Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance vs AccessIQ

Make Your Website Accessible with Accessibility Checker Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker helps you find and fix accessibility issues in WordPress. Scan posts and pages as you edit, review WCAG-based issues inside WordPress, apply automated fixes for common barriers, and generate an accessibility statement to support your compliance efforts. Whether you’re improving compliance with accessibility laws, working toward Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) conformance, or making your website easier for everyone to use, Accessibility Checker gives your team a practical workflow for ongoing accessibility testing and remediation. Plugin Website | Live Demo | Documentation | Compare Free to Pro | Get Pro | WP Accessibility Meetup | WP Accessibility Facebook Group Why Make Your Website Accessible Laws around the world, such as the European Accessibility Act (EAA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 508, among others, require websites to be accessible and usable by people with disabilities. Accessibility may be required for your website to be legally compliant. Accessibility fixes on websites often translate to better overall usability on the site and can improve search engine ranking and conversions. Including Accessibility Checker on your website and fixing identified problems can help you to: Reduce legal risk. Improve SEO and increase reach. Increase sales and conversions. Reduce operational costs by allowing more people to self-serve on your website. Live your organizational values. Real-Time WordPress Accessibility Scanning Accessibility Checker scans your content each time you save or publish and shows accessibility problems directly in the WordPress editor. You can review issues without leaving the edit screen, or switch to a front-end view to see exactly which elements need attention. Accessibility Checker runs over 40 automated checks based on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 and provides documentation for every issue so content creators, site owners, and developers can fix problems faster. Automated Accessibility Fixes Need help resolving accessibility issues on your website? Accessibility Checker includes one-click fixes for common accessibility barriers in themes and plugins. Add skip links Add focus outlines Block links from opening new windows Force links to be underlined Label comment fields Label search fields Add missing 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 Show error message for empty search submissions Add file size & type to links [Pro] Add missing page titles [Pro] Block PDF uploads [Pro] Label form fields [Pro] Supports Accessibility Compliance Efforts Laws and policies around the world require websites to be accessible. Accessibility Checker helps teams identify issues early, document progress, and support conformance work related to ADA, Section 508, AODA, EAA, WCAG, and more. Find problems faster. Learn accessibility as you go. Apply automated fixes for common barriers. Track changes over time. [Pro] Get personalized support and custom plans for more complex remediation needs. [Pro] Accessibility Checker scans run on your server. This means there are no URL-based scanning limits or API-usage fees. Get unlimited scanning of posts and pages without worrying about costs each time you scan. Why Accessibility Checker Accessibility Checker is designed to support both day-to-day publishing and broader accessibility initiatives. No limits on pages scanned. Scan as many posts and pages as your site contains. Built by accessibility professionals. Equalize Digital team members include certified accessibility professionals and experienced WordPress accessibility practitioners. WCAG 2.2 A, AA, and AAA guidance. Review issues against current WCAG success criteria. Readability analysis and simplified summary support. Check Flesch-Kincaid grade level and add a simplified summary for WCAG Success Criterion 3.1.5 Reading Level. Remove issues from reports. Dismiss items that have been manually reviewed and found not relevant or remediated, with notes, usernames, and timestamps. Accessibility statement generator. Draft an accessibility statement that you can customize and publish on your website. Footer accessibility statement. Insert an accessibility statement into your footer with one click. Detailed documentation. Use help articles and instructions for every issue to guide remediation. [Pro] Bulk scanning. Scan all posts and pages in bulk for a site-wide overview. [Pro] Scan additional post types. Extend in-editor accessibility checks to more content types. [Pro] Admin columns. View accessibility status at a glance in content lists. [Pro] Full-site reports. See existing issues in one place for faster remediation. [Pro] Dismissed Log. Review dismissed issues, who dismissed them, and when. [Pro] User restrictions on Dismiss. Limit which roles can dismiss issues. 