validate with the axe browser extension.

What is list?

HTML has strict rules about how lists must be structured. An unordered list (`<ul>`) or ordered list (`<ol>`) should contain only `<li>` (list item) elements as direct children — nothing else. Likewise, every `<li>` must live inside a `<ul>`, `<ol>`, or `<menu>` element. A "list" violation means your page has markup that breaks these rules: for example, a `<div>` or `<p>` placed directly inside a `<ul>`, bare `<li>` tags floating outside any list container, or `<li>` elements nested inside each other without a proper parent. These mistakes are often invisible to sighted visitors, but they create a broken experience for users who rely on assistive technology such as screen readers.

Screen readers (used by roughly 7 million Americans) use list structure to announce "list of 5 items" and let users jump between items quickly. Broken list markup confuses this navigation, causing screen reader users to miss navigation menus, product feature lists, size guides, and checkout steps — directly costing you customers and raising legal exposure under ADA, Section 508, and the European Accessibility Act. Google also uses semantic HTML to understand page structure; malformed lists can weaken how well your navigation and content are parsed. Because courts have increasingly applied ADA Title III to e-commerce websites, incorrect accessibility markup is a genuine legal risk, not just a best-practice issue.

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