Shopify accessibility

Make your Shopify store accessible — and prove it

BugPort scans your storefront for WCAG 2.1 failures, turns every finding into an actionable bug report with element-level evidence, and helps your team fix issues before they become complaints or lawsuits. No overlay widgets, no false promises.

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Online stores are the #1 target of web-accessibility lawsuits.

E-commerce is consistently the most-sued industry in digital-accessibility litigation, and Shopify merchants are squarely in scope: themes, third-party apps, and checkout customizations all introduce WCAG failures — the kind an overlay widget cannot fix.

Source: UsableNet ADA digital-accessibility lawsuit reports

How it works

From storefront URL to fixed issues, without changing your theme workflow.

Point BugPort at your storefront

Enter your store URL. BugPort scans the rendered pages your shoppers actually see — home, collections, product pages, cart — with any theme or app stack, including headless storefronts.

Get findings mapped to WCAG

Every issue is mapped to a WCAG 2.1 success criterion with severity, the affected element, and evidence — readable enough for a merchant, precise enough for a developer.

Fix with full context

Findings become BugPort bug reports your team or theme agency can act on directly — with screenshots, selectors, and debugging context attached, so nothing gets lost in translation.

Re-scan and share proof

Re-run scans as fixes land, watch your issue count drop, and share a report with stakeholders showing real remediation work — the kind of record that matters if a complaint ever arrives.

Why overlay widgets don’t protect you

Accessibility overlays promise compliance with one line of JavaScript. The record says otherwise — and an inaccessible site with an overlay on top is still an inaccessible site.

Overlays don’t fix your code.The WCAG failures stay in your markup, styles, and behavior. A widget can only paper over some of them in some browsers for some users.
Overlay-equipped sites still get sued.Plaintiffs routinely file against sites running overlay widgets — having one installed has not stopped digital-accessibility lawsuits.
Regulators have taken notice.In 2025 the US FTC ordered an overlay vendor to pay $1 million over claims that its AI widget could make sites fully WCAG-compliant.
The people they claim to help disagree.Hundreds of accessibility practitioners and users with disabilities have publicly asked site owners to remove overlays because they interfere with assistive technology.

Read the primary sources: Overlay Fact Sheet, ADA.gov web guidance, FTC newsroom. BugPort takes the other road: find the real failures, fix them in your code, and keep the record that shows the work.

Start free, scale when you need to

BugPort starts free, and accessibility scanning is included in paid plans sized for real stores. No per-fix charges, no surprise add-ons.

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Frequently asked questions

Does BugPort work with any Shopify theme?

Yes. BugPort scans the rendered storefront in a real browser, so it works with any theme, page builder, or app stack — including headless storefronts and heavily customized checkouts.

Is this an accessibility overlay or widget?

No. BugPort doesn't inject anything into your store. It finds real WCAG failures in your storefront and gives your team what they need to actually fix them — which is what accessibility law and your customers require.

What does the free scan include?

We run a WCAG 2.1 AA scan across your storefront's key page types and email you a readable report of what we found, ranked by severity. No account required to see your results.

Can my theme developer or agency work from BugPort findings?

Yes — that's the point. Each finding is a bug report with the affected element, the WCAG criterion it violates, and evidence. Invite your developer or agency to your workspace and they can work through the list directly.

Does BugPort guarantee ADA or EAA compliance?

No tool can honestly guarantee legal compliance, and you should be wary of any that claims to. Automated scanning catches a large share of WCAG failures; BugPort pairs it with a workflow for tracking and fixing what it finds, which is what actually reduces your risk.

Get your free Shopify accessibility scan

Enter your storefront URL and we'll email you a WCAG 2.1 AA report of what we find on your key pages.

One report, no spam. A human is available to walk through the findings with you.