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Add labels to form fields in WordPress

Turn labels on in your form plugin, or fix the theme's search and signup forms.

Checked against WordPress's help docs on 2026-10-09. Menu names can change; the source links below have the latest steps.

  1. Find the form in your dashboard's sample element: it's often a contact form, a newsletter box, or the search form.
  2. Form plugins (Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, and others): open the form and make sure every field has a Label. If the plugin has a "hide label" or "placeholder only" option, switch it off, or use its screen-reader-only label option.
  3. Search block: select it in the editor and make sure the label is turned on (you can visually hide it in some themes).
  4. Theme forms (a newsletter box built into the theme): check the theme options first. If there's no setting, ask the theme developer, or have a developer add a <label for="..."> tied to the input's id.
  5. Newsletter plugins (Mailchimp and others) often have a "show labels" setting in their form editor.

Check it: publish your change, then run a new scan from your dashboard. The issue should drop off the list.

What this issue means and who it affects

Sources

  • W3C tutorial: labeling form controls(opens in a new tab)

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