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<p>Enhance the accessibility of your WordPress website effortlessly with MAUVE++, the accessibility evaluation plugin. This tool is designed to assist website owners, developers, and content creators in ensuring that their digital content complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 standards, making it more inclusive for all users, including those with disabilities.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
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<p>Accessibility Checks: once the evaluation start button is clicked MAUVE++ checks your website\’s content,  to identify potential accessibility issues, and generates detailed summaries. It provides a list of accessibility errors and warning  on your post/page edit screen and allows you to scan your content even after its updating.</p>
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<p>Real-time Evaluation Reports: the plugin provides instant feedback on your page/post accessibility with real-time evaluation reports. For each error or warning flagged, MAUVE++ indicates the violated success criterion, the technique used, the number of occurrences of the error/warning and the documentation needed to solve the issue. It also provides the code of the element that triggered the error/warning and allows you to highlight it within the page or view it in the source code.</p>
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<p>WCAG 2.1 Compliance: MAUVE++ ensures that your contents are aligned with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, fostering an inclusive online experience.</p>
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<p>User-Friendly Interface: the plugin features a user-friendly interface, making it accessible to both developers and non-technical users. Non-technical users can navigate through the evaluation results, view detailed explanations and identify the issue within the page by highlighting it with a click.</p>
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<p>Developer-Friendly Tools: for developers, MAUVE++ offers tools for viewing and analyzing the accessibility details within the source code. Dive into the developer view to inspect issues at a code level and facilitate efficient debugging.</p>
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<p>** MAUVE++ works only with Gutenberg editor **</p>
<h3>Service Reliance</h3>
<p>MAUVE++ relies on a 3rd-party service for some of its functionalities. The accessibility evaluation and real-time reports are powered by MAUVE++ validator, a trusted accessibility evaluation service provided by the MAUVE++ project.</p>
<h3>MAUVE++ Validator Service</h3>
<p>MAUVE++ utilizes the MAUVE++ validator service to perform accessibility evaluations in real-time. This service analyzes website content to identify potential accessibility issues and provides detailed reports to help users ensure their digital content complies with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 standards.</p>
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<li>Service Homepage: <a href="https://mauve.isti.cnr.it/index.jsp" rel="nofollow ugc">MAUVE++ Validator</a></li>
<li>Privacy & Cookie Policy: <a href="https://mauve.isti.cnr.it/privacy.jsp" rel="nofollow ugc">MAUVE++ Validator Privacy & Cookie Policy</a></li>
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<p>Additionally, the plugin provides links to relevant resources on the W3C website, offering detailed explanations on how to satisfy the techniques used in the accessibility evaluation. Users can access these resources to gain further insight into accessibility guidelines and techniques.</p>
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<li>W3C Accessibility Techniques: <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/" rel="nofollow ugc">W3C Accessibility Techniques</a>. Copyright © 2023 World Wide Web Consortium. https://www.w3.org/copyright/document-license-2023/</li>
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MAUVE++

MAUVE++ allows you to check the accessibility of WordPress contents while editing them and before you hit publish. In-post accessibility scanner and g …

