Royal Plugins

Royal Access is a free WordPress accessibility plugin with a frontend toolbar, automatic WCAG code fixes, a contrast checker, and an accessibility statement generator — no account required, no external dependencies, no SaaS subscription.
Built for WCAG 2.2, ADA, Section 508, and European Accessibility Act (EAA) awareness. Includes a bundled dyslexia-friendly font (OpenDyslexic) that most accessibility plugins don’t offer.
Not an overlay. Unlike tools condemned by accessibility professionals and fined by the FTC, Royal Access does NOT reparse the DOM, does NOT interfere with screen readers, and does NOT inject AI-generated ARIA. It simply provides user controls that work WITH assistive technology.
<h4>Frontend Accessibility Toolbar</h4>
A small floating button that opens a panel with 14 accessibility controls:
<ul>
<li>Font Size — Scale text up or down (5 levels)</li>
<li>High Contrast — Black background with white/yellow text</li>
<li>Dark Mode — Dark background with light text</li>
<li>Dyslexia Font — OpenDyslexic font for easier reading</li>
<li>Line Height — Increase line spacing for readability</li>
<li>Letter Spacing — Increase letter spacing</li>
<li>Word Spacing — Increase word spacing</li>
<li>Highlight Links — Underline and outline all links</li>
<li>Big Cursor — Larger mouse cursor</li>
<li>Stop Animations — Disable all animations and transitions</li>
<li>Hide Images — Dim images for distraction-free reading</li>
<li>Monochrome — Convert page to greyscale</li>
<li>Reading Guide — Horizontal highlight bar follows mouse</li>
<li>Highlight Focus — Extra-visible focus indicators</li>
<li>Reset All — Return to defaults</li>
</ul>
All user preferences are saved in the browser (localStorage) and persist across page loads — no cookies, no server calls, fully GDPR-friendly.
<h4>Automatic Code-Level Fixes</h4>
Applied server-side via WordPress hooks — no user action needed:
<ul>
<li>Skip-to-Content Link — Keyboard-accessible link to skip navigation</li>
<li>Focus Indicators — Consistent :focus-visible outlines on all elements</li>
<li>Viewport Zoom Fix — Removes user-scalable=no so users can pinch-to-zoom</li>
<li>Read More Context — Adds post title to “Read more” links for screen readers</li>
</ul>
<h4>Admin Tools</h4>
<ul>
<li>Accessibility Checklist — 8-item checklist showing which accessibility features are active</li>
<li>Contrast Checker — Verify your colors meet WCAG AA/AAA standards</li>
<li>Statement Generator — Generate a starting-point accessibility statement template (WCAG 2.1, 2.2, or EAA) — must be reviewed and customized before publishing</li>
<li>Per-Feature Controls — Enable/disable any toolbar feature individually</li>
</ul>
<h4>Why Royal Access?</h4>
<ul>
<li>100% free — Every feature, no upsells, no locked Pro tier</li>
<li>No account required — Install and activate, that’s it</li>
<li>No external dependencies — All assets are local, no CDN calls</li>
<li>Lightweight — Under 60KB total frontend assets</li>
<li>Privacy-first — No cookies, no tracking, localStorage only</li>
<li>WCAG-aware — Built with WCAG 2.2 guidelines in mind (does not guarantee compliance)</li>
<li>EAA-aware — Helps address some European Accessibility Act requirements</li>
<li>Not an overlay — Works WITH screen readers, not against them</li>
<li>Keyboard navigable — The toolbar itself is fully keyboard-accessible</li>
<li>Translation-ready — All strings are internationalized</li>
</ul>
<h4>Who Is This For?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Small business owners who need basic accessibility improvements without hiring a consultant</li>
<li>Freelancers and agencies building client sites that need an accessibility toolbar out of the box</li>
<li>Non-profits and government sites working toward Section 508 or ADA requirements</li>
<li>WooCommerce store owners wanting to make their shop more inclusive</li>
<li>Bloggers and publishers who want readers to adjust font size, contrast, and spacing</li>
<li>Anyone avoiding overlays — if you’ve read the Overlay Fact Sheet and want a tool that works WITH assistive technology instead of against it</li>
</ul>

Royal Access

Free WordPress accessibility toolbar with 14 features, WCAG code fixes, contrast checker & statement generator. Not an overlay — no account needed.

Amber Hinds

Steve Jones

Road Warrior Creative

Equalize Digital

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Success Criterion 3.2 (Predictable) specifies that web pages should appear and operate in predictable ways. It is a common practice to set links that go to off-site locations to open in a new window or tab when clicked. Opening new windows or tabs automatically when a link is activated can be disorienting for people who have difficulty perceiving visual content, and for some people with cognitive disabilities, if they are not warned in advance.
This plugin helps websites become more accessible and better meet WCAG guidelines for predicability by providing advanced warning if a link is going to open a new window or tab before the user clicks or activates it. Providing a warning allows the user to decide it they want to leave the current window, and the warning will help them find their way back, if they do decide they would like to go to the new window. It will help them understand that the “back” button will not work and that they have to return to the last window they had open, in order to find their previous location.
There are no settings in this plugin. Simply activate it and it will automatically find all links that open in a new window and add the following three fixes to each link: 
1. A new window icon after the link text to denote that the link opens in a new window for sighted people. 
2. A tooltip, visible on hover, that says “opens a new window.” 
3. “Opens a new window” screen reader text that will be read out to blind or visually impaired people using screen readers immediately following the link anchor text.
Please note: new window warnings will be added to links and links that have been styled to look like buttons, including social media sharing and link icons. Depending upon what third party plugins are adding links to your site that open in new windows, some CSS styling may be required.
In addition to adding warnings for your users, this plugin integrates with the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/accessibility-checker/" rel="ugc">Accessibility Checker plugin</a>; when Accessibility New Window Warnings is activated, it will automatically clear all “<a href="https://equalizedigital.com/accessibility-checker/link-opens-new-window-or-tab/" rel="nofollow ugc">Link Opens New Window or Tab</a>” warnings in Accessibility Checker scans of your website. Installing and activating this plugin is a great way to quickly remediate and remove a lot of open issues across you entire website.
The Accessibility New Window Warnings plugin is inspired by <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/G201.html" rel="nofollow ugc">Techniques for WCAG 2.0 G201: Giving users advanced warning when opening a new window</a>.
<h3>Localization</h3>
The Accessibility New Window Warnings plugin is ready for localization. We have added a Spanish translation and are open to more translations!
If you would like to contribute a translation to this plugin, please <a href="https://equalizedigital.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">contact us</a> or <a href="https://github.com/equalizedigital/accessibility-new-window-warnings" rel="nofollow ugc">fork the repository on GitHub</a>.

Accessibility New Window Warnings

Install, activate, DONE! I love how simply this plugin fixes a real problem! This goes right into my starter site and on every website I build from here on out!

Simple solution for an important problem


I installed this on my blog as I wanted to ensure there was a visible indication when links opened external pages to better comply with accessibility guidelines without having to go through hundreds of old posts. Did the job and correctly and easily and automaticaly added the desired indicators, markup and icons.


Does the job intended

Make links that open in a new window compliant with WCAG guidelines for accessibility by adding a warning for users.

Royal Access vs Accessibility New Window Warnings