How to fix region on Wix

Steps for Wix

1. Wix generates its own HTML, so direct landmark editing is limited. Start by using Wix's built-in accessibility tools: in the Editor, open the Accessibility Wizard (? icon → Accessibility Wizard) and follow its guided steps.
2. For sections added via the Wix Editor, ensure every significant section has a meaningful name: select the section → click the Settings (gear) icon → set a Section Title. Wix uses this to generate accessible labels on landmarks.
3. Avoid leaving freeform text boxes, images, or buttons floating outside a named Section container — group all content into Sections.
4. For custom HTML embedded via the 'HTML iframe' / Embed Code widget, write proper landmark HTML inside that embed.
5. Test with WAVE or axe in your browser on the published site; any outstanding orphaned content may require using Wix's 'Dev Mode' (Velo) to inject ARIA attributes via code.

What is region?

Landmark regions are special HTML tags — like `<header>`, `<main>`, `<nav>`, `<aside>`, and `<footer>` — that divide a page into named zones. Screen readers and assistive technologies use these zones as a navigation menu, letting users jump straight to the area they need (e.g. "skip to main content") instead of listening to every element. The WCAG "region" rule fails when any visible content sits outside of all these landmark zones — meaning a portion of your page is effectively invisible to screen-reader navigation.

Approximately 7 million Americans rely on screen readers, and "landmark navigation" is one of the primary ways they move through a web page. When content sits outside landmarks, those users cannot find or reach it at all — a direct barrier that can expose your store to accessibility lawsuits under the ADA (Title III) and similar laws in Canada, the UK, and the EU. Beyond legal risk, accessible stores convert better: removing navigation barriers keeps more users on the page and completing purchases. Google also uses page structure as a quality signal, so a well-structured landmark layout can reinforce your SEO.

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