The page has more than one main region

Automated check landmark-no-duplicate-main, run with axe-core

WCAG
Best practice: a recommendation, not a WCAG success criterion
Severity
Moderate: a degraded experience
Typical effort
Quick win, under 1 hour
Category
Page structure

Who this affects

Screen reader users who jump to the main content.

Why it matters

With several <main> regions, the skip-to-content shortcut can land in the wrong one.

How to fix it

Use exactly one visible <main> per page.

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