Shogun on Shopify — accessibility integration audit
Accessibility hot-spots in Shogun
Heading hierarchy on merchant-built pages
Flag for reviewWCAG: 1.3.1 Info and Relationships
Merchants pick heading levels by visual size, leaving skipped or missing levels. Auto-fix detects skipped levels and surfaces them for the merchant to correct in Shogun's editor.
Shogun page-builder images merchant-uploaded image alt text
Auto-fixWCAG: 1.1.1 Non-text Content
Merchant-uploaded images in the app's UI (logo, banner, custom illustrations) frequently ship without alt text. Auto-fix detects missing alt on app-rendered images and prompts the merchant to provide text — or generates AI alt text where the image is product-derived.
Generic link text
Flag for reviewWCAG: 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)
Multiple "click here" / "learn more" links on the same page fail 2.4.4. Auto-fix detects duplicate generic link text and flags for merchant rewrite.
FAQ
Is Shogun accessible by default on Shopify?
Shogun's vendor-default templates pass standard accessibility checks; merchant customization and the structural patterns the app injects are where regressions appear. The hot-spots above are the predictable failure modes when a real Shopify storefront is audited end to end with Shogun installed.
Does AccessComply fix Shogun accessibility issues automatically?
Yes — for the categories marked auto-fix above. AccessComply scans the live storefront with Shogun active, identifies the WCAG failures the app surface contributes, and writes source-code fixes to your theme via the Shopify Admin API. Fixes that touch the Shogun Labs layer directly are flagged for Shogun Labs support follow-up.
Should I uninstall Shogun for accessibility reasons?
No. Shogun is a widely-used Shopify app and the accessibility issues are addressable without removing the app. The hot-spots above are predictable structural patterns — every app that does what Shogun does has a similar list. The fix is to remediate at the storefront level, not to swap apps.
Will fixing Shogun accessibility break my brand customizations?
No. AccessComply's fixes are scoped to specific WCAG-relevant attributes (aria-label, role, autocomplete, focus styles, contrast on text) and do not change merchant copy, layout, or branding. If a fix produces a regression, the post-fix re-scan triggers automatic rollback to the pre-fix state.
Do I need Shogun-specific permissions for AccessComply to scan?
No additional permissions. AccessComply scans the rendered storefront the same way Googlebot or any visitor does — through Playwright + axe-core. The scan reads the same HTML the customer sees, including everything Shogun injects at runtime.
Scan your store with Shogun installed
AccessComply scans the live storefront — the same HTML Shogun renders for your customers — and writes source-code fixes for the hot-spots above.