EAA Compliance for Shopify Plus: What You Need in 2026
EAA compliance for Shopify Plus selling to the EU: microenterprise threshold, the WCAG 2.1 AA standard via EN 301 549, and Germany's 100,000 EUR BFSG fine ceiling.
Plain-language guides on WCAG 2.2, ADA risk, alt text, color contrast, keyboard navigation, and how AI can do most of the work for you.
EAA compliance for Shopify Plus selling to the EU: microenterprise threshold, the WCAG 2.1 AA standard via EN 301 549, and Germany's 100,000 EUR BFSG fine ceiling.
WCAG 2.2 explained for Shopify merchants: what changed since WCAG 2.1, how EN 301 549 v3.2.1 makes it binding under the EAA and BFSG, and which success criteria fail most often in practice.
Practical alt text guide for Shopify merchants. WCAG 1.1.1 rules, when to use descriptive vs decorative alt, length conventions, and bulk patterns for product photos.
WCAG 1.4.3 and 1.4.11 color-contrast thresholds applied to Shopify themes. Where contrast usually breaks, which tools surface it, and the CSS and Liquid patterns that fix it.
Accessibility overlays do not stop ADA lawsuits. Robles v. Domino's, the FTC's $1M accessiBe settlement, and what overlays actually change in your site code versus a real fix.