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<p>Most WordPress carousel plugins load heavy libraries (Slick, Swiper, jQuery) and fail basic accessibility checks. Screen readers can’t navigate them, keyboard users are stuck, and WCAG audits flag them every time.</p>
<p>Snap Carousel takes a different approach: <strong>CSS scroll-snap does the scrolling, proper ARIA attributes do the rest.</strong> No JavaScript library, no configuration panel, no learning curve — just a block style to apply in one click.</p>
<p>Built by <a href="https://www.wearewp.pro" rel="nofollow ugc">WeAre[WP]</a>, a WordPress agency specializing in accessible websites and RGAA audits. This plugin exists because we needed a carousel that actually passes our own audits.</p>
<h4>Supported blocks</h4>
<p>Apply any of the 4 carousel styles to:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Group block</strong> (<code>core/group</code>) — any child blocks become slides</li>
<li><strong>Query Loop block</strong> (<code>core/query</code>) — posts scroll as carousel slides</li>
<li><strong>Gallery block</strong> (<code>core/gallery</code>) — images scroll as carousel slides</li>
</ul>
<h4>Variants</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Carousel (3 items)</strong> — 3 visible items + peek</li>
<li><strong>Carousel (1 item)</strong> — full-width slideshow</li>
<li><strong>Carousel (2 items)</strong> — 2 visible items + peek</li>
<li><strong>Carousel (4 items)</strong> — 4 visible items + peek</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>100% CSS scroll-snap — no Slick, no Swiper, no jQuery</li>
<li>Prev/next navigation buttons</li>
<li>Keyboard navigation (Arrow keys, Home, End)</li>
<li>Full ARIA attributes (role=”region”, aria-roledescription, aria-live)</li>
<li><strong>Peek effect</strong>: partial visibility of the next item, signaling scrollable content</li>
<li>Responsive (auto tablet/mobile adaptation)</li>
<li>Respects <code>prefers-reduced-motion</code></li>
<li>Works with Group, Query Loop, and Gallery blocks</li>
<li>Works with any child block (images, columns, groups, WooCommerce…)</li>
<li>Lightweight: ~2 KB CSS + ~2 KB JS, zero external dependency</li>
<li>Full RTL (right-to-left) language support</li>
<li>Fully internationalized (i18n ready, French translation included)</li>
<li>Easy to customize via CSS custom properties or overrides</li>
</ul>
<h4>Accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA)</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>role="region"</code> + <code>aria-roledescription="carousel"</code> on the container</li>
<li><code>role="group"</code> + <code>aria-roledescription="slide"</code> on each item</li>
<li><code>aria-label="X of Y"</code> for position context</li>
<li><code>tabindex="0"</code> for keyboard focus</li>
<li><code>aria-live="polite"</code> to announce changes</li>
<li>Buttons with <code>aria-label</code> and <code>aria-controls</code></li>
<li>Touch targets 44×44px minimum</li>
<li>Visible focus indicator</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>With a Group block</h4>
<ol>
<li>In the editor, create a <strong>Group</strong> block</li>
<li>Set the group layout to <strong>Row</strong></li>
<li>Add child blocks (images, groups, columns…)</li>
<li>In the sidebar panel <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Styles <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> choose <strong>Carousel (3 items)</strong> (or another variant)</li>
<li>Publish</li>
</ol>
<h4>With a Query Loop block</h4>
<ol>
<li>Insert a <strong>Query Loop</strong> block</li>
<li>Configure the query (post type, filters, number of items…)</li>
<li>In the sidebar panel <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Styles <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> choose a Carousel variant</li>
<li>Publish — posts scroll horizontally as carousel slides</li>
</ol>
<h4>With a Gallery block</h4>
<ol>
<li>Insert a <strong>Gallery</strong> block and add images</li>
<li>In the sidebar panel <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Styles <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> choose a Carousel variant</li>
<li>Publish — images scroll horizontally as carousel slides</li>
</ol>
<p>Navigation buttons and accessibility attributes are automatically injected on the front-end.</p>
<h3>Customization</h3>
<p>The carousel is designed to work out of the box, but you can easily override styles in your theme’s <code>style.css</code> or via the WordPress Customizer > Additional CSS.</p>
<h4>Disable the peek effect</h4>
<p>By default, items are slightly narrower than the visible area so the next item “peeks” in — signaling there is more content to scroll. To disable this and show full-width items:</p>
<pre><code>/* Disable peek — 3 items variant */
.is-style-snap-carousel > * {
    flex-basis: calc(33.333% - 1rem) !important;
}

/* Disable peek — 1 item variant */
.is-style-snap-carousel-single > * {
    flex-basis: 100% !important;
}

/* Disable peek — 2 items variant */
.is-style-snap-carousel-duo > * {
    flex-basis: calc(50% - 0.75rem) !important;
}

/* Disable peek — 4 items variant */
.is-style-snap-carousel-quad > * {
    flex-basis: calc(25% - 1.125rem) !important;
}
</code></pre>
<h4>Customize navigation arrows</h4>
<pre><code>/* Arrow color and background */
.snap-carousel-prev,
.snap-carousel-next {
    background: #0073aa;
    color: #ffffff;
    border-color: #0073aa;
}

/* Arrow hover state */
.snap-carousel-prev:hover,
.snap-carousel-next:hover {
    background: #005177;
    color: #ffffff;
}

/* Arrow size (default: 44px — WCAG minimum touch target) */
.snap-carousel-prev,
.snap-carousel-next {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
}

