2.4.10Level AAAWCAG 2.0Auto-fix: Flag for manual review
Section Headings
Section headings are used to organize the content within long-form pages, where appropriate.
What it requires
WCAG 2.0 SC 2.4.10 (AAA) requires that long-form pages (blog posts, policy pages, FAQ articles) be broken into headed sections. The criterion explicitly says "where appropriate" — short pages and form-only pages are exempt.
Pages without subheadings force screen-reader users to read sequentially. Subheadings let them jump-navigate to the section they want.
Common Shopify failure
Blog post that is a single 2,000-word block with no `<h2>` subheadings. Privacy policy that is one continuous prose document.
How to fix it
AccessComply detects long prose blocks with no subheadings and flags them for the merchant to add structure.
Primary source: W3C — WCAG 2.0 Understanding 2.4.10