<h2>Make your website accessible with Accessibility Checker</h2>
<p>Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker helps you find and fix accessibility problems as you create content — no need to leave the WordPress editor. The plugin scans your posts and pages each time you save or publish, then shows errors and warnings directly in the edit screen so you can fix issues in real time.</p>
<p>Accessibility Checker runs over 40 automated checks based on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 and highlights exactly which elements fail WCAG. If you aren’t sure what a code snippet means, flip to the front-end view to see the element highlighted on your website.</p>
<p>Accessibility Checker also includes 10 automated fixes to resolve common accessibility barriers for you. Helpful documentation is available for every issue, and accessibility consulting is available if you need expert help.</p>
<h3>Automated accessibility fixes</h3>
<p>Have accessibility issues on your website that you can’t fix? Accessibility Checker can fix common issues in themes and plugins. One-click fixes include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Add skip links</li>
<li>Add focus outlines</li>
<li>Block links opening new windows</li>
<li>Force links to be underlined</li>
<li>Label comment fields</li>
<li>Label search fields</li>
<li>Add <code>lang</code> and <code>dir</code> attributes</li>
<li>Make the viewport scalable</li>
<li>Remove positive tab index to fix incorrect focus order</li>
<li>Remove title attributes from elements with preferred accessible names</li>
<li>Add warnings to links that open in new tabs</li>
<li>Add file size & type to links [Pro]</li>
<li>Add missing page titles [Pro]</li>
<li>Block PDF uploads [Pro]</li>
<li>Label form fields [Pro]</li>
</ul>
<h3>Ensure ongoing ADA, Section 508, AODA, European Accessibility Act, and WCAG compliance</h3>
<p>Laws around the world require websites to be accessible. Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker is the best automated tool to run to support your accessibility strategy.</p>
<ul>
<li>Find problems fast.</li>
<li>Learn accessibility as you go.</li>
<li>Easy automated fixes.</li>
<li>Personalized support and custom plans for more complex remediation needs. [Pro]</li>
</ul>
<p>Start making your website comply with accessibility laws and requirements today. Making your website accessible reduces legal risk, improves SEO, and can increase conversions.</p>
<h4>A vital part of your WordPress accessibility strategy</h4>
<p>Accessibility Checker is the best automated tool to run along with your manual accessibility tests. It’s perfect for <strong>small business websites</strong>, <strong>large enterprise organizations</strong>, and everything in between. Whether you’re running a small brochure website, an <strong>ecommerce</strong> store with thousands of products, or a <strong>multi-site</strong> network for a university, Accessibility Checker is the right tool for your website.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>No limits on pages scanned.</strong> Have hundreds of blog posts or pages on your website? No problem!</li>
<li><strong>Coded and tested by accessibility experts.</strong> Equalize Digital team members are certified accessibility professionals by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals and experts at building accessible WordPress websites.</li>
<li><strong>WCAG 2.2 A, AA, and AAA guidance.</strong> Flags errors and warnings for accessibility problems according to WCAG 2.2.</li>
<li><strong>Readability analysis and auto insertion of simplified summary.</strong> Includes a Flesch Kincaid grade level analysis and a place to enter a simplified summary to meet WCAG Success Criterion 3.1.5 Reading Level.</li>
<li><strong>Ignore feature.</strong> Easily close errors or warnings that have been assessed manually and determined to be not relevant. Optionally, document a reason/notes with each ignore. Logs the username and date/time when errors/warnings are ignored.</h3>
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<li><strong>Accessibility statement.</strong> Draft accessibility statement that you can modify for your organization and publish on your website to share your accessibility efforts with the public.</li>
<li><strong>Footer accessibility statement.</strong> One-click to insert an accessibility statement in your footer.</li>
<li><strong>Detailed documentation.</strong> Thorough help articles and instructions for fixing problems – the perfect resource for learning more about accessibility.</li>
<li><strong>[Pro] Bulk scanning.</strong> Scan all posts and pages in bulk rather than one-by-one for an overview of your entire site’s accessibility.</li>
<li><strong>[Pro] Scan additional post types.</strong> Add the Accessibility Checker in-post accessibility audit to any post type present on your website.</li>
