Dismissing issues
Some issues aren't problems. An image may really be decorative, or a video embed may already have captions. Dismiss these so they stop showing up, and leave a reason for your team.
Dismiss an issue
In the block editor sidebar:
- Click Dismiss… on the issue (Dismiss this error… for errors).
- Optionally, fill in Why is this not a problem? (optional) The reason is saved with the dismissal.
- Click Dismiss.
You can also dismiss issues:
- in the classic editor's Accessibility box, which asks for a reason
- in the Elementor panel, without a reason
The Content report doesn't have a dismiss button. Open the item in its editor.
Dismissing re-checks and saves the post's results straight away, so the score and reports update.
Who can dismiss
| Severity | Who can dismiss it |
|---|---|
| Needs review, Tip | Anyone who can edit the post |
| Error | Anyone who can edit the post and whose role may dismiss errors. By default, that's editors and administrators. |
An administrator chooses which roles may dismiss errors under Accessibility → Settings → Permissions, in Dismiss errors. Administrators always can. See Roles & permissions.
People who can't dismiss an error see "Only an editor can dismiss an error." in the sidebar instead of the button. Restoring needs the same permission as dismissing.
Developers can also change this with the lumtera_dismiss_errors_capability filter. See Hooks & filters.
How dismissals work
- They survive re-scans and updates. A dismissal is tied to the check and the exact markup it found.
- They come back if the markup changes. Edit the image, link or block and Lumtera looks at it fresh.
- They never hide something worse. If the same markup later triggers a more severe finding, it shows.
- They don't count. Dismissed items don't affect the score or the report's totals.
- Each one is recorded, with who dismissed it, when, and why.
See and restore dismissed items
At the bottom of the sidebar (or the Elementor panel), expand N dismissed items. Each shows "Dismissed by name on date" and the reason. Click Restore to bring it back.
Ignore everywhere Pro
Dismissing works on one post. If the same finding comes from your theme or a pattern and appears on many pages, Ignore everywhere in Lumtera Pro hides it across the whole site, with a reason and an optional expiry.
Findings ignored this way also appear in the sidebar's dismissed list, marked "Ignored site-wide by name on date". The Restore button appears only for people allowed to manage site-wide ignores.
With Lumtera Pro, dismissals and restores also appear in the Activity log. Dismissing an issue that has a tracked fix closes the task as Won't fix.
Turning a check off instead
If a check never applies to your site, don't dismiss it again and again. Switch it off, or lower its severity, in Settings → Checks.
Privacy
Dismissals store the user's ID and optional note. They're included in WordPress's personal data export and erase tools. Erasing removes the name and note but keeps the dismissal. See Data & uninstall.