Checks / Titles, headings and schema
No single <main> landmark
Screen readers and content extractors look for one visible <main> element to find the page's own content, apart from the menu and footer.
no_main_landmark · Titles, headings and schema · Notice
What triggers it
A page with 20 or more words has no <main> element and no role="main", or has more than one visible. Pages that are noindex, empty shells, or have a shadow root we cannot see into are left out.
What to change
Wrap the page's own content (not the header, nav or footer) in one <main> element.
Example
HTML to put in the page:
<body>
<header>…</header>
<main>
…the content that is only on this page…
</main>
<footer>…</footer>
</body>How to confirm the fix
- View Source and search for <main: exactly one, around the page's own content
- Press 'Re-check 1 page'
How common it is
In the audits of our own sites on 26 Oct 2026 (4 sites): finding judged right on citedby.eu.
Source: finding audit 2026-10-26 (English).
About this check
| Check ID | no_main_landmark |
|---|---|
| Report section | Titles, headings and schema |
| Severity | Notice |
| How it is decided | Measured: read directly from the page or the server's response. |
| Added | Version 11, 24 October 2026 |
| Status | Measured in every report |
| Report gives the code | No, the fix is described in words |
Related checks
- Declared language differs from the text
- No language declared
- No social image (og:image)
- No Open Graph tags
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