Description
A11ysaurio PDF Checker is a tool designed to help you ensure that the PDF documents uploaded to your website meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 and PDF/UA). It integrates directly into the WordPress Media Library, allowing you to analyze any PDF with a single click without leaving your admin dashboard.
Main Features:
- Automatic Analysis: Instant detection of structural errors, missing language, missing titles, heading structure (H1-H6), and data tables.
- Native Integration: Adds an analysis button to the list view and the details view of any PDF file within your media library.
- Validation History: A central dashboard to see the accessibility status of all your analyzed PDFs at a glance.
- Total Privacy: All PDF parsing and analysis is performed locally in your web browser. The document is never uploaded to external third-party servers, ensuring the confidentiality of your data.
- Keyboard and Screen Reader Support: The review interface itself is built following good accessibility practices.
Source Code
The file assets/js/a11ysaurio-admin.js included in this plugin is the original, raw, and unminified source code. No build tools or minification processes were used to generate this file.
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Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/a11ysaurio-pdf-checkerdirectory, or install the plugin directly through the WordPress plugins screen by searching for “A11ysaurio PDF Checker”. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Go to your Media Library, select any PDF file, and click on “Analyze PDF with A11ysaurio”.
- You can view the full report in the A11ysaurio side panel in your WordPress dashboard.
FAQ
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Are my PDFs sent to any external server?
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No. All structural analysis of the PDF is performed locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your documents remain completely private and never leave your server/browser.
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What standards does the plugin check?
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The plugin performs a heuristic check of the most critical and common aspects defined by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and the PDF/UA standard. It includes checking language, title, heading hierarchy, tables, and alternative attributes for images.
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Does it require complex configuration?
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No. It is “plug & play”. Once activated, it automatically adds the analysis option to all your PDFs in the media library.
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Contributors & Developers
“A11ysaurio PDF Checker” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.1
- Added Spanish translation.
1.0.0
- Initial release of the plugin in the official WordPress repository.