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. How It Works To get started with Accessibility Checker or learn more about how it works, see our Getting Started Quick Guide or watch this video demonstration. Please note that the video includes some features available only in the paid version. Support The Equalize Digital team provides regular support for Accessibility Checker on the WordPress.org forums. If you have a question about the plugin or its use, please post in the support forum and the team will do its best to respond quickly. Support hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM U.S. Central. If you need one-on-one email support, please consider purchasing Accessibility Checker Pro. Pro customers receive unlimited personal support on plugin usage and features. Join our WordPress Accessibility Facebook Group for community support and to connect with other developers, designers, and content creators working to make websites more accessible. For paid Accessibility Checker customers on a small business plan or above, we provide two accessibility office hours calls each month to answer remediation questions. Compatibility Accessibility Checker supports multiple WordPress editing and site-building workflows and has been tested with: Gutenberg Block Editor The Classic Editor Advanced Custom Fields Avada Beaver Builder Divi Elementor Oxygen WP Bakery [Pro] WooCommerce Learn Accessibility Want to learn more about accessibility and stay on-top of accessibility best practices? Attend an official WordPress Accessibility Meetup! These free virtual meetups are held twice per month via Zoom and are live captioned. Learn more about WP Accessibility Meetup About Us Equalize Digital is a mission-driven organization striving to create a world where all people have equal access to products and tools on web, regardless of ability. Our team has been building custom WordPress websites, themes, and plugins since 2010. We’re the trusted accessibility auditing team for WordPress plugin developers and organizations worldwide, including government, higher education, nonprofit, and enterprise businesses.

AccessIQ is a free WordPress accessibility plugin that combines three tools most sites pay separately for — a full WCAG 2.1 & 2.2 accessibility scanner, a self-hosted click heatmap engine, and behavior analytics — all inside a single dark-themed dashboard, with no data ever leaving your server. No API keys. No subscriptions. No third-party services for core features. 🔬 Live Demo | 📖 Documentation | 💬 Support Forum Why WordPress Sites Need an Accessibility Scanner ADA and EAA lawsuits are rising. Any publicly accessible website can be targeted — and “we didn’t know” is not a legal defense. WCAG 2.1 compliance is increasingly required by law across the US, EU, and UK. Inaccessible sites lose real users. 1 in 4 adults has a disability that affects how they use the web. An inaccessible checkout button or unlabeled form field directly costs you conversions. Most tools only tell you there’s a problem. AccessIQ shows you exactly which element failed, why it failed, and what to fix. What You Get — 100% Free ♿ WCAG 2.1 & 2.2 Accessibility Scanner Run unlimited scans on any page or post URL. Get a 0–100 compliance score, severity-ranked violations with element selectors, full scan history, and one-click rescans. Supports Level A, AA, and AAA. 🔥 Self-Hosted Click Heatmap Engine See exactly where your visitors click, overlaid on your live site inside a macOS-style browser frame. All click data stays in your own database — no Hotjar, no external service required. 📈 Behavior Analytics Track sessions, bounce rates, average time on page, and device splits. Animated Chart.js dashboards that rival tools costing $50/month — built right into WordPress. 🧩 Accessibility Profiles Five one-click preset configurations — Vision Impaired, ADHD Friendly, Seizure Safe, Dyslexia, and Keyboard Only — that apply multiple accessibility settings instantly. The fastest way for visitors to get the experience they need. 🔡 Frontend Accessibility Widget A fully redesigned floating toolbar with 15 accessibility tools, grouped accordion layout, Lucide SVG icons, Dark/Light/System theme switching, adjustable panel width and height, and mobile bottom-sheet support. 📊 Score History Chart Track how your accessibility score changes over time for any scanned URL. See compliance progress at a glance. 