WCAG 2.2.1 · Level A
Meta Refresh
- What is broken
- The page reloads itself on a timer, resetting whatever the visitor was doing.
- Who it affects
- Anyone who reads slowly, uses a screen reader, or is partway through a form can be interrupted or thrown off the page before finishing.
- How to fix it
- Remove <meta http-equiv="refresh">. If content must update, do it without discarding the visitor's place.
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