<li><strong>[Pro] Admin columns.</strong> Quickly seeing the accessibility status of posts and pages at a glance by adding accessibility status columns.</li>
<li><strong>[Pro] Centralized Open Issues list.</strong> See all existing issues in one place for fast-track accessibility remediation.</li>
<li><strong>[Pro] Ignore Log.</strong> See all items that have been ignored on the website, by whom, and when, in one central place. Reopen errors or warnings that have been incorrectly ignored.</li>
<li><strong>[Pro] User restrictions on Ignore.</strong> Limit which user roles can ignore errors and warnings – allows for greater admin control and management of accessibility review.</li>
</ul>
<p>Additional paid add-ons include:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Audit History add-on:</strong> track and report on changes over time.</li>
<li><strong>CSV Export add-on:</strong> export issues to CSV for management in a spreadsheet or project management tool.</li>
<li><strong>Multisite add-on:</strong> see accessibility status and manage settings for all sites in your network.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Our support team is here to help you</h3>
<p>The Equalize Digital team aims to provide regular support for Accessibility Checker. If you have a question about the plugin or its use, we will do our best to help you quickly. Our support hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM U.S. Central. Please understand that we do prioritize support for purchasers of Accessibility Checker Pro.</p>
<p>If you need one-on-one email support, please consider purchasing <a href="https://equalizedigital.com/accessibility-checker/pricing/?ref=woocommerce&utm_source=woo&utm_medium=affiliate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc">Accessibility Checker Pro</a>. Accessibility Checker Pro customers receive unlimited personal support on plugin usage and features.</p>
<p>Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/wordpress.accessibility" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Accessibility Facebook group</a> for community support and to connect with other developers, designers, and content creators who are working to make their websites more accessible. This is a great place to get free WP accessibility remediation assistance from others in the community.</p>
<p>For paid Accessibility Checker customers on a small business plan or above, we provide two accessibility <a href="https://equalizedigital.com/learn/office-hours/?ref=woocommerce&utm_source=woo&utm_medium=affiliate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc">office hours</a> calls each month to address your remediation queries. This is an invaluable resource for those who need direct assistance and expert insights when making their sites more accessible.</p>
<h3>Learn accessibility</h3>
<p>Want to learn more about accessibility and stay on-top of accessibility best practices? Attend an official WordPress Accessibility Meetup!</p>
<p>These free virtual meetups are held twice per month via Zoom and are live captioned. <a href="https://equalizedigital.com/wordpress-accessibility-meetup/?ref=woocommerce&utm_source=woo&utm_medium=affiliate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about the WP Accessibility Meetup</a></p>
<h3>About us</h3>
<p><a href="https://equalizedigital.com/?ref=woocommerce&utm_source=woo&utm_medium=affiliate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc">Equalize Digital</a> 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, including government, higher ed, and enterprise websites.</p>

Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker

<p>Real-time accessibility testing and automated fixes in your WordPress dashboard. Start making your WooCommerce store accessible today.</p>

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<h2>Key Benefits</h2>
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<li><strong>Stop Fraud Before Payment</strong> – Block fraudulent orders at checkout before any money changes hands</li>
<li><strong>100% Local — No External APIs</strong> – All fraud checks run on your server. No data leaves your site, no third-party dependencies, no per-transaction fees</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Response Actions</strong> – Block suspicious orders outright, place them on hold for review, or flag them for attention — your rules, your call</li>
<li><strong>Intelligent Risk Scoring</strong> – Automatic fraud detection with disposable email detection, IP tracking, country mismatch analysis, and more</li>
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<h2>Main Features</h2>
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<li><strong>Custom Blocking Rules</strong> – Create rules targeting emails, domains, phones, IPs, countries, addresses, names, payment methods, and shipping methods</li>