📋 Accessibility Statement Generator One-click publish of a WCAG-compliant accessibility statement page. Auto-fills last scan date and top violations, with a live preview and an embeddable [accessiq_badge] shortcode. 🔧 Auto-Fix Engine Automatically apply frontend fixes for common violations — Skip Link, Focus Outline, HTML Lang Attribute, and Decorative Image Alt — with no code required. Who Uses AccessIQ Developers & Agencies — Audit client sites before launch. Deliver professional WCAG compliance reports that build trust and justify ongoing maintenance retainers. Business Owners — ADA and EAA lawsuits are rising fast. AccessIQ keeps you compliant and documents your remediation efforts — which matters in court. E-commerce Stores — Heatmaps reveal exactly which product page elements get clicked and which get ignored. Fix what matters for conversions. Bloggers & Content Creators — Understand where readers engage without handing your data to Google Analytics. UX Designers — Validate design decisions with real click data. Measure the impact of layout changes with before/after score tracking. SEO Professionals — Google uses accessibility signals as ranking factors. Accessible, well-structured content with proper headings and alt text ranks better. AccessIQ catches both. 🔬 WCAG Scanner — Full Feature List Compliance Score (0–100): Animated score ring with grade label (Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor) WCAG 2.1 & 2.2 Level A, AA, AAA: Choose your target compliance level per scan Violations by Category: Visual bar chart — Images, Contrast, Headings, ARIA, Forms Severity Labels: Critical / Serious / Moderate issue classification Element Selector: The exact HTML element that caused the violation Fix Suggestions: Actionable guidance for each violation type Scan History: Full history with date, score, issue count, and WCAG level per URL Score History Chart: Line chart showing compliance progress over time One-click Rescan: Re-run any scan instantly from the reports page Print Reports: Print scan reports directly from the browser Unlimited Scans: No limits, no paywalls, no scan credits Single Report View: Detailed breakdown with back navigation and print option Perfect Score Celebration: Special screen when a page scores 100/100 WCAG 2.2 Checks: Focus Not Obscured (2.4.11), Dragging Movements (2.5.7), Target Size Minimum (2.5.8) 🔥 Heatmap Engine — Full Feature List Live Click Heatmap: Intensity overlay on your live site — see hot and cold spots instantly In-Dashboard Preview: View heatmaps inside WP Admin — no external app needed macOS-style Browser Chrome: Professional browser frame with URL bar and LIVE PREVIEW badge Top Clicked Elements: Ranked table with element selector, click count, and % of total Gold / Silver / Bronze Rankings: Visual rank indicators for top 3 elements Date Range Filter: 7 days / 30 days / 90 days Device Filter: All Devices / Desktop / Mobile / Tablet Page Dropdown: Select any tracked page from the dropdown Peak Activity Hour: Discover when your visitors are most active Self-Hosted: 100% — all click data lives in your WordPress database Lightweight Tracker: Under 3KB, loads asynchronously, zero impact on Core Web Vitals 📈 Behavior Analytics — Full Feature List Session Tracking: Total sessions, average time on page, bounce rate Daily Sessions Chart: Chart.js line chart with gradient fill and hover tooltips Device Breakdown: Animated donut chart — Desktop / Mobile / Tablet split Top Pages Performance: Sessions, avg time, bounce rate, and top device per page Date Range Filter: 7 / 30 / 90 day periods Bounce Rate Alerts: Color-coded — red (high), amber (medium), green (low) Privacy-First: No cookies, no third-party scripts, no Google Analytics dependency ♿ Accessibility Widget — Full Feature List Text & Reading Font Size Control: Adjust text from 80% to 150% with A−/A+ controls Letter Spacing: Range slider 0–5px for improved character readability Line Height: 3-level slider — Default / Comfortable / Spacious Dyslexia-Friendly Font: Apply Lexend for easier reading Reading Line: Teal horizontal line that follows the cursor to help track text Reading Mask: Dual overlay spotlight window for focused reading Color & Vision High Contrast Mode: One-click high-contrast color scheme Monochrome: Full grayscale filter for color-sensitive users Saturation: 3-state selector — Low / Normal / High Highlight Links: Teal outline and underline on all anchor elements Highlight Titles: Teal left-border accent on all h1–h6 headings Motion & Navigation Stop Animations: Disables all CSS animations, transitions, and smooth scroll Big Cursor: Enlarged cursor with 4 color variants (White / Black / Teal / Red) Keyboard Navigation: Highlight