Is there a way to fix WCAG 2.1 accessibility errors related to “Unordered list” (
/- ) in Joomla/Gridbox without changing the menu structure?
I am currently working on a Joomla website that uses Gridbox as the page builder. The site is being audited under the Spanish government’s Kit Digital programme (Red.es), which requires full compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility guidelines.
During the official accessibility audit, the following WCAG 1.3.1 (Information and Relationships) errors were reported and must be corrected at HTML level:
List items (li) that do not contain valid, meaningful content.
List structures (ul) where some list items are empty or contain non-informative characters.
As a result, assistive technologies cannot correctly interpret the navigation structure.
After reviewing the rendered HTML, we have identified that the menu generated within the Gridbox layout includes several empty or non-accessible list items inside the main navigation list. These elements are detected automatically by the Red.es validation tools and cause the site to be rejected until fixed.
This is a blocking issue for a government-funded project, so any guidance or confirmation from your side would be extremely helpful.
