AudioEye Release Notes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where carousel trigger button labels could become stale and not update.
• Fixed an issue where a label could become stale and not update.

Improvements

• Added componentClusters to the EAU report.

Improvements

• Posted reports from the site grader scanner now include componentClusters.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a UI break in the On-Site Scanner (OSS) when componentReporting is scanner-owned.

Bug Fixes

• Modals now keep focus trapped after the modal element is detached and reattached to the page.
• Focus remains in the site menu when Escape collapses a submenu.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where compliance settings could be applied before the correct phase.

Bug Fixes

• Pressing Escape now collapses the submenu instead of closing the whole site menu.

Improvements

• Removed aria-expanded from the carousel trigger button.

Bug Fixes

• Restored the modal focus trap when reopening after a CSS animation.
• Fixed an issue where the carousel and site menu could mirror stale or empty content in single-page applications.

Improvements

• Mirrored ARIA references into the carousel’s shadow root.
• Mirrored ARIA references into the site menu’s shadow root.

Improvements

• Made the HTML skip link visible when focused.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the language selector in the accessibility statement for cookieless domains.

Bug Fixes

• Accessibility scan reports now retain component clusters.

New Features

• Added Fix Helper.

Improvements

• Reports now only include component clusters with actionable results.
• Updated the Fix & Issues tab documentation.
• Moved the Fix tab video walk-through to the top.
• Added videos to the Issues and Fixes sections.
• Embedded a Fix tab walk-through.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused carousel data not to be read correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the accessible carousel was announced as a single-item list.

Improvements

• The scanner now continues running after the initial bounded scan phases.
• Reduced the size of the client bundle by using more efficient imports.

Bug Fixes

• The manual-remediations toggle now controls custom fixes.

Bug Fixes

• The Table_Header_Missing rule now skips hidden tables.

Improvements

• Fixes now run on incrementally-discovered DOM in phases that previously did not apply fixes.
• The validate phase now defaults to fixing incrementally-discovered DOM.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the message announced when AudioEye is enabled.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the task scheduler could throw errors when given non-iterable inputs.

Improvements

• The scanner now refreshes the URL and pageLoadId when a single-page application route changes.

Improvements

• Element IDs are no longer added to the DOM; you can opt in to use the data-ae_reference_id attribute instead.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the shadow host could be hidden on sites that hide :empty div elements with CSS.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where personalization tools did not apply to the Accessibility Statement iframe.

New Features

• fixTabset now supports recognizing an active class on the tab’s parent container when determining .selected().

Bug Fixes

• fixmodal now handles empty labels and nested dialogs.
• Fixed an issue where ChangeWatcher could miss DOM mutations while the scheduler was processing.
• Updated fixListBox to scope its behavior to its anchor element.
• Updated fixRadioGroup to scope to its anchor and verify the item belongs to the radio group.
• In fixTabset, when checkParent is true, the parent element is now observed for mutations.

New Features

• Added a componentReportingEnabled gate and postComponentReport hook in the live scanner.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the component-report endpoint URL had a double /v2 prefix (/v2/v2/report).

New Features

• Exposed marsAdapterOnly on MarsOutputAdapterBundle.

New Features

• Added an opt-in to componentReporting for the Services v2 scanner.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed onAppears so it debounces correctly.

Bug Fixes

• Default browser behavior is no longer prevented on input elements.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed screen reader announcements for site menu lists and list items.

Improvements

• Removed tabindex logic from manualcursor on iframes.

Improvements

• The accessible carousel no longer uses list semantics for better compatibility.

Bug Fixes

• The Compatibility Scripts have been successfully mirrored into the Site Menu shadow root.

Improvements

• Updated the radio button label in the help desk for clarity.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue with redundant announcements in the site menu.

Improvements

• Added a new documentation section on how to exclude autofix options.
• Ensured that missing locale keys from English defaults are now automatically included during code generation.
• Improved the synchronization of new translation keys to Locize during the prebuild process.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the accessible carousel compliance message and prevented the feature from being silently disabled.
• Ensured the accessibility widget is always correctly mounted on the page.

Improvements

• Updated button states to properly reflect selected and unselected status.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• Improved the compliance message for the accessible-carousel to ensure it is clear and prevents silent disable issues.

