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Page refreshes or redirects automatically

Message shown by axe and Lighthouse: Delayed refresh under 20 hours must not be used · meta-refresh · WCAG 2.2.1

What it means and why it matters

Timed refreshes interrupt screen-reader users and people who read slowly (WCAG 2.2.1).

How to fix it

Remove meta refresh; use server-side redirects instead.

Code example

Before

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5; url=/new-page">

After

<!-- server-side redirect instead, e.g. HTTP 301 Location: /new-page -->

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