Embedded frames have no title
One or more visible <iframe> elements have no title attribute.
Why it matters
One or more visible <iframe> elements have no title attribute. A screen reader announces a titled frame by its title ("YouTube video player"), but an untitled one only as "frame", giving no idea what it contains. Add a short title describing the embed, e.g. <iframe title="Intro video" …>.
How ShipReady detects it
Per-page accessibility signals read straight from the fetched HTML — no extra requests. Page-scoped because images, forms and controls differ between routes (a marketing homepage vs a signup form), and the route carrying the form is the one worth seeing.
Detection is deterministic. ShipReady reports this only when it observes the condition directly, and prefers to miss a real problem over inventing one. Rule version 1.0.0.
How to fix it
This is the prompt ShipReady puts in your report — written to be pasted straight into Cursor, Claude Code, or whichever assistant built the app.
One or more visible <iframe> elements (an embedded video, map, or widget) have no title attribute, so a screen reader announces them only as "frame" with no idea what they contain. Add a short, descriptive title to each, e.g. <iframe title="Product demo video" …> or <iframe title="Office location map" …>. Decorative or utility iframes that carry no content for the user should instead be hidden from assistive tech with aria-hidden, not given a title.
Frequently asked questions
- What does "Embedded frames have no title" mean?
- One or more visible <iframe> elements have no title attribute.
- How serious is it?
- ShipReady rates this medium. Fix soon. Meaningfully weakens a defence or degrades how the site works.
- How do I fix it?
- Paste the fix prompt on this page into Cursor, Claude Code or your AI editor. It is the same prompt ShipReady puts in your report.
- Can I check my own site?
- Yes — ShipReady scans up to ten pages of any public site for free and reports this alongside every other check. The free report lists every issue it finds and shows full evidence and a fix prompt for the critical and high-severity ones; medium and low findings are counted and unlock on Pro.
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