{
  "id": "SC-2.4.5",
  "rulePrefix": "SC-2.4.5",
  "variant": null,
  "ruleType": "synthetic-sc",
  "scanScope": "pair-set",
  "synthetic": true,
  "status": "current",
  "title": "Site section with only linear navigation",
  "summary": "No sitemap, search, or alternate route exists to reach inner pages.",
  "whyItFails": "Users cannot discover pages except by following sequential links because multiple navigation mechanisms are not provided.",
  "principles": [
    "operable"
  ],
  "guidelines": [
    "2.4"
  ],
  "successCriteria": [
    {
      "id": "2.4.5",
      "name": "Multiple Ways",
      "level": "AA",
      "slug": "multiple-ways"
    }
  ],
  "versions": [
    "2.0",
    "2.1",
    "2.2"
  ],
  "automatable": "no",
  "requires": [
    "multi-page"
  ],
  "isolated": true,
  "pairWith": [
    "SC-2.4.5/p02"
  ],
  "w3c": {
    "understanding": [
      "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/multiple-ways"
    ],
    "quickref": [
      "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/#multiple-ways"
    ]
  },
  "specimen": {
    "html": "<nav aria-label=\"Site\">\n  <a href=\"index.html\">Home</a> |\n  <a href=\"about.html\">About</a>\n</nav>\n<p>This site section offers navigation links only — no search or sitemap.</p>",
    "css": "",
    "js": "",
    "assets": []
  },
  "expectedFindings": [
    {
      "sc": "2.4.5",
      "outcome": "fail",
      "note": "Specimen demonstrates failure of 2.4.5."
    }
  ],
  "mustNotFlag": [],
  "manualCheck": "Crawl both pages and confirm no search, sitemap, or second path reaches the target page.",
  "generated": {
    "url": "https://wcagfail.patternd.io/specimens/SC-2.4.5/",
    "lastmod": "2026-10-08"
  },
  "multiPageNote": "Failure observable only across: SC-2.4.5, SC-2.4.5/p02"
}