ADA Compliance for Divi Websites
Divi sites often start from purchased layout packs, so ADA issues arrive pre-installed: heading tags chosen for design, hover menus, placeholder forms and text over photos. A layout pack used across several pages repeats its issues on all of them.
This Divi ADA compliance checker runs the same engine as the Divi 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 Divi site.
Divi ADA Compliance Risks to Check First
These are the barriers most often behind accessibility complaints on Divi sites. Each one maps to a WCAG success criterion that the scan reports.
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Hover-only dropdown menus
Menus that open on hover and cannot be reached with a keyboard.
WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard
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Contact form placeholders
Contact Form modules that use field titles as placeholders.
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Layout pack headings
Imported layouts with the wrong heading levels.
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Text over hero images
Fullwidth headers with text on photos and light overlays.
How the ADA Applies to Your Divi 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.
Divi ADA Compliance Steps
- Run the ADA check above on your homepage, and then on a page of each type you publish.
- Review every layout you imported, and fix headings, contrast and form labels at the module level.
- Test the main menu with Tab, Enter and Escape, and check the mobile menu too.
- Use a child theme or the theme options for global fixes, so updates do not undo them.
- 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 Divi 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 Divi 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 Divi
Create a page for your accessibility statement and link it from the footer in the Theme Builder. 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.
Divi ADA Compliance: Frequently Asked Questions
Is Divi ADA compliant?
Divi offers settings for accessible sites and its team is working on accessibility in Divi 5, but each site varies. Scan yours.
Do I need Divi accessibility plugins?
Some add keyboard menus and focus styles that help, but none guarantees compliance. Always test the result.
Will upgrading to Divi 5 fix my accessibility issues?
Not automatically. Rescan after upgrading to see what changed.
What standard does the Divi 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 Divi sites and is not legal advice. AccessBell is not affiliated with Divi. Divi and its logo are trademarks of their owners and are used only to identify the platform. See our disclaimer.
