Scan any PrestaShop store against 16 WCAG 2.1 AA rules in seconds — no module install, no signup. Built for EU e-commerce compliance.
PrestaShop powers hundreds of thousands of online stores, with a strong footprint among European small and mid-sized merchants. Under the European Accessibility Act (EAA), e-commerce is explicitly in scope: if you sell to EU customers, your storefront must meet WCAG 2.1 AA — product pages, checkout flows and customer accounts alike.
The typical PrestaShop store stacks a purchased theme, a dozen modules and multiple languages on top of the core. Each layer can quietly introduce the exact issues our scanner finds everywhere: missing image legends from bulk imports, filter widgets without keyboard support, and promotional banners that fail contrast requirements.
16 automated rules covering images, links, forms, headings, language, viewport, contrast, ARIA misuse, and more — mapped to real WCAG success criteria.
Paste your URL, get a letter grade with every issue listed by severity. No account, no email, no waiting for an audit report.
The rule set targets what EU enforcement and enterprise procurement actually look at: WCAG 2.1 AA basics you can document today.
When your scan flags a failing rule, here is where to fix it:
| Issue | Where to fix in PrestaShop |
|---|---|
| Missing alt text on images | Product images: Catalog → Products → edit product → Photos tab — set the Legend field per language. Theme/logo images: Design → Image Settings or the theme configuration panel. |
| Low contrast text | Design → Theme & Logo → edit the theme's CSS (Advanced → Custom CSS / theme editor). Adjust body text colour to at least #767676 on white, and check button states. |
| Missing heading structure | Product descriptions use the Rich Text Editor — apply Heading 2/3 styles instead of bold paragraphs. Theme templates (.tpl files) control page-level headings; keep one H1 per page. |
| Missing form labels | Most core forms render labels by default. For custom forms built with the Contact Form module or third-party form builders, verify each field has an explicit label in its configuration. |
| Generic link text ("read more", "click here") | Edit category and CMS page content in International → Translations or directly in the CMS pages (Design → Pages) — rewrite links so they describe their destination. |
| Missing page language | International → Localization → configure default language per shop context. Multi-store setups should ensure each store URL serves the correct html lang attribute. |
| Missing alt on logo | Design → Theme & Logo → configure — the logo alt text usually defaults to the shop name; verify it is not empty. |
PrestaShop ships with useful foundations — these approaches take you further:
PrestaShop 8 renders semantic templates with the default Classic theme, including proper form markup and responsive viewport handling. Custom themes based on the starter theme inherit this structure.
PrestaShop themes are template-based — overrides in themes/YOURTHEME/templates/ can silently drop labels, alt attributes or heading levels that the parent template provided. Diff your overrides against the original.
PrestaShop stores image legends per language. If you sell across EU markets, fill the Legend field for every language — a French customer's screen reader should get French alt text.
Filter modules (faceted search) often render interactive controls as plain divs. Verify keyboard operability and ARIA state attributes on any filter UI before going live.
The checkout is where EU revenue lives — test every step with the keyboard only, confirm error messages are announced, and check contrast on price and shipping labels.
Accessibility is not a one-time fix — sites change through content edits, theme updates and new pages. Keep compliance sustainable:
Dig deeper into the compliance work that comes after the scan:
Automated scanning catches roughly a third of accessibility issues — but it catches the ones that are cheapest to fix first. For the complete picture, our e-book covers the full checklist plus a 14-day fix plan.