Video present with no captions or transcript track
A captions track (added via the HTML <track kind="captions"> element) or a written transcript is text that represents everything spoken in a video. This check found a video embedded on your page with neither a captions track nor an on-page transcript accompanying it.
Why this matters
Search engines and AI tools generally work from text, so spoken content in a video is easier for them to use when a transcript or captions are on the page. Without one, the spoken content may not be readable to them, as well as being less accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors.
How to fix it
Your content team needs about 1-2 hours per video. Add a <track kind="captions"> element to any native <video> player, or publish a full text transcript alongside embedded players from platforms like YouTube or Vimeo. Platforms like YouTube can auto-generate a draft caption file, which your team can then correct and publish.
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