Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker

Overview

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Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker helps you find and fix accessibility problems as you create content on your WooCommerce store — no need to leave the WordPress editor. The plugin scans your posts and pages each time you save or publish, then shows errors and warnings directly in the edit screen so you can fix issues in real time.

Accessibility Checker runs over 40 automated checks based on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 and highlights exactly which elements fail WCAG. If you aren’t sure what a code snippet means, flip to the front-end view to see the element highlighted on your website.

Accessibility Checker also includes 10 automated fixes to resolve common accessibility barriers for you. Helpful documentation is available for every issue, and accessibility consulting is available if you need expert help.

👉 Upgrade to Accessibility Checker Professional to scan your website in bulk including your WooCommerce product pages, access advanced automated fixes, and unlock powerful site-wide reports to help you track and fix accessibility issues faster.

Setup and Configuration

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Getting Started

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Accessibility Checker is here to help you make your website more accessible, whether you’re new to website accessibility or a seasoned professional.

Equalize Digital maintains a Getting Started Quick Guide which is designed to help you get up and running with Accessibility Checker quickly. After you’ve installed Accessibility Checker, we recommend referring to this guide bookmark our extensive documentation for future reference.

Software Features

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We have summarized the features and capabilities of Accessibility Checker here for quick reference. Features that are unavailable in the free version are marked with [Pro]. Users can access and make configurations related to many of these features in the Accessibility Checker settings area.

• No limits on pages scanned. Have hundreds of blog posts or pages on your website? No problem!
• Coded and tested by accessibility experts. Equalize Digital team members are certified accessibility professionals by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals and experts at building accessible WordPress websites.
• WCAG 2.2 A, AA, & AAA guidance. Flags errors and warnings for accessibility problems according to WCAG 2.2.
• Readability analysis & auto insertion of simplified summary. Includes a Flesch Kincaid grade level analysis and a place to enter a simplified summary to meet WCAG Success Criterion 3.1.5 Reading Level.
• Ignore feature. Easily close errors or warnings that have been assessed manually and determined to be not relevant. Optionally, document a reason/notes with each ignore. Logs the username and date/time when errors/warnings are ignored.
• Accessibility statement. Draft accessibility statement that you can modify for your organization and publish on your website to share your accessibility efforts with the public.
• Footer accessibility statement. One-click to insert an accessibility statement in your footer.
• Detailed documentation. Thorough help articles and instructions for fixing problems – the perfect resource for learning more about accessibility.
• [Pro] Bulk scanning. Scan all posts and pages in bulk rather than one-by-one for an overview of your entire site’s accessibility.
• [Pro] Scan additional post types. Add the Accessibility Checker in-post accessibility audit to any post type present on your website.
• [Pro] Admin columns. Quickly seeing the accessibility status of posts and pages at a glance by adding accessibility status columns.
• [Pro] Centralized Open Issues list. See all existing issues in one place for fast-track accessibility remediation.
• [Pro] Ignore Log. See all items that have been ignored on the website, by whom, and when, in one central place. Reopen errors or warnings that have been incorrectly ignored.
• [Pro] User restrictions on Ignore. Limit which user roles can ignore errors and warnings – allows for greater admin control and management of accessibility review.

Additional paid add-ons include:

• Audit History add-on: track and report on changes over time.
• CSV Export add-on: export issues to CSV for management in a spreadsheet or project management tool.
• Multisite add-on: see accessibility status and manage settings for all sites in your network.

Automated accessibility fixes include:

• Add skip links
• Add focus outlines
• Block links opening new windows
• Force links to be underlined
• Label comment fields
• Label search fields
• Add lang & dir attributes
• Make the viewport scalable
• Remove positive tab index to fix incorrect focus order
• Remove title attributes from elements with preferred accessible names
• Add warnings to links that open in new tabs
• Add file size & type to links [Pro]
• Add missing page titles [Pro]
• Block PDF uploads [Pro]
• Label form fields [Pro]

Support & Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting an issue? Our documentation has a wide range of resources for both technical and non-technical users. If you have a question about an error, warning, or fix, or you are having difficulty with an Accessibility Checker feature, we recommend you start here first.

Still need help? Visit our support page to get the most up-to-date information on how to request direct assistance. Whether you are using the free or paid version, you can expect real human support, not an AI agent.