Rules page shows no control for the empty-page word threshold, the no-headings minimum, custom banne

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What you are seeing

The Rules page shows no control for the empty-page word threshold, the no-headings minimum, custom banned words or custom non-inclusive terms.

#Why it happens

Those settings exist in the stored configuration model but have no screen, and the detection code ignores them. It always uses 10 words, 100 words and the built-in word lists.

#What to do

Treat the thresholds and word lists as fixed. If a rule produces too many false positives the only remedy is to set it to Off.

#Settings involved

Setting

Where

What it does

Rule level (per rule)

Capable Quality → Manage → Rules

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Rules → Accessibility

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Heading sequence

Rules → Content & Structure

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#Limits that apply here

Limit

Value

What happens

Rules are site-wide

One shared rule set for the entire site

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Indexing coverage banner threshold

Below 95% coverage the Dashboard shows a

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Indexed rules need index version 2 or later

The eight indexed rules only count pages

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#A few things that catch people out

  • Total issues sums per-rule page counts. Pages are not deduplicated and occurrences are not counted individually. A page failing three rules adds three.

  • A severity override is written implicitly by choosing a level other than the rule's built-in one, and removed by choosing the built-in one. Nothing indicates which rules are overridden and there is no reset-to-default control.

  • The level control both enables a rule and sets its severity. There is no way to keep a rule computing while hiding it.

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