Web Accessibility Checker : Check Details

Element

html

Error Type

Known

Guidelines

WCAG 1.0 (Level AAA)
Priority 2
13.2 Provide metadata to add semantic information to pages and sites.

Requirement

Content must have an address for author.

Error

Content missing address of page author.

Short Description

address element must be present.

How To Repair

Add an address element that describes the author's contact information.

Steps To Check

Procedure

1. Check the content for an address element.
2. If an address element is found, check if it contains a valid address of the author.

Expected Result

1. Each content must contain a valid address for the page author.

Failed Result

1. Add an address element to the content.
2. Put the author's address within the address element.

Examples

Pass Examples

Content contains address element.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>OAC Testfile - Check #143 - Negative</title>
</head>
<body>
<address><a href="mailto:name@company.com">joe smith</a></address>
</body>
</html>

Fail Examples

Content does not have address element.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>OAC Testfile - Check #143 - Positive</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>