Compliance score
An automated accessibility score summarizes the results of a defined set of machine-testable checks; it is not a percentage of legal or WCAG conformance.
Detailed explanation
AccessComply reports a 0–100 automated check score per scan, based on the WCAG-mapped automated rules that did or did not return detected issues. It is a prioritization metric, not a formal WCAG conformance percentage. Many success criteria require manual and assistive-technology evaluation.
A 100% automated score means that the checks run did not detect an issue. It does not prove full WCAG conformance, eliminate legal risk, or cover barriers outside the scanned pages and states.
Finding counts and technical severities help prioritize remediation, but they are not lawsuit-probability tiers and cannot predict legal exposure or outcomes.
How this applies to Shopify stores
AccessComply can retain scan results and compare automated findings across scans within the pages and states reached. A changed score can prompt investigation, but it is not proof that every regression was detected, and statements remain merchant-reviewed rather than presenting the score as conformance.
What merchants should check next
Treat this term as a practical audit prompt, not just a definition. Check the storefront pages where the concept shows up in real customer journeys: product discovery, add-to-cart, cart drawer, checkout handoff, account login, and support contact flows. If the issue affects code, verify the rendered HTML and computed browser output after the theme change. If it affects copy or media, keep the merchant-facing wording accurate and easy to maintain.