ExtenderX – Accessibility, Block Animations & Site Enhancements

ExtenderX is an all-in-one WordPress site enhancement plugin. It adds an accessibility toolbar, scroll and entrance animations for Gutenberg blocks, dark mode, a sticky header, maintenance and coming soon modes, an announcement bar, header/footer code snippets and 50+ other site tools — all managed from one dashboard, on any theme.

Turn on only what you need. A disabled feature adds zero CSS and zero JavaScript to your pages.

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What you can do with the free version

• Make your site easier to use — a visitor-facing accessibility toolbar with 11 display tools, 4 one-click profiles, a skip to content link and visible keyboard focus outlines.
• Animate any Gutenberg block — entrance, floating and 3D tilt animations on core blocks and third-party blocks, with no new blocks to learn.
• Add dark mode — a light/dark toggle for visitors that works with any theme.
• Improve navigation — sticky header, sticky footer bar, back to top button, scroll progress bar, scrollspy and smart auto-hiding header.
• Launch and maintain — maintenance mode and coming soon mode, with admins keeping full access.
• Promote offers — announcement bar, floating call-to-action button and CTA pulse animation.
• Add tracking and custom code — insert header and footer scripts and manage HTML, CSS and JavaScript snippets without editing theme files.
• Protect content — disable right click, text copy, inspect and image drag.
• Publish faster — Save & Go adds “save and jump to…” actions to the post editor.

One plugin instead of many

ExtenderX covers jobs that usually need a separate plugin each:

• Accessibility widget / toolbar
• Block animation and scroll animation plugin
• Dark mode plugin
• Sticky header and back to top plugin
• Maintenance mode / coming soon plugin
• Announcement bar / notification bar plugin
• Insert headers and footers / code snippets plugin
• Content protection (disable right click) plugin
• Seasonal effects (falling snow) plugin

Fewer plugins means fewer updates, fewer conflicts and one consistent settings screen.

Why site owners choose ExtenderX

• Lightweight by design — conditional asset loading. Scripts and styles load only where a feature is enabled and actually used.
• Works with what you have — any classic or block theme, all core blocks, and block libraries such as Kadence Blocks, Spectra, Stackable and GenerateBlocks.
• Private — the accessibility toolbar sets no cookies, calls no external service and sends no visitor data to your server.
• Respects visitors — motion features honor the “prefers-reduced-motion” system setting.
• Honest free tier — the free features listed here are complete and usable on their own, not trials.
• RTL ready — full right-to-left stylesheet support.

Accessibility

Tools that let visitors adjust how your site is displayed, so they can read and navigate it more comfortably. Everything is off until you enable it, nothing is fetched from an external service, and no visitor data leaves their browser. These tools are one part of an accessible site — your content, your markup and your own testing matter at least as much.

• Accessibility Toolbar — a floating button that opens a panel of display controls, grouped into Text, Color, Content, and Motion & reading. Free tools: text size, a readable font, left-aligned text, high contrast, inverted colors, grayscale, a light background, underlined links, highlighted headings, hidden images, and paused motion.
• Quick profiles — Low vision, Dyslexia, Focus and Seizure safe each switch on a matching set of tools in one click, using only the tools you have enabled. Press again to clear.
• Keyboard shortcut — visitors open and close the panel with Alt+A from anywhere on the page. A badge on the button shows how many settings are active, and Reset all clears them.
• Remembered preferences — a visitor’s choices follow them from page to page, stored in their own browser. No cookies, nothing identifying recorded, and nothing sent to your server.
• Skip to Content Link — lets keyboard visitors jump past the header straight to your main content. Hidden until focused, and it moves focus properly rather than only scrolling. If your target selector doesn’t match, common landmarks are tried automatically.
• Enhanced Focus Outlines — a configurable ring (color, thickness, offset) around whichever element the keyboard is on, for themes that hide or wash out the browser default. Appears for keyboard input, not mouse clicks.