Improvements

• Updated button interactions to clearly indicate whether options are selected or unselected.

services-v2

Changes

• The #ae_app component will now consistently load with the body of the webpage.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Introduced Chonkie SentenceChunker for improved document embeddings chunking.
• Added a hidden from AT check to enhance the functionality of skip links.
• Launched an interactive demo and updated documentation showcasing the new MARS features.

services-v2

Improvements

• We have added more unit tests to enhance the reliability of our platform.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue that caused the On-Site Scanner (OSS) to hang on Squarespace sites by adding support for Promise.withResolvers.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Added a screenshot to the autofix documentation for better clarity.
• Updated the autofix documentation to enhance user guidance.
• Included an example of a 3-level mega menu in the FixSiteMenu DAD documentation.

Bug Fixes

• Implemented a quick patch to resolve the buttonRoleMissing issue.
• Released a patch for the buttonRoleMissing autofix.

Release Notes

• Added release notes for version 11.1.1.
• Included documentation for version 11.1 release notes.
• Introduced the doesNotApply feature to improve functionality.

Improvements

• Updated the toolbar and help desk.

services-v2

Improvements

• Enhanced protection for smart remediations against incorrect Portal configurations.
• Implemented a hard-coded allow list for autofix features.

a11y-testing

Changes

• Added a feature to mark certain issue results as doesNotApply.
• Resolved an issue with the site menu's submenu toggle aria-label for better accessibility.
• Improved detection for the skip to main link functionality.

a11y-testing

Changes

• Improved handling of null responses to enhance system reliability.
• Added a documentation chunks plugin that matches routes after the build process for better content management.

services-v2

Improvements

• Added additional unit tests to enhance overall coverage.

a11y-testing

Changes

• You can now enable autoFixes for all relevant issues across the platform.
• We've improved error handling to better catch issues related to rule bundles.
• Documentation search functionality has been enhanced with a new base URL for sourcing documents.

a11y-testing

Changes

• Added support for outputting component fix results in JSON format.
• Improved error handling by wrapping legacy rem markup in a try/catch block.

services-v2

Changes

• Additional unit tests have been added to improve overall test coverage.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• We have added two fix guards to enhance the stability of our platform.

New Features

• The developer documentation now includes a generated section for WCAG 2.2, providing valuable guidelines for accessibility standards.

Bug Fixes

• A new test has been implemented to prevent automatic fixes from inserting DOM elements outside of their intended locations.

a11y-testing

Changes

• Updated the Sitemenu CSS for improved styling and removed the aria-expanded value for better accessibility practices.

a11y-testing

Changes

• Resolved an issue with the embeddings build process.
• Fixed a bug with the tab set watch symbol.
• Introduced a new embeddings server for enhanced functionality.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• The title has been moved inside the SVG for improved accessibility.
• The carousel SVG title has been adjusted to enhance accessibility.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• You can now use a custom main selector for better accessibility control.
• The V2 site menu has been updated to eliminate invalid roles and includes CSS enhancements along with arrow looping functionality.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the item extraction logic in the site menu.
• Added a fix example for combobox to enhance usability.

Improvements

• Updated the documentation for shadow dom watch-onappears to provide clearer guidance.
• Revised the focus typing documentation to improve clarity.
• Added documentation for lists and collections to support better usage.
• Cleaned up and reordered the sidebar for a more intuitive navigation experience.
• Updated MARS documentation for improved user understanding.
• Completed a full rebuild of the developer documentation for enhanced quality and better retrieval by the fix-ai agent.

New Features

• Introduced a custom fix sandbox to assist with onboarding and developer training.

services-v2

Improvements

• Improved reliability of site module loading and resolved a logging issue in production builds.

services-v2

New Features

• Added Shadow DOM search support to the On-Site Scanner, enabling detection of elements within Shadow DOM trees.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue on iOS devices where elements required a double tap to interact with correctly.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a logic issue in getElementText that could produce incorrect results when retrieving text content from elements.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the rules version was not being injected correctly.

services-v2

New Features

• Added support for Catalan (ca) translations.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where fix suggestion preambles could be incorrectly generated when handling syntax errors.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Reduced bundle sizes for faster page loading by enabling minification across all browser modules.
• Improved page performance by restoring native string handling to bypass slow polyfills on affected sites.
• Limited the string polyfill bypass to only known affected sites to avoid unnecessary overrides.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Improved performance by bypassing slow String.prototype.trim polyfills.