/* Square arrows instead of round */
.snap-carousel-prev,
.snap-carousel-next {
    border-radius: 8px;
}
</code></pre>
<h4>Customize spacing</h4>
<pre><code>/* Gap between items */
[class*="is-style-snap-carousel"] {
    gap: 2rem;
}

/* Space above carousel (room for navigation) */
.snap-carousel-wrapper {
    padding-top: 4rem;
}
</code></pre>
<h4>Customize focus indicator</h4>
<pre><code>/* Custom focus color for keyboard navigation */
[class*="is-style-snap-carousel"]:focus-visible {
    outline-color: #ff6600;
    outline-width: 3px;
}

.snap-carousel-prev:focus-visible,
.snap-carousel-next:focus-visible {
    outline-color: #ff6600;
}
</code></pre>
<h4>Use with WordPress theme.json design tokens</h4>
<p>The carousel already uses <code>--wp--preset--color--base</code>, <code>--wp--preset--color--contrast</code> and <code>--wp--preset--color--primary</code> tokens. You can override these per-block in theme.json or via CSS:</p>
<pre><code>/* Example: dark themed carousel */
.snap-carousel-wrapper {
    --wp--preset--color--base: #1a1a2e;
    --wp--preset--color--contrast: #e0e0e0;
    --wp--preset--color--primary: #e94560;
}<h3>Technical Notes</h3>
</code></pre>
<p>– CSS overrides <code>flex-wrap: nowrap</code> on the Row container to force horizontal scrolling<br />
– Items use a slightly reduced <code>flex-basis</code> to create a peek effect (next item partially visible)<br />
– Navigation buttons are positioned <code>absolute</code> at the top right (adjust <code>top</code> value for your theme)<br />
– JS uses a 150ms debounce on scroll for button state updates and 300ms for screen reader announcements<br />
– Compatible with WooCommerce blocks (products, etc.)</p>
<h3>About</h3>
<p>Snap Carousel is built and maintained by <a href="https://www.wearewp.pro" rel="nofollow ugc">WeAre[WP]</a>, a French WordPress agency specializing in accessible websites and RGAA compliance audits. This plugin was built to solve a real problem: every carousel plugin we audited failed basic accessibility requirements. So we built one that passes our own audits.</p>
<p>Need help with your WordPress project? <a href="https://www.wearewp.pro/contact" rel="nofollow ugc">Get in touch</a>.</p>


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Just tried the plugin on my homepage, works great overall, accessible and lightweight as advertised.



Thanks for the plugin!


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Accessible carousel for Group, Query Loop & Gallery blocks. WCAG 2.2 AA, CSS scroll-snap, keyboard navigation, zero dependency.

Joe Dolson

<p>Access Monitor runs accessibility tests of your WordPress site. It runs an automated scan of your site using the Tenon.io web accessibility service.</p>
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<h4>Monitor Site Accessibility</h4>
<p>No matter how hard you work to make your web site accessible, if you’re adding new content regularly, the accessibility of your site changes equally often. If you change your theme, you may have a whole new set of issues.</p>
<p>Access Monitor does two great things to help you test your site for accessibility.</p>
<p><strong>First</strong>, it gives you the freedom of automation – schedule a weekly or monthly report, and get notified each time a report is run. Test a specific set of pages, and return a list of definite accessibility issues.</p>
<p><strong>Second</strong>, it only reports accessibility issues that are machine-testable. It’s won’t raise red flags because it couldn’t tell whether an issue is a problem.</p>
<p>Access Monitor uses <a href="http://tenon.io" rel="nofollow ugc">Tenon.io</a>, an automated accessibility testing service developed by web accessibility guru <a href="http://karlgroves.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Karl Groves</a>. Tenon does what an automated tool should do – it delivers a report telling you what the issue is, where it was found, why it’s an issue, and who is affected by it.</p>
<p>A perfect score in Access Monitor doesn’t mean that your web site is accessible – there’s no way around manual testing. But Access Monitor makes sure that if an issue can be found using automation, you’ll know about it.</p>
<h4>Learn about Tenon and Automated Accessibility</h4>
<p>Go to <a href="http://tenon.io" rel="nofollow ugc">Tenon.io to run a test of your site</a> or <a href="http://tenon.io/documentation/" rel="nofollow ugc">read the Tenon.io documentation</a>. Check out Karl Groves’ article series <a href="http://www.karlgroves.com/2014/02/13/everything-you-know-about-accessibility-testing-is-wrong-part-1/" rel="nofollow ugc">Everything You Know About Accessibility Testing is Wrong</a>. Then <a href="https://tenon.io/pricing.php" rel="nofollow ugc">get yourself an API key</a> (affiliate link).</p>
<p>Keep up with <a href="https://github.com/joedolson/access-monitor" rel="nofollow ugc">Access Monitor development on GitHub</a>.</p>
<h4>Test your WordPress Site</h4>
<p>Run a one-time test or schedule a test to be run on a weekly or monthly basis. All tests run through this system are saved for later review and comparison so you can track the performance of a page or a test over time.</p>
<ul>
<li>Duplicate issues are filtered out. If an accessibility issue appears on multiple pages, it will be shown the first time it’s identified.</li>
<li>Re-run any test from the Accessibility Reports screen at any time. Re-running a test will create a new test on the same pages using the same parameters.</li>
<li>Apply rules that will test posts before you publish them and reject publication if they don’t meet your criteria</li>
</ul>
<h4>Test the WordPress Admin</h4>
<p>You can test the page you’re viewing using a link in the admin bar labeled ‘A11y Check’.</p>
<ul>
<li>On the front-end, only Pages and individual posts or custom post type pages can be tested. Archive pages are not currently passed to Tenon.</li>
</ul>
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