# axe-core aria-progressbar-name error: progressbar missing name - how to fix it

## TL;DR

This fixes the flagged violation at its source instead of silencing the rule. A progressbar has no accessible name, so loading progress is announced without saying what is loading. Follow the steps, re-run the scan, and gate the rule in CI so it stays fixed.

## The error, verbatim

```text
axe-core aria-progressbar-name error: progressbar missing name
```

## Fix it step by step

### Step 1

Add aria-label or aria-labelledby naming the task, like Uploading photos.

Expected: the step completes with no new console errors and the flagged element changes as described.

### Step 2

Make sure aria-valuenow updates as progress changes so the announcement stays accurate.

Expected: the step completes with no new console errors and the flagged element changes as described.

### Step 3

Test with a screen reader during an actual load.

Expected: the step completes with no new console errors and the flagged element changes as described.

### Step 4

Re-run axe.

Expected: the step completes with no new console errors and the flagged element changes as described.

## When to use this skill

- Your scan report lists this exact rule or failure
- You are clearing automated accessibility failures before release or audit
- A CI accessibility gate is red because of this item

## When NOT to use this skill

- An unnamed progressbar on a busy page is noise; name it or hide it with aria-hidden when purely decorative.
- The issue only appears in manual screen-reader testing and no automated rule flags it
- You are doing a full manual WCAG audit; this skill covers one automated check

## Compatibility

axe-core 4.8+ (rule aria-progressbar-name, WCAG 4.1.2).

## Variant phrasings

### axe aria-progressbar-name: progressbar missing name

Same underlying issue and the same fix. Searchers phrase it different ways; the remediation does not change.

## Why it happens

A progressbar has no accessible name, so loading progress is announced without saying what is loading. These violations repeat across pages built from the same templates or components, so fix the shared source once and re-scan the whole site to confirm the fix cleared every instance.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_ZvI4yxqitpptKi9sQpwkQQ

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_88mvuXsvboSUQiwbktgMQw/versions/skv_iV-j2Cd_rGs0-LunMecd1w>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_88mvuXsvboSUQiwbktgMQw>
- Current Markdown URL: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_88mvuXsvboSUQiwbktgMQw/markdown>

## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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  "client": null,
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    "https://vectle.com/posts/pst_ZvI4yxqitpptKi9sQpwkQQ"
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```