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WCAG for WP

<p>The <strong>Web Accessibility Toolkit</strong> helps your WordPress site meet <strong>ADA compliance</strong> and <strong>WCAG compliance</strong> standards with powerful accessibility checking and fixing tools.</p>
<p>This plugin is not an ‘overlay’ or a ‘widget’ – it provides real code fixes to assist with WCAG & ADA compliance for WordPress.</p>
<p>Scan your site with the built-in Accessibility Checker to identify issues such as missing <strong>ARIA labels</strong>, <strong>low contrast text</strong>, missing <strong>alt tags</strong>, incorrect heading structure & plenty more.</p>
<p>Apply one-click fixes for many common accessibility issues to improve usability and help meet requirements for laws and standards like WCAG, ADA, EAA, Section 508, EN 301 549, and AODA.</p>
<p><a href="https://wcagforwp.com/docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a> | <a href="https://wcagforwp.com/accessibility-checker-demo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Accessibility Checker Demo</a> | <a href="https://wcagforwp.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO Plugin</a></p>
<h3>Accessibility Checker</h3>
<p>The built-in Accessibility Checker scans your WordPress site in real time to identify common accessibility issues that could affect WCAG compliance and ADA compliance. With a single click, you can run an accessibility check on any page and get clear, actionable details.</p>
<p>The checker highlights issues directly on the page, including:</p>
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<li>Missing or empty ARIA labels</li>
<li>Low color contrast between text and background</li>
<li>Missing alt text on images</li>
<li>Skipped heading levels (e.g., jumping from H2 to H4)</li>
<li>Broken ARIA references</li>
<li>Interactive elements without keyboard focus</li>
<li>Improper tab order</li>
<li>Missing page titles</li>
<li>Duplicate link text with different destinations</li>
<li>Duplicate IDs in the DOM</li>
<li>Form fields without labels or ARIA labels</li>
<li>Use of user-scalable=no in viewport meta tags</li>
<li>Non-focusable interactive elements</li>
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<p>Each issue includes details on what it means, why it matters for accessibility and how to fix it. Many problems can be resolved instantly using the plugin’s one-click fixes, while others provide guidance so you can address them in your theme or content.</p>
<h3>Accessibility Fixes for WCAG & ADA Compliance</h3>
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<h4>ARIA Attributes</h4>
<p>Add ARIA attributes such as <code>aria-label</code>, <code>aria-hidden</code>, <code>aria-expanded</code>, <code>aria-live</code>, <code>aria-level</code>, and more to any element.</p>
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<h4>ARIA Roles</h4>
<p>Assign semantic roles like <code>banner</code>, <code>navigation</code>, <code>main</code>, <code>complementary</code>, and <code>contentinfo</code> to improve screen reader navigation.</p>
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<h4>Image Alt Tags</h4>
<p>Shows a list of all images that are missing alt tags, and allows you to easily update them all from the one spot.</p>
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<h4>Contrast Adjustments</h4>
<p>Override text and background colors for low-contrast elements using accessible HEX values.</p>
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<h4>Skip Link Target</h4>
<p>Add a keyboard/screen-reader-visible “Skip to content” link by defining a main content selector.</p>
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<h4>Language Override</h4>
<p>Set or override the HTML <code>lang</code> attribute for improved screen reader compatibility.</p>
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<h4>Focus Outline Enhancements</h4>
<p>Ensure visible focus styles are enforced for better keyboard navigation.</p>
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<h4>Fix Tab Order</h4>
<p>Remove tabindex values greater than 0 to maintain a logical focus order.</p>
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<h4>Make Viewport Scalable</h4>
<p>Remove user-scalable=no from the viewport meta tag to allow pinch-zooming.</p>
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<h4>CSS Selector-Based Targeting</h4>
<p>Use any valid CSS selector to apply changes without modifying theme or template files.</p>
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<h3>Why Use Web Accessibility Toolkit?</h3>
<p>Most WordPress themes don’t include full accessibility support. Web Accessibility Toolkit lets you patch those gaps quickly, keeping your site more inclusive and compliant with ADA & WCAG guidelines.</p>
<p>Whether you’re a developer working on a client site or a business owner aiming for better usability, this plugin makes accessibility updates faster and easier.</p>
<p>The Web Accessibility Toolkit is NOT an overlay widget, which can often do more harm than good for accessibility. This plugin fixes underlying code issues.</p>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
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<li>Compatible with all WordPress themes  </li>
<li>Compatible with all WordPress plugins  </li>
<li>Works alongside popular page builders  </li>
<li>Designed with WCAG 2.1 AA standards and ADA compliance in mind</li>
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Web Accessibility Toolkit – ARIA Labels & Roles for WCAG & ADA Compliance


A very useful and lightweight accessibility plugin that focuses on real, code-level improvements rather than overlays. The ARIA and landmark role tools, along with the built-in accessibility checker, make it easy to identify and fix common accessibility issues that many themes miss. Easy to use, works well with any theme, and a solid choice for improving WCAG-friendly accessibility on WordPress sites.


Lightweight and Effective Accessibility Toolkit

Add ARIA labels, roles, alt tags, contrast & form accessibility fixes. Accessibility checker scans your site for WCAG & ADA compliance & fixes issues.

MAUVE++ vs Web Accessibility Toolkit – ARIA Labels & Roles for WCAG & ADA Compliance