ADA Compliance for Bluehost Websites
Bluehost is where many first websites begin, often a WordPress site set up by a guided onboarding flow, sometimes with WooCommerce. Sites that keep their starter theme, sample content and default plugins can carry accessibility gaps for years, because nobody sat down and tested them.
This Bluehost ADA compliance checker runs the same engine as the Bluehost accessibility checker with the ADA preset selected, so the results are measured against WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Paste a page address above to see the issues on your own site.
Bluehost ADA Compliance Risks to Check First
These are the barriers most often behind accessibility complaints on Bluehost sites. Each one maps to a WCAG success criterion that the scan reports.
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Starter images and sample content
Template images and placeholder content left in place often have no useful alt text.
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Default or duplicate page titles
Pages that share a generic title are hard to tell apart in browser tabs and screen readers.
WCAG 2.4.2 Page Titled
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Default theme colors
Light accent colors in starter themes fail contrast for body text and buttons.
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Store and contact forms
WooCommerce and contact form plugins added during setup may have unlabeled fields.
How the ADA Applies to Your Bluehost Site
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires businesses open to the public to give people with disabilities equal access to their goods and services. The Department of Justice states that this covers a business's web content as well as its physical locations ({ADA.gov web guidance (opens in a new tab)}). The law does not name a technical standard for private websites, so courts, settlements and demand letters tend to point to WCAG 2.1 Level AA, which is why this checker uses it.
- 3,117 website accessibility lawsuits filed in U.S. federal court in 2025, up 27% from 2024 Seyfarth Shaw, ADA Title III blog (opens in a new tab)
- 5,000+ digital accessibility lawsuits filed across federal and state courts in 2025 UsableNet 2025 year-end report (opens in a new tab)
- 1,427 of those 2025 lawsuits were against companies that had already been sued UsableNet 2025 year-end report (opens in a new tab)
- 64% of companies sued in the first half of 2025 had annual revenue under $25 million UsableNet 2025 midyear report (opens in a new tab)
None of this depends on which platform you use: a claim names the barrier on the page, not the software behind it. Read more in our ADA website compliance guide and the general ADA compliance checker.
Bluehost ADA Compliance Steps
- Run the ADA check above on your homepage, and then on a page of each type you publish.
- Replace sample content, and give every real page its own title and a single h1.
- Check the colors that came with your theme, and change buttons and text that fail contrast.
- Scan a product or form page if you added a store or contact form during setup, and fix the labels it reports.
- Rescan to confirm each fix, and keep dated records. AccessBell Pro monitors up to 500 URLs per domain every day and emails you when something new fails.
What an Automated Bluehost ADA Check Can and Cannot Do
Automated testing finds a large share of the machine-detectable WCAG failures, such as missing alt text, unlabeled fields, low contrast and broken ARIA. It cannot judge whether alt text is accurate, whether a keyboard path makes sense or whether a screen reader user can complete a purchase. Test your key journeys by hand as well, and read our methodology for exactly what runs.
No tool, including this one, can certify that a Bluehost site is ADA compliant or protect you from a claim. Treat a scan as evidence of ongoing effort, and speak to a lawyer if you receive a demand letter.
Free scan and 3-day free trial
- Free, with no account: every issue found on the page, ranked by severity, with the WCAG criteria each one fails.
- With the trial: the failing HTML, how to fix each issue, scans of up to 500 pages per domain, daily monitoring and a dated record of your fixes.
Publishing an Accessibility Statement on Bluehost
Create a page for your accessibility statement and add it to your footer menu, so customers can find it from any page. Our free accessibility statement generator writes the text, and it should name the standard you follow, any known gaps and a way to contact you.
Bluehost ADA Compliance: Frequently Asked Questions
Does Bluehost provide ADA compliance?
Bluehost provides hosting and setup tools. Compliance depends on your site’s theme, content and plugins, so it needs to be tested separately.
I just launched my site on Bluehost. Where do I start?
Run the ADA scan on your homepage and one inner page, fix the critical issues first, and add alt text and real headings as you publish.
Is a small business site at risk of an ADA claim?
Yes. UsableNet found that 64% of companies sued in the first half of 2025 had revenue under $25 million.
What standard does the Bluehost ADA compliance check use?
WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the technical standard the Department of Justice has adopted for state and local government websites and the one courts and settlements most often cite for businesses. The ADA itself does not name a technical standard for private business websites.
Sources
- ADA.gov: Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA (opens in a new tab)
- W3C: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 (opens in a new tab)
- Seyfarth Shaw, ADA Title III blog (opens in a new tab)
- UsableNet 2025 year-end report (opens in a new tab)
- UsableNet 2025 midyear report (opens in a new tab)
This page explains general ADA and accessibility patterns for Bluehost sites and is not legal advice. AccessBell is not affiliated with Bluehost. Bluehost and its logo are trademarks of their owners and are used only to identify the platform. See our disclaimer.
