Accessibility issue: Header account icon link has no discernible text / aria-label

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  • Avatar: Zg007
    Zg007
    Participant
    July 5, 2026 at 15:57

    Hello,

    Google PageSpeed Insights recently added an Agentic Browsing audit. On my website, it reports that the header My Account icon link does not have discernible text.

    The affected element is the icon-only link to:

    ///private

    The audit reports: “Links must have discernible text.” Since the link contains only an icon, it should include an accessible label, for example:

    aria-label=”My Account”

    Could you please add native accessibility labels for icon-only header links in a future XStore update or Header Builder update? This should ideally cover the Account, Cart, Search, Wishlist and Mobile Menu icons as well.

    It would be helpful if the label were generated automatically based on the selected website language, or if there were an ARIA label / Accessibility label field available in the Header Builder element settings.

    I have attached a screenshot from PageSpeed Insights showing the issue.

    Thank you.

    Please, contact administrator
    for this information.
    3 Answers
    Avatar: Jack Richardson
    Jack Richardson
    Support staff
    July 6, 2026 at 06:44

    Hello @Zg007,

    Thank you for your suggestions. We are currently working on accessibility and SEO improvements for our theme, and these enhancements will be included in the upcoming theme updates. Implementing such improvements only on individual customer websites would not be sufficient, as they need to be applied globally across all theme templates.

    Best regards,
    Jack Richardson
    The 8Theme’s Team

    Avatar: Zg007
    Zg007
    Participant
    July 6, 2026 at 14:44

    Ok, thanx

    Avatar: Jack Richardson
    Jack Richardson
    Support staff
    July 6, 2026 at 16:38

    Hello @Zg007,

    Thank you for your message. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

    Best Regards,
    Jack Richardson
    The 8Theme’s Team

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