Avoid Meta Refresh
ID |
html.meta_refresh |
Severity |
low |
Remediation Complexity |
low |
Remediation Risk |
low |
Remediation Effort |
low |
Resource |
Reliability |
Language |
Html |
Tags |
accessibility, reliability |
Rationale
A meta refresh reloads or redirects the page after a fixed delay that the user can neither pause nor extend. This disorients users, interrupts screen readers mid-sentence, and can trap people who need more time to read the content. Time limits should be under the user’s control.
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5"> <!-- FLAW — timed reload -->
<meta charset="utf-8"> <!-- OK — no refresh -->Remediation
Remove the meta refresh. Perform redirects server-side (HTTP 3xx) and let users trigger reloads themselves, or provide an explicit control to do so.