Sc2 4 2 Title

Please note, this is a draft

Description

This test checks that the page title (<title element in the head section of a webpage) a. exists, and b. identifies the role or content of the web page.

Background

• G88: Providing descriptive titles for Web pages
• H25: Providing a title using the title element
• F25: Failure of Success Criterion 2.4.2 due to the title of a Web page not identifying the contents ## Assumptions
• Technique ARIA 1 is not considered for this test, although it was added in a recent update of the Understanding WCAG 2.0 document.
• If there are more than one <title> elements this test will throw an error.

Test properties

Test procedure

Selector

Test mode: automatic

Select the head element

Step 1

Test mode: automatic

Check that there is a title element in the html document.

If no, return

Else, continue with Step 2

Step 2

Test mode: automatic

Check for multiple title elements in head section of page.

if yes, return

Else, continue with step 3

Step 3

Test mode: automatic

Check if the title is a filename or a URL (for file name, check for patterns ending with a . and a known file extension).

if yes, return

if no, continue with step 4

Step 4

Test mode: manual

Prompt user to look at the title and content of the page.

User Input Question:

| Property | Value |———————-|——— | Presented item | Web page (with title either highlighted or in a seperate textbox). | Requires context | yes | Requires Interaction | no | Question | Does the webpage title identify the context or purpose of this web page? | Help | A page title should describe the content or purpose of the webpage, and uniquely identify it within the website. A good web page title consists of two or 3 parts, usually separated by a <pre>-</pre> or a |: - A descriptive page title for the page itself. - (optional) If the web page is a part of a section of the website, include the section name. - The website name or domain name. The web page title usually comes first, but any order of these is acceptable.

if no, return

if yes, return