Accessibility Tools & Alt Text Finder

This plugin helps you find, understand, and begin fixing real accessibility issues. Use the accessibility checker to review common page-level issues like missing or poor image Alt text, contrast problems, unclear links, missing labels, headings, landmarks, and page structure, with issues highlighted on the front end so you can see where they appear.

Instead of masking problems with an overlay, this plugin helps you identify issues and make real improvements. It includes an easy-to-understand page-level accessibility checker for common WCAG issues, tools to find and add missing Alt text, a contrast ratio checker, an interactive accessibility checklist, free accessibility resources, and a built-in web accessibility course.

No account, email signup, credit card, or overlay gimmicks required, just install the plugin and start making meaningful accessibility improvements in WordPress.

Watch the 3-Minute Plugin Tour

What You Can Do Right After Installing

• Run unlimited front-end accessibility checks for common WCAG issues on individual pages
• Review headings, labels, contrast, link text, landmarks, and image Alt text
• Use the screen reader preview wand to understand what may be announced
• Find and fix images missing Alt / Description / Caption text
• Update missing text individually or in bulk
• Check color contrast ratios before publishing
• Use a guided checklist to track progress
• Access a built-in web accessibility course module
• Follow links to free web accessibility resources

⭐ Trusted by WordPress users (4.9/5 rating with over 40,000 downloads).

Why This Matters

Web accessibility is about helping people use technology, regardless of ability. Since WordPress powers such a large portion of the web, WordPress site owners, developers, and content teams are uniquely positioned to make a real difference. This plugin helps make that first step easier by finding common accessibility issues, fixing missing image text, checking contrast, and providing training so you can start making meaningful improvements without needing to become an expert overnight.

Key Features

Accessibility Checker / Quick Page Scans

Run unlimited page-level checks directly on the front end of your WordPress site to identify common accessibility issues, highlight where they appear, and get practical guidance on what to review and fix.

What the Accessibility Checker Helps Review:

• Unlimited page-level checks for common WCAG issues
• Headings and page structure
• Form labels and input accessibility
• Color contrast issues
• Link text clarity
• Missing image Alt text
• Landmarks and page regions
• Screen reader preview wand to help understand what may be announced
• Code location details for identified issues
• Suggested fixes and remediation guidance

Best for: quickly finding common accessibility issues on the live front end, seeing where they appear, understanding what they mean, and learning how to start fixing them.

Missing Alt Text Finder (Media Library + Live Content)

• See every image missing Alt / Description / Caption text
• Find images already embedded in published Posts/Pages
• Update missing text in bulk (or edit individually)
• Filter to focus only on what needs attention

Best for: quick wins, measurable accessibility progress, cleaner content, and improved image context for SEO.

Contrast Ratio Checker

Quickly check color contrast ratios with a simple pass/fail so text and UI elements are easier to read.

• Check foreground and background color combinations
• Get a simple pass/fail result
• Preview how the text looks on the selected background
• Review contrast for normal and large text
• Reduce common color contrast issues before they reach users

Guided Accessibility Checklist

Use a simple interactive checklist to help you and your team:

• Understand what to review
• Prioritize what to fix first
• Track accessibility progress over time
• Build better accessibility habits inside WordPress

Built-In Web Accessibility Course

Learn accessibility fundamentals directly inside WordPress with step-by-step lessons designed covering:

• Web Accessibility Foundations
• WCAG Guidelines
• Accessible Design Principles
• Accessible Development Principles
• Testing and Remediation
• Agency Implementation

This is ideal for site owners, designers, developers, content editors, and teams that want practical guidance, not just tool output.

Free Accessibility Resources

Access free accessibility resources and reference links to support long-term accessibility improvements.

• WCAG 2.1 and WCAG 2.2 guidelines
• VPAT/ACR templates and documentation resources
• Links to relevant accessibility laws and standards
• Educational materials for learning and improving accessibility
• Resources to help site owners, developers, and teams take the next step

Built to Support Real Accessibility Work

This plugin helps you find, understand, and fix common accessibility issues inside WordPress — including missing image alt text, missing image descriptions/captions, contrast issues, and other common problems found through quick scans and guided checks.

It is not a one-click compliance fix or overlay-style shortcut. Accessibility still requires human review, manual testing, and thoughtful remediation, but this plugin gives you the tools, training, and guidance to start making meaningful improvements.

Short How-To Videos

Video #1: Accessibility Checker Tool

Video #2: Finding & Fix Missing Alternative Text

Video #3: How to Use the Course

Video #4: Accessibility Compliance Checklist

Video #5: Color Contrast Checker

Video #6: Free Resources for Web Accessibility

Want to Go Further?

The free plugin gives you practical tools to start improving accessibility inside WordPress. For users who want expanded features, additional guidance, and more advanced accessibility support, the Pro version is designed to help you go further and make accessibility easier to manage over time.

Explore Pro Features

Need Professional Accessibility Help?

For professional accessibility audits, remediation, PDF accessibility, VPAT/ACR support, and training, visit: 508accessible.com

External Services

This plugin uses the following third-party services:

1. Incrementable.js Used in the contrast testing tool to allow keyboard-accessible incrementable fields.

– Loaded from: leaverou.github.com/incrementable/incrementable.js – No user data is sent. – License: MIT License – Source: github.com/LeaVerou/incrementable

Source Code

This plugin includes bundled/minified JavaScript and CSS files to optimize performance. To comply with WordPress.org guidelines for human-readable code, the original, non-minified source code is included directly within the plugin under:

This includes: – Original JavaScript files before minification or bundling. – SASS/SCSS or uncompiled CSS files (if applicable). – Any build configuration files (such as webpack.config.js or angular.json if used).

These files are provided to ensure transparency and promote open-source collaboration.

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv3 or later. For more information, see GNU General Public License