You choose which side the button sits on, how far up from the bottom, which tools appear, and whether the profiles row and the shortcut are offered. The toolbar is itself keyboard operable, announces changes to screen readers, and honors the visitor’s “prefers-reduced-motion” system setting.

Pro adds: seven more visitor tools (reading guide, reading mask, text spacing, content zoom, a dyslexia-friendly typeface, a large cursor, saturation control) · toolbar branding (colors, icon, size, stacking order, hide on mobile) · an Accessibility Statement generator that creates an editable draft page · an Alt Text Audit that lists media library images with no alternative text.

Block Editor Extensions (all free)

Six extensions added to the Gutenberg sidebar for every registered block — core WordPress blocks and third-party block libraries alike. No replacement blocks. No shortcodes.

• Entrance Animation — scroll-triggered effects (fade in, slide up, zoom, flip, bounce, and more) with duration, delay, and easing controls. Fires once when the block enters the viewport.
• Floating Animation — smooth, continuous looping motion for hero sections, testimonial cards, and promotional banners.
• Tilt Animation — GPU-accelerated 3D tilt that responds to cursor movement, powered by VanillaTilt.js.
• Visibility Control — show or hide any block on desktop, tablet, or mobile using clean CSS.
• Wrapper Link — make any block — group, column, image, card — fully clickable.
• Tooltip — accessible hover tooltips on any block, rendered by Tippy.js.

Scripts and styles are added only to pages where at least one block uses an extension.

Compatible block libraries: Kadence Blocks · Spectra (UAG) · Stackable · Essential Blocks · Ultimate Blocks · Ghostkit · Gutenverse · GutenKit · Otter Blocks · Greenshift · CoBlocks · GenerateBlocks · all core WordPress blocks

Motion & Animations (Beta)

• Site-Wide Animations (free) — set one reveal style and it applies automatically to your content across every page. Supports block-type targeting, stagger delays, and per-page or per-block overrides in the editor.
• Scroll-Linked Effects (Pro) — parallax drift and scroll-progress scrub for elements you target.
• Import / Export (Pro) — back up your motion configuration or move it between sites.

Appearance

• Dark Mode — visitor-facing dark/light toggle powered by DarkReader. Works with any theme, no configuration.
• Skeleton Loading Screen (Pro) — show a skeleton placeholder while page content loads.
• Preloader (Pro) — display a branded animation before the page reveals.

Navigation & Scrolling

• Back to Top Button — floating button with style presets, icon, position, and visibility options.
• Sticky Header — keeps your navigation fixed at the top of the viewport as visitors scroll.
• Sticky Footer Bar — persistent footer strip across all pages.
• Scroll Progress Bar — visual reading-progress indicator at the top of the page.
• Scrollspy — highlights the active navigation link based on scroll position.
• Smart Scroll — hides the header when scrolling down, reveals it when scrolling up.
• Scroll to Bottom Button (Pro) — one-click jump to the bottom of the page; stacks neatly beside Back to Top.
• Smooth Scrolling (Pro) — smooth page scrolling powered by Lenis.
• Scrollbar Styler (Pro) — customize the browser scrollbar color and appearance.

Site Access Modes

• Maintenance Mode — show visitors a maintenance page while you work; admins keep full site access.
• Coming Soon Mode — full-page coming-soon screen before launch.
• Age Verification (Pro) · Cookie Consent (Pro) · GDPR Notice (Pro) · Exit-Intent Popup (Pro)

Marketing

• Announcement Bar — dismissible top or bottom banner for offers and notices.
• Floating CTA Button — fixed call-to-action button that follows the visitor.
• CTA Pulse Animation — draw attention to any button with a pulse ring.
• Sticky WhatsApp Button (Pro) — floating WhatsApp chat widget.
• Global Countdown Banner (Pro) — site-wide urgency timer for sales and launches.