<li><strong>4 Matching Modes</strong> – Exact match, contains, wildcard patterns, and full regex support</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Risk Scoring</strong> – 6 configurable risk signals with adjustable weights and thresholds</li>
<li><strong>Classic & Blocks Checkout</strong> – Full protection for both WooCommerce checkout experiences</li>
<li><strong>Order Risk Metabox</strong> – Color-coded risk badges, scores, and detailed risk factors on every order</li>
<li><strong>Complete Audit Trail</strong> – Every fraud check logged with context, action, trigger, score, and metadata</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce Analytics Integration</strong> – Security Logs report directly in the WooCommerce Analytics dashboard</li>
<li><strong>GDPR & Privacy Ready</strong> – Built-in privacy policy integration with transparent data handling</li>
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<h3>Rule-Based Blocking</h3>
<p>Build your own defense with powerful, flexible rules. Target orders by email address, domain, phone number, IP address, country, city, postcode, billing or shipping address, customer name, payment method, or shipping method. Choose from exact match, contains, wildcard, or regex matching. Set rules to block, hold, or flag — and add expiration dates for temporary rules.</p>
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<h3>Intelligent Risk Scoring</h3>
<p>Every order is automatically assessed against six configurable risk signals: disposable email detection, IP reputation tracking, billing/shipping country mismatch, suspicious address keywords, new account age, and high-value order thresholds. Each signal has an adjustable weight, and you set the thresholds that determine whether an order is blocked, held, or flagged.</p>
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<h3>Real-Time Checkout Protection</h3>
<p>Shop Defender intercepts fraudulent orders at the earliest possible moment — before payment is processed. Full support for both the classic WooCommerce checkout and the newer WooCommerce Blocks checkout. When an order is blocked, draft orders are automatically cleaned up and the customer sees your customizable error message.</p>
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<h3>Order Risk Assessment</h3>
<p>Every order gets a detailed risk assessment stored as metadata. A dedicated metabox on the order page shows a color-coded badge (blocked, on hold, flagged, or low risk), a visual risk score bar, and a breakdown of every risk factor that contributed to the score. Optionally display a fraud risk column directly on the orders list.</p>
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<h2>How It Works</h2>
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<li><strong>Install & Activate</strong> – Upload the plugin and activate it alongside WooCommerce</li>
<li><strong>Enable Protection</strong> – Navigate to WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced > Shop Defender and enable the plugin</li>
<li><strong>Configure Risk Thresholds</strong> – Adjust signal weights and set your block/hold score thresholds</li>
<li><strong>Create Rules (Optional)</strong> – Add custom rules for known bad actors, risky domains, or suspicious patterns</li>
<li><strong>Monitor & Review</strong> – Review flagged orders, check risk scores, and refine your rules using the audit log</li>
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<h2>Comprehensive Rule Types</h2>
<p>Target fraud from every angle:</p>
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<li><strong>Email & Domain</strong> – Block specific addresses or entire domains (e.g., *@disposable.com)</li>
<li><strong>Phone Number</strong> – Normalized matching strips formatting differences automatically</li>
<li><strong>IP Address</strong> – Block known bad IPs with exact or pattern matching</li>
<li><strong>Country, State, City & Postcode</strong> – Geographic restrictions for billing and shipping</li>
<li><strong>Billing & Shipping Address</strong> – Catch suspicious address patterns like PO boxes</li>
<li><strong>Customer Name</strong> – Block known fraudulent names with case-insensitive matching</li>
<li><strong>Payment Method</strong> – Restrict specific payment methods for flagged contexts</li>
<li><strong>Shipping Method</strong> – Route orders based on chosen shipping options</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Configurable Risk Signals</h2>
<p>Fine-tune fraud detection with six adjustable signals:</p>
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<li><strong>Disposable Email Detection</strong> – Bundled database of 5,000+ known disposable email domains (default: +30 points)</li>
<li><strong>Failed IP Tracking</strong> – Flag IPs with a history of blocked orders in a configurable lookback period (default: +20 points)</li>
<li><strong>Country Mismatch</strong> – Detect when billing and shipping countries differ (default: +15 points)</li>
<li><strong>Suspicious Address Keywords</strong> – Configurable keyword list for risky address patterns like PO boxes (default: +10 points)</li>