keyboard focus indicators sitewide Screen Reader Optimize: Optimize page structure for screen readers Accessibility Profiles Vision Impaired: Font Size 130% + High Contrast + Highlight Links ADHD Friendly: Stop Animations + Reading Mask + Dyslexia Font Seizure Safe: Stop Animations + Monochrome + Low Saturation Dyslexia: Dyslexia Font + Letter Spacing 2px + Line Height Spacious Keyboard Only: Keyboard Navigation + Highlight Links Widget Customisation Brand Color: 9 preset swatches + custom color picker + hex input Widget Position: Top Left / Top Right / Bottom Left / Bottom Right Panel Width: Compact (260px) / Normal (300px) / Wide (340px) Panel Height: Auto / Fixed 400px / Fixed 500px / Full Screen Theme: Dark / Light / System (follows OS preference) Mobile Bottom Sheet: Slides up from bottom on screens under 480px Show on Mobile: Show or hide widget on mobile devices Floating Toolbar Toggle: Enable or disable the widget entirely 📋 Accessibility Statement Statement Generator: Auto-fills organisation name, last scan date, and top violations from your AccessIQ data Live Preview: See the formatted statement before publishing One-click Publish: Creates or updates a WordPress page automatically [accessiq_badge] Shortcode: Embed a WCAG compliance badge (dark or light variant) anywhere on your site Widget Footer Link: Shows “Accessibility Statement” link in the widget when a statement page exists 🔧 Auto-Fix Engine Skip Link: Adds a “Skip to content” link as the first focusable element Focus Outline: Injects a visible teal focus ring on all focusable elements HTML Lang Attribute: Auto-adds the lang attribute to the tag Decorative Image Alt: Sets empty alt=”” on images with no alt attribute AccessIQ Pro The free plugin is fully featured for most sites. AccessIQ Pro adds agency-grade tools: PDF Compliance Reports — Generate branded WCAG compliance reports in PDF format. White-label with your logo, company name, and accent color. AI Alt Text Generator — Automatically generate descriptive alt text for images using AI. Bulk-apply to your media library. Supports OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Groq, and more. Scheduled Scan Email Delivery — Automatically email PDF reports after each scheduled scan. Regression alerts when score drops. Multi-Site Hub Dashboard — Agency dashboard to monitor 25+ client sites in one view. Compliance score, violations, and last scan date per site. White-label Widget — Customize the accessibility widget with your agency’s branding. Priority Support — Direct email support with fast response times. Upgrade to AccessIQ Pro → Privacy & Data AccessIQ stores all data in your own WordPress database. No scan results, click events, or session data are sent to external servers. The WCAG scanner runs client-side in your browser — it loads your page locally and sends results via AJAX to your own database. Nothing leaves your server. The plugin loads fonts from Google Fonts (DM Sans, DM Mono for admin; Lexend for the frontend widget). See the External Services section for details. External Services This plugin does not send scan, click, or session data to external servers. All data is stored in your WordPress database. Google Fonts AccessIQ loads typefaces from Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com): Admin screens — DM Sans and DM Mono load on AccessIQ admin pages. Frontend widget — Lexend loads on public pages when the accessibility toolbar is enabled. When fonts are requested, the visitor’s browser sends a standard HTTP request to Google servers, which may include the visitor’s IP address, browser user-agent, and referring page URL. Provider: Google LLC Terms: https://policies.google.com/terms Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy Privacy Policy AccessIQ stores the following data in your WordPress database only: Click Events (Heatmap): X/Y coordinates, CSS element selector, page URL, timestamp, device type. Sessions (Behavior Analytics): Page URL, session duration, device type, timestamp, bounce status. Scan Results: Page URL, WCAG violations, compliance score, scan timestamp, WCAG level. What we do NOT collect: IP addresses, usernames, email addresses, cookies, or any personally identifiable information (PII). No data is sent to third-party servers. The WordPress admin loads fonts from Google Fonts (see External Services). You can delete all AccessIQ data by deactivating and deleting the plugin. For heatmap and analytics tracking, we recommend adding a disclosure to your site’s privacy policy informing visitors that anonymous click and session data is collected for site improvement. Development Source Unminified source code available at: https://gitlab.com/thereadscope/accessiq