AccessVane checks your pages against WCAG 2.2 Level AA, tells you what is wrong in language you can act on, and repairs the problems that can be repaired safely.
It is not an accessibility overlay. Overlays load a script on top of your site and try to patch things in the visitor’s browser; they do not change your pages, which is why sites carrying one still fail scans. AccessVane changes what your server actually sends.
What it does
- Scans your pages against WCAG 2.2 Level AA using axe-core, the same open-source rule engine behind Chrome’s Lighthouse audit.
- Explains every finding in plain English — what is wrong, who it blocks, and the exact steps to fix it in WordPress, WooCommerce, Elementor or the block editor.
- Repairs what can be repaired safely — skip links, visible keyboard focus, pinch-zoom, missing image descriptions, unlabelled form fields, untitled embeds, unnamed menus, keyboard access to scrolling areas.
- Bulk alt text editor — every image missing a description on one screen, saving as you type, instead of one Media Library modal at a time.
- Accessibility statement generator — builds the statement the European Accessibility Act requires, worded honestly, as a draft page you review before publishing.
- Checks while you write — an Accessibility panel in the block editor flags missing alt text, skipped heading levels, empty buttons and vague link text before you publish, not after.
- A 16-point manual checklist for the problems no scanner can find.
The scan runs in your browser, not on your server
Each page is loaded into a hidden frame in your own admin session and tested there. Nothing about your site is sent anywhere, no external service is contacted, there is no API key, no account, and no per-scan cost. Scan as often as you like.
What this plugin will not tell you
Automated testing reliably detects roughly one third of WCAG failures. A clean scan is a good sign, not a certificate of compliance, and any plugin that tells you otherwise is misleading you. A tool can see that an image has alt text; it cannot tell whether that text is accurate. It can see that a button is focusable; it cannot tell whether pressing it does the right thing.
That is why the Manual checks screen ships with the plugin rather than being sold as an upgrade. Working through it — especially the keyboard-only test and the screen reader test — will teach you more about your site than any scan.
Every repair is optional and reversible
Nothing is switched on when you activate the plugin. Each repair is listed with what it changes and what could go wrong, you choose which to enable, and switching one off restores exactly what your theme produced before. No stored content is ever rewritten.
Credits
Accessibility testing is powered by axe-core by Deque Systems, licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. The unminified source is included in assets/js/axe.js.
Screenshots
The overview: your average score, severity breakdown, and the problems affecting the most pages.
Scanning: pick your pages and watch each one checked in turn.
Every scanned page gets its own score, with each finding tagged by severity and WCAG criterion.
Repairs, each with an honest note about what it changes and what could go wrong.
The bulk alt text editor, saving as you type.
The manual checklist for what automation cannot reach.