Accessibility on Duda
Duda is a website builder made for agencies and for businesses that run many client sites. Pages are assembled from widgets, such as galleries, forms, sliders and click-to-call buttons, and each site has separate desktop, tablet and mobile layouts.
That structure creates its own accessibility questions. A layout that looks right on each screen can still have a reading order that differs from the visual order, or content that is hidden on mobile but still read aloud. And when an agency manages dozens of Duda sites, issues repeat from one build to the next.
Common Accessibility Issues on Duda Sites
Image and gallery alt text
Photo galleries, sliders and background-style image sections are often filled with bulk uploads that have no description, or an AI-written one that was never checked.
Text contrast over images
Headlines over photos and gradient hero sections look good on desktop but can fall below the contrast minimum on some images or screen sizes.
Different desktop and mobile layouts
Elements hidden for one device but present in the page can be read by screen readers on the other, and reordering blocks can change the reading order.
Form widget fields
Forms styled with placeholder text and hidden labels, plus error and success messages that appear without being announced.
Sliders and animated effects
Auto-advancing sliders and scroll effects need a way to pause and should respect the visitor’s reduced-motion setting.
How AccessBell Scans Your Duda Site
- Enter any public page. Paste the address of a page on your Duda site into the scanner above. There is nothing to install: no plugin, no code snippet and no login.
- We load it in a real browser. AccessBell opens the page in headless Chrome and runs its scripts, so it tests what your visitors actually see, including content added by your theme, apps or plugins.
- We run the WCAG rules. The open-source axe-core engine checks the page against the standard you choose, and every result is mapped to the WCAG success criteria it affects.
- You see what is wrong in seconds. The free scan lists every issue it finds, ranked by severity, with the WCAG criteria each one fails. Start a free trial to get the failing code and the fix for each one. Our methodology explains exactly what runs and what still needs a person.
What You Get From the Free Scan and the Free Trial
Free, with no account
- 63 automated rules for WCAG 2.2 Level AA, or presets for WCAG 2.1 AA, the ADA, Section 508 and EN 301 549
- Every issue found on the page, ranked by severity from critical to minor
- The WCAG success criteria each issue fails, which you can look up in our WCAG library
With a 3-day free trial
- The failing HTML, so you can find the element in your Duda editor or code
- How to fix each issue, with a corrected example
- Every page scanned, up to 500 per domain, with daily monitoring and an email when something breaks
- A list of checks that need a person to review, so nothing is missed
- A dated record of your scans and fixes
How to Fix What the Scan Finds
- Use Duda’s built-in contrast check in the text widget on every text block, and review the AI-written alt text before you publish rather than accepting it as is.
- After you build the mobile layout, check the order on the page: tab through it with a keyboard, and make sure nothing hidden on one device is still focusable.
- If you manage client sites, scan each one before you hand it over and again after major edits. A dated record of the results is useful proof of the work.
- Run a free scan above on your homepage and a few key pages, fix issues starting with critical and serious, then rescan to confirm.
- For ongoing protection, AccessBell Pro monitors up to 500 URLs per domain every day and alerts you when a theme, app or plugin update introduces a new issue.
Related Guides
Duda Accessibility — Frequently Asked Questions
Is Duda accessible for client websites?
Duda provides accessibility tools, and sites can be built to a good standard. Each site’s result depends on the content and settings applied to it, so scan every site before launch.
Does an accessibility widget make a Duda site compliant?
No. Third-party widgets add a toolbar or patch the page in the browser, but they do not fix the underlying code. Find and fix the issues in the site itself.
Can agencies monitor many Duda sites with AccessBell?
Yes. Add each client’s domain and AccessBell scans it on a schedule, up to 500 pages per domain, and keeps a dated record of results and fixes for each one.
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This page explains general accessibility patterns for Duda sites and is not legal advice. AccessBell is not affiliated with Duda. Duda and its logo are trademarks of their owners and are used only to identify the platform. See our disclaimer.
