Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance vs Mocursor Smart TOC

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.

Mocursor Smart TOC is a lightweight, feature-packed Gutenberg block that automatically generates a linked table of contents from the headings in your posts and pages. Simply drop it into your content — it just works. Also available as a [mctoc] shortcode for classic editor users. The block is fully dynamic, accessible, lightweight, and theme-aware. It uses WordPress design tokens and CSS custom properties so it inherits your theme’s colors, fonts, and spacing automatically. Shortcode Support The Mocursor Smart TOC block is also available as a [mctoc] shortcode for use in the classic editor, widgets, or theme templates. Basic usage: [mctoc] With options: [mctoc title="On This Page" include_h2="true" include_h3="true" include_h4="false" numbering="nested" collapsed="true" sticky="true" offset="100" skip="1" exclude_headings="Related Posts,Comments" back_to_top="true" align="right" justify=""] Available shortcode attributes: title — TOC heading text (default: “Table of Contents”) include_h2 — Include H2 headings: “true” or “false” (default: “true”) include_h3 — Include H3 headings: “true” or “false” (default: “true”) include_h4 — Include H4 headings: “true” or “false” (default: “true”) exclude_headings — Comma-separated heading texts to exclude numbering — Numbering style: “none”, “decimal”, or “nested” (default: “none”) collapsed — Start collapsed: “true” or “false” (default: “false”) sticky — Enable sticky mode: “true” or “false” (default: “false”) offset — Scroll offset in pixels for fixed headers (default: 80) skip — Number of headings to skip from the start (default: 0) back_to_top — Show “Back to Top” link: “true” or “false” (default: “false”) align — Floating block alignment: “left”, “center”, or “right”. Left/right allow nearby content to wrap beside the TOC. justify — No-wrap TOC position: “left”, “center”, or “right”. Surrounding content stays above and below the TOC. Ideal Use Cases Mocursor Smart TOC is perfect for: Long-form blog posts — Help readers navigate 2,000+ word articles with ease. Documentation and knowledge bases — Technical docs, how-to guides, and reference pages. Online courses and tutorials — Give learners a clear roadmap of every lesson section. Legal, policy, and compliance pages — Terms of service, privacy policies, and similar documents. Product and feature pages — Long product descriptions with multiple sections. Recipe and travel blogs — Readers can jump to the section they care about. Wiki-style internal sites — Any WordPress site used as an internal wiki or resource library. Accessibility-focused sites — The TOC gives keyboard and screen reader users a reliable way to navigate. Classic editor users — The shortcode works perfectly in the classic editor. Why Choose Mocursor Smart TOC? Zero configuration needed — Drop the block in and it works immediately. 100% Gutenberg-native + Shortcode — Built as a real Gutenberg block with a classic shortcode fallback. Dynamic and always up to date — Server-rendered, always matches the current content. Incredibly lightweight — No JavaScript frameworks. Pure vanilla JS for all interactivity. Deeply customizable — Rich inspector controls for heading levels, numbering, collapsibility, sticky mode, and more. Accessible by default — Proper ARIA attributes, keyboard navigation, semantic HTML, and focus management. Theme-aware — Uses WordPress design tokens and CSS custom properties. No lock-in — Deactivate the plugin and your content is untouched. Privacy-friendly — No external requests, no tracking, no analytics, no cookies. Open source — Licensed under GPLv2. Block Features Automatic heading detection for H2, H3, and H4 Heading level filtering with individual checkboxes Exclude specific headings by text Skip first N headings option Three numbering styles: None, Decimal, Nested Collapsible TOC with configurable default state Smooth scrolling with configurable offset Active heading highlight via IntersectionObserver Back to Top link Sticky mode Live editor preview Full block editor design controls (colors, typography, spacing, borders) Left, center, and right floating alignment using native block controls Left, center, and right no-wrap justification for positioning without shifting surrounding content beside the TOC Shortcode support with full attribute control How to Use Method 1: Block Editor Install and activate the plugin. Open any post or page in the block editor. Click the block inserter (+), search for “Mocursor Smart TOC”, and insert the block. For a floating layout where text can wrap beside the TOC, use the block toolbar alignment (left, center, or right). For positioning without text wrapping, open Layout → Justify TOC (No Text Wrap) and choose Left, Center, or Right. Publish — the TOC renders with smooth scrolling and active heading tracking. Method 2: Shortcode In any post, page, or widget, type [mctoc]. Optionally use floating alignment: [mctoc title="Contents" numbering="decimal" align="left"]. Or use no-wrap positioning: [mctoc title="Contents" numbering="decimal" justify="right"]. Method 3: PHP Template Tips: Place the TOC inside a Group block with a max-width for a contained look. Enable sticky mode for sidebar layouts. Use the shortcode in classic editor widgets or template files.