Documentation

• Added documentation for test mode.

services-v2

Improvements

• Full-page scanning no longer blocks the launcher from responding when third-party scripts modify the page.
• Carousel button styles are now more resilient against being overridden by host-site CSS.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a timing issue that could cause the combobox fix to hang during page analysis.

Improvements

• Improved performance for deeply nested page structures by optimizing internal string-handling routines.

services-v2

Improvements

• Added support for using a customLauncherSelector host with the launcher call-to-action (CTA).
• Launcher CTA preset placement now supports offset configuration for more precise positioning.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where testMode() was incorrectly removed from working builds
• Fixed issues with the fixCarousel component

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where certain rules were not correctly displayed as reviewable.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added severity level information to reviewable issues.
• Added autofix support for checkbox state issues.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Fixes now gracefully handle unexpected errors, preventing individual failures from impacting the rest of the page.
• Added testMode support for composite fix types.

services-v2

Improvements

• Improved internationalization support with updated translations and localization fixes.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added automatic fix support for HTML scrollable accessibility issues.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where a transport error could cause the server to shut down unexpectedly.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a compatibility issue where the trim function could conflict with the Klarna polyfill.

services-v2

Improvements

• Reports now include additional data slices in the payload for more detailed reporting breakdowns.

services-v2

Security

• Resolved security vulnerabilities related to XML parsing dependencies.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Updated the bug reporting form.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Restored webpack-compatible browser module build for improved bundler compatibility.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• On-Site Scanner control buttons now remain visible when maximized on mobile devices.

services-v2

Improvements

• Updated localization files to provide improved language support across the platform.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added support for generating and exposing MARS reports.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where fixTabset was not properly scoped to anchor elements.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added a tool to view and manage unfixed accessibility issues.
• Added support for extracting images during accessibility analysis.

Autofixes

• Added an autofix for pages with a missing H1 heading.
• Added an autofix that converts extra H1 headings to H2s when multiple H1s are detected.
• Added an autofix for MenuItem elements that are missing a required parent container.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash caused by an invalid selector query in the site-menu and carousel components.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the loading logic for Real Time Effects.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added auto-fix support for accessibility issues in Yotpo and Google review star rating patterns.
• Added auto-fix support for the manualFooterLandmarkMissing issue.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the buttonRoleMissing auto-fix not working correctly.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added autofix support in the Sg scanner to automatically resolve detected accessibility issues.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where JavaScript could freeze on pages using region-qualified language codes (e.g. en-US, fr-CA).

a11y-testing

New Autofixes

• Added autofixes for the HTMLTabable and ManualCursorFocus rules.
• Added an autofix for the Google Translate missing labels/region rule.
• Added an autofix for the SVGNameMissing rule.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with heading sequence validation.

services-v2

Improvements

• Improved performance for English locale by skipping unnecessary network requests for language files.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where text alignment was incorrect for right-to-left (RTL) languages due to CSS reset not inheriting direction properly.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Updated the detection logic for the Link_AdjacentHref_Redundant rule to improve accuracy.
• Added autofix support for the iframe name missing rule.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where translations were not displaying correctly in the HelpDesk screen reader content.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed several site menu issues including cross-frame behavior, keyboard navigation, and the Alt+M shortcut.

services-v2

New Features

• Added right-to-left (RTL) language support for Hebrew in HelpDesk.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Removed the minimum version requirement for the bundler, allowing greater flexibility in supported versions.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Added IIFE export type for rules factories, enabling direct use in browser environments without a module bundler.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where automatic remediation was incorrectly applied to Optimizely links.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added an autofix for invalid ARIA role values.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the carousel component was not included in the release.
• Fixed an issue with the site menu.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added an automatic fix for the buttonRoleMissing rule, allowing issues with missing button roles to be resolved automatically.

services-v2

Improvements

• Improved the timing of rules configuration loading to ensure all necessary services are ready, increasing reliability.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Separated "fix failed" and "issue failed" into distinct validation states for clearer feedback.
• Added aria live regions to improve screen reader announcements for applied fixes.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added the ability to automatically fill in missing metadata for improved accessibility compliance.

