axe-core on the 40 most popular WordPress themes: 9 of 13 block themes fail the same Navigation block check aiso-notes.hashnode.dev

I ran axe-core 4.11 (WCAG 2.0/2.1/2.2 A+AA) on the wp-themes.com previews of the 40 most popular themes. 5 had zero violations. 9 of the 13 block themes that use the core Navigation block fail axe's `list` rule for the same reason: the Page List fallback renders a <ul> directly inside the navigation <ul>. The 4 block themes that pass ship explicit navigation-link items. The post shows the DOM, the affected themes, the contrast results and the fix. Disclosure: I build RatedWithAI, an accessibility scanner. A clean automated run is not legal compliance.