How to fix list on Wix

Steps for Wix

1. Open the Wix Editor for your site.
2. Click on any navigation menu element → click 'Settings' or 'Design' → use the built-in menu widget rather than manually coding a list; Wix's native menu component outputs correct list HTML automatically.
3. For custom HTML list content (e.g. in an HTML Embed widget), click the widget → 'Enter Code' and manually correct any malformed `<ul>`/`<ol>` markup in the code panel.
4. For Wix Studio (advanced): open the page, select the element, open the Properties & Events panel, and switch to Dev Mode (Enable Dev Mode in the top bar) to inspect and edit generated HTML via Velo if needed.
5. If using a Wix Blog or Wix Stores component, these output semantic HTML automatically — verify by running axe on the live page.
6. Publish the site and re-run your accessibility scan.

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.