Magento theme accessibility
Magento isn't in themestested's catalogue, so there's no ranked list to give you here. This page explains why, what to check on a Magento theme yourself, and where the platforms we do measure stand today.
Why Magento isn't on this site
Themestested tests Shopify, BigCommerce, WordPress/WooCommerce, Framer, Astro, Squarespace and Wix themes continuously against Google Lighthouse. Magento is not in the catalogue, on purpose. Magento 1 has been end-of-life since June 2020 and nobody should be deploying it; Magento 2 (now sold as Adobe Commerce) was evaluated and left off the roadmap because its theme ecosystem is small, mostly custom-built rather than marketplace-distributed, and doesn't fit the "test the vendor's own demo store" model the rest of the site relies on. That is a scoping decision, not an oversight, and it means this page can't hand you a ranked list the way Shopify accessibility rankings can.
The query still deserves an answer, so here is what we'd tell you if you asked us directly: what accessibility actually means for a Magento theme, how to check one yourself, and where the platforms we do measure currently stand if a migration is on the table.
What "accessible" means for a Magento theme
Accessibility here means WCAG 2.1/2.2 Level AA — the standard referenced by the ADA, Section 508 and the EU's EAA. Adobe ships Magento's default Luma theme without a specific accessibility certification; conformance is the implementer's responsibility, not something a theme purchase guarantees automatically. A theme (default or third-party) needs checking against the same criteria our Lighthouse audits check automatically for every other platform, plus the parts no automated tool can verify:
- Automatable — colour contrast, image alt text, form labels, ARIA roles, heading order, keyboard focus order, viewport/zoom behaviour. Run WCAG 2.1's own quick-reference checklist or Google's Lighthouse accessibility audit (the same engine this site runs on every other theme) against the theme's demo yourself — Chrome DevTools → Lighthouse → Accessibility, no install required.
- Manual-only — screen-reader flow through checkout (the highest-stakes page on a store), meaningful focus order on custom Magento widgets (layered navigation, swatches, mini-cart), and whether error messages on the checkout form are announced rather than only shown in colour.
- Checkout-specific — Magento's multi-step checkout is usually the most heavily customised part of a theme and the part stock accessibility audits miss; test it with a keyboard only and with a screen reader before trusting a theme's marketing claims.
If a Magento accessibility gap is pushing you to look elsewhere
Enterprises evaluating Magento theme accessibility are often mid-migration-decision, not shopping for a Magento theme. These are the current accessibility leaders on the platforms this site does measure continuously, each the median of every tested preset on its own demo store:
| Platform | Most accessible theme, mobile | Score | Themes tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify | Taste by Shopify | 100 | 525 |
| BigCommerce | Bamboo Bend by Arctic Leaf | 100 | 232 |
| WordPress | Hello Elementor by Elementor | 100 | 5,417 |
Full, continuously-updated rankings: Shopify, BigCommerce, WordPress, WooCommerce.
Corrections and requests
If Magento 2 / Adobe Commerce theme demos become marketplace-distributed at a scale worth testing, or you think this page has something wrong, write to the team. See how themes are tested for the method behind every other ranking on this site.
This page was generated on 2026-11-11 from the same data as the rankings.