Custom Code

• Insert Headers & Footers — add HTML, CSS, or JavaScript to your site’s <head>, after the opening <body>, or before the closing </body>. Suited to Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, AdSense, and site verification tags.
• Code Snippet Library — create, name, and toggle reusable HTML, CSS, and JavaScript snippets. Disabled snippets stay saved but stop running.
• Pro adds PHP snippets, conditional display logic (specific pages or post types), and scheduling.

Save & Go

A menu in the post editor (block and classic) that saves and then takes you straight to the next step.

• Free: Save & New, Save & List, Save & Next, Save & Previous, Save & View.
• Pro: Save & Duplicate, Save & Return, Save & View in New Window, a choice of default action, button placement options, and Bulk Add — paste a list of titles and create posts, pages or custom post types in one go.

Seasonal Effects

• Free: Winter Snow, Autumn Leaves, Falling Hearts.
• Pro: Spring Petals, Summer Bubbles, Christmas Lights, Fireworks, Halloween Bats, Ramadan Lanterns, Black Friday and Cyber Monday confetti, Weather, Particle Background, Fireflies, Twinkling Stars, Floating Emojis, Floating Shapes, Light Beams, Mouse Trail — plus scheduling by date range, page targeting, and per-effect colors.

All effects honor the visitor’s “prefers-reduced-motion” system setting.

Content Protection (all free)

Disable Right Click · Disable Copy · Disable Inspect · Disable Image Drag · Hide Admin Bar on Frontend

Free vs Pro at a glance

Free — yours to keep:
All 6 Block Editor extensions · Accessibility Toolbar with 11 visitor tools, 4 quick profiles, Alt+A shortcut and remembered preferences · Skip to Content link · Enhanced Focus Outlines · Site-Wide Animations (beta) · Insert Headers & Footers + HTML/CSS/JS snippets · Dark Mode · Back to Top · Sticky Header · Sticky Footer Bar · Scroll Progress Bar · Smart Scroll · Scrollspy · Maintenance Mode · Coming Soon Mode · Announcement Bar · Floating CTA Button · CTA Pulse Animation · 5 Save & Go actions · Winter Snow · Autumn Leaves · Falling Hearts · All 5 Content Protection tools · Full RTL support

Pro — when you need more:
7 more accessibility tools · Accessibility toolbar branding · Accessibility Statement generator · Alt Text Audit · Scroll-Linked Effects (parallax, scrub) · Motion Import/Export · Scroll to Bottom button · Smooth Scrolling (Lenis) · Scrollbar Styler · Skeleton Loading Screen · Preloader · 16 more seasonal and ambient effects · Seasonal scheduling, targeting and colors · Sticky WhatsApp Button · Global Countdown Banner · Advanced marketing widget options · Age Verification · Cookie Consent · GDPR Notice · Exit-Intent Popup · PHP snippets · Conditional snippet display · Snippet scheduling · 3 more Save & Go actions · Bulk Add

Is ExtenderX Pro right for you?

Start with the free plugin. Upgrade when one of these matches what you are doing:

• You run a store or run promotions — countdown banner, exit-intent popup, WhatsApp button, and Black Friday / Cyber Monday effects you can schedule ahead of time.
• You need consent and age gates — Cookie Consent, GDPR Notice and Age Verification without adding three more plugins.
• You are working on accessibility — an Alt Text Audit to find images to fix, an Accessibility Statement draft, extra reading tools, and a toolbar that matches your brand.
• You build sites for clients — PHP snippets with conditional logic, Motion Import/Export between sites, and Bulk Add to scaffold pages in seconds.
• You care about polish — smooth scrolling, parallax, preloader, skeleton loading screen and a styled scrollbar.

Upgrading keeps every setting you already have. Pro installs alongside the free plugin and unlocks the features marked PRO in the same dashboard — nothing to migrate or reconfigure.

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License & Disclaimer

This plugin is licensed under GPL v2 or later. No warranties are provided. You are free to modify and distribute it under the same license.