Improvements

• Skip link auto-remediation now supports both click and keyboard interactions.
• Added two new auto-fix rules to expand automated remediation coverage.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing carousel auto-remediation from being published correctly.

services-v2

Improvements

• Added support for the 11x version alias for Autofixes.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added support for testing and fixing accessibility issues in Carousel components.

Improvements

• Improved detection of accessibility regressions.

Bug Fixes

• Rules files are now correctly included in the package.
• Source fix rules no longer incorrectly report unfixed problems.

services-v2

Improvements

• Updated translations for the SiteMenu and other components to improve internationalization support.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where legacy remediations were not running when expected conditions were met.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added the ability to disable regular rules in the scanner.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed false positives in the NonText_Contrast_TooLow rule.

services-v2

Improvements

• Updated translations for the carousel component to improve the experience for users in different languages.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where verification could incorrectly report a failure during implementation checks.
• Links without a name now correctly return a doesNotApply result instead of being evaluated.

services-v2

Improvements

• Added a validation phase to improve processing accuracy and reliability.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added the excludeItems API for FixSiteMenu, allowing you to exclude specific items from the menu.
• Added MARS report support to DAD.

Improvements

• Fix verification results now include details for failed verifications.
• MARS reports now include implementationProblems data for more comprehensive reporting.
• Fix tracker output now displays execution order for better traceability.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Added webpack-compatible output to the browser module system for broader build tool compatibility.
• Converted WCAG rules to a library with locked versions for improved stability and consistency.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that could cause a module not found error in certain server-side environments.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• The setLabel() helper now accepts a Cash type as its second parameter.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added an implementation problems list to help identify and track accessibility issues.
• Added support for validating applied fixes during testing.

Improvements

• Disabled elements are now correctly excluded from the focusable elements list.

services-v2

Improvements

• Scanner version queries now support prerelease version formats.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added additional automatic fixes during the bootstrap process for accessibility issues.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where images with long file names could disappear from results.
• Fixed a security vulnerability in a third-party dependency.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added a new manual rule to detect missing form landmarks.
• Added a new manual rule for evaluating focus traps.

Improvements

• Added fixVerified and regression results to test outcomes.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where errors could occur when capturing pages containing custom HTML elements.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Added reporting slices to the report payload for more detailed report data.

a11y-testing

Changes

• The "cantFix" issue status has been replaced with "skip" for a clearer workflow when marking issues that will not be addressed.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• Removed a duplicate aria label in the launcher to improve screen reader clarity.

Improvements

• Restored the language change observer and consolidated internationalization namespaces for more reliable multi-language support.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed font fallback paths not loading correctly on sites with Content Security Policy (CSP) restrictions.
• Fixed a TypeError that could occur when capturing screenshots on pages containing custom HTML elements.
• Fixed poor contrast on personalization tools buttons when in focus state.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• setHideFromAT now applies aria-hidden="true" to more reliably hide elements from assistive technology.
• Common types are now exported to support API code generation.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where smart remediation patches were still being planned even when smart remediation was disabled in the product configuration.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where On-Site Scanner highlighting was not working correctly for rules numbered 10.4 and above.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Reports are now only generated when explicitly enabled, reducing unnecessary processing.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Added translation support to accessibility rules tools, enabling internationalization across additional packages.

services-v2

Improvements

• Improved translation compliance to ensure more accurate and complete localized content across supported languages.

services-v2

Improvements

• Added support for additional service domains.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Updated the Weakname rule documentation to address handling of display: none elements.

services-v2

Improvements

• Updated the On-Site Scanner to use the new MARS report.
• Applied security patches to address known vulnerabilities.

a11y-testing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where focus trapping did not correctly identify all focusable elements.
• Fixed handling of newline characters in element selectors to prevent matching errors.

Improvements

• The "Text Size Too Small" rule now supports source fix, allowing you to apply fixes directly in your source code.

services-v2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed incorrect naming when multiple main elements are present on a page.

a11y-testing

Improvements

• Improved compatibility with older browser versions when checking element visibility.
• Updated focus management behavior when closing interactive elements.

a11y-testing

New Features

• Added support for testing form fields with multiple auto-complete values.