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Accessibility issue: Document should not have more than one main landmark on /django-pattern-library/demo/render-pattern/patterns/pages/search/search.html

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axe rule: landmark-no-duplicate-main axe-scanning-issue best-practice
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Description

[!NOTE]
This is a best-practice recommendation, not a definite WCAG failure.

What

An accessibility scan flagged an element on https://torchbox.github.io/django-pattern-library/demo/render-pattern/patterns/pages/search/search.html because document should not have more than one main landmark. Learn more about why this was flagged by visiting https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.11/landmark-no-duplicate-main?application=playwright.

The following element needs attention:

  • <main> (selector: body > main)

To fix this, ensure the document has at most one main landmark.

Specifically:

Fix any of the following:

  • Document has more than one main landmark

Acceptance Criteria

  • The specific violation reported in this issue is no longer reproducible.
  • The fix MUST meet the accessibility standards specified by the repository or organization (WCAG 2.2 if applicable).
  • A test SHOULD be added to ensure this specific violation does not regress.
  • This PR MUST NOT introduce any new accessibility issues or regressions.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by inspecting the rendered search page at the issue URL and the template that produces the body > main element. Verify which elements are exposed as main landmarks, then ensure the page has at most one and rerun the accessibility scan linked in the issue; done means the reported violation is no longer reproducible.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
django, python
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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