<li><strong>New Account Detection</strong> – Flag orders from recently created accounts (default: +10 points, configurable age threshold)</li>
<li><strong>High-Value Order Alerts</strong> – Extra scrutiny for orders above a configurable amount (default: +15 points, $300 threshold)</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Three Response Actions</h2>
<p>Choose the right response for every situation:</p>
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<li><strong>Block</strong> – Hard deny at checkout. Payment is never processed. The customer sees your customizable error message. Draft orders are automatically deleted.</li>
<li><strong>Hold</strong> – The order is placed on hold for manual review. An admin note is added with full risk details. You decide whether to approve or cancel.</li>
<li><strong>Flag</strong> – The order completes normally but is marked with a warning. A note and risk score are attached for your review when fulfilling.</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Complete Audit Trail</h2>
<p>Every fraud check is logged for accountability and analysis:</p>
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<li><strong>Full Context Logging</strong> – Context (checkout, order), action taken, trigger type (rule or heuristic), risk score, and metadata</li>
<li><strong>Advanced Filtering</strong> – Filter logs by context, action, email, IP address, or order ID</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Retention</strong> – Daily WP-Cron task prunes logs older than your configured retention period (default: 90 days)</li>
<li><strong>Analytics Integration</strong> – Access a dedicated Security Logs report in WooCommerce > Analytics with date filtering and sorting</li>
<li><strong>Manual Management</strong> – Delete specific log entries or prune by age at any time</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Powerful Admin Interface</h2>
<p>Everything you need, right inside WooCommerce:</p>
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<li><strong>Modern React UI</strong> – Fast, responsive settings interface built with WordPress components</li>
<li><strong>Risk Metabox</strong> – Color-coded badges, visual score bars, and risk factor breakdowns on every order</li>
<li><strong>Orders List Column</strong> – Optional fraud risk column with risk level badges and scores</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Messages</strong> – Edit the customer-facing block message and admin hold note templates</li>
<li><strong>Capability-Based Access</strong> – Configure which user role can manage Shop Defender settings</li>
<li><strong>Debug Mode</strong> – Enable detailed logging to the WooCommerce debug log for troubleshooting</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Privacy & GDPR Compliance</h2>
<p>Transparent data handling built into the core:</p>
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<li><strong>Privacy Policy Integration</strong> – Automatic suggested privacy policy text added to WordPress Privacy settings</li>
<li><strong>Local Processing Only</strong> – No data sent to external services. All checks run entirely on your server.</li>
<li><strong>Configurable Retention</strong> – Set how long logs are kept (1–365 days) with automatic daily cleanup</li>
<li><strong>Data Transparency</strong> – Clear documentation of what data is collected, why, and how long it is stored</li>
<li><strong>Clean Uninstall</strong> – Optional removal of all plugin data (tables, options, order metadata) on uninstall</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Seamless Integration</h2>
<p>Works with your existing WooCommerce setup:</p>
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<li><strong>WooCommerce HPOS</strong> – Fully compatible with High-Performance Order Storage</li>
<li><strong>Classic & Blocks Checkout</strong> – Full protection for both checkout experiences</li>
<li><strong>Multisite Ready</strong> – Per-site rule and log isolation on WordPress multisite networks</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce Analytics</strong> – Dedicated Security Logs report in the Analytics dashboard</li>
<li><strong>REST API</strong> – Full CRUD API for rules, logs, and settings for programmatic management</li>
<li><strong>Developer Hooks</strong> – Actions and filters to extend fraud decisions, risk signals, and disposable domain lists</li>
<li><strong>Any Theme</strong> – Admin-only plugin with no frontend output — works with any theme</li>
</ul>

Shop Defender

<p>Stop losing revenue to fraudulent orders and chargebacks. Shop Defender catches bad actors before payment is processed — using custom rules, intelligent risk scoring, and disposable email detection — all running locally on your server with no third-party fees or data sharing.</p>

Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker vs Shop Defender