Step 1
Inspect the document language on representative localized routes.
Practical review guide · Free worksheet
Check language changes in an online store
Direct answerCompare the page's declared language with its actual content and any passages in another language. Include translated product details, validation messages and embedded controls.
Reviewed by ComplyFolio. Store owners, accessibility reviewers and developers testing real ecommerce journeys.
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These are suggested operational checks to apply to your own evidence. They are not additional legal requirements or claims that the workspace automates this entire task.
Step 2
Identify passages and controls whose language differs from the surrounding content.
Step 3
Test pronunciation and language switching with an appropriate screen-reader setup.
Step 4
Record untranslated messages and incorrect language declarations separately for correction.
Worked example
A Spanish storefront declares English at the document level while its payment widget remains in French.
What the reviewer finds
- The document language does not match the Spanish page.
- A payment error is delivered in an unexpected third language.
Resulting record
A locale-language audit with route and component findings.
Boundary: Correct language markup does not establish translation quality or satisfy all market-specific language duties.
This scenario is fictional. It illustrates a review decision, not a customer outcome or a compliance determination.
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The Markdown worksheet includes the procedure, the fields below, and space for findings, evidence, owners and retests. It contains no pre-approved findings. Edit it locally without an account.
- Route locale
- Declared language
- Passage language
- Assistive technology
- Correction
Record what you observed, including unknowns. Link each decision to a source and keep unresolved questions assigned to an owner. Share completed records only through an appropriate authorized route.
Primary references and scope
The references provide the legal or technical context. The procedure and worksheet are ComplyFolio working suggestions, not official forms or a certification standard.
Correct language markup does not establish translation quality or satisfy all market-specific language duties.
Connect the review to your product record
Use the free workspace for an initial public product-page review, then add the manual evidence and decisions this guide requires. A page scan cannot inspect private supplier files or complete every user journey.
Start with a public product page