ITPS WCAG Accessibility

Description

ITPS WCAG Accessibility helps WordPress and Elementor sites meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA, which many public-sector and enterprise contracts now require.

It fixes the mechanical problems automatically, shows you exactly what is left, and gives you the paperwork (checklist and accessibility statement) you need for RFPs and audits. It is not an “overlay”: fixes are real HTML, CSS and ARIA improvements. The optional visitor toolbar is off by default.

Automatic fixes (each one can be turned off)

• 2.4.1 Skip-to-content link and a main landmark
• 2.4.7 Strong, visible keyboard focus outline
• 2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (new in 2.2) – focused items never hide under sticky headers
• 2.5.8 Target Size (new in 2.2) – minimum 24×24 px buttons and icon links
• 1.4.4 Re-enables pinch-zoom when a theme blocks it
• 2.2.2 / 2.3.3 Respects “reduce motion” and adds a pause button to auto-playing carousels
• 1.4.1 Underlines links in body text
• 1.1.1 Images with no alt attribute get alt=”” (and are still listed in the scan)
• 4.1.2 Accessible names for icon-only links and buttons, social icons, iframes and unlabeled form fields
• 1.3.5 autocomplete on name, email, phone and address fields
• 3.2.5 “Opens in a new tab” text on target=”_blank” links
• Elementor: menu toggle and sub-menus (aria-expanded, Esc to close), toggles and accordions, and Elementor Pro popups as real dialogs (focus trap, Esc, focus return)

Site Scan – every page type

Checks your site the way a visitor sees it, across every kind of page:

• Home page and blog index
• Every page, post and public custom post type (WooCommerce products, Elementor landing pages, portfolios…)
• Post type archives (e.g. the WooCommerce shop)
• Category, tag and custom taxonomy archives (e.g. product categories)
• Author and date archives
• Search results and the 404 page

Results are grouped by WCAG success criterion and by page type, with “Edit with Elementor” links and a CSV export.

Manual checklist

The WCAG 2.2 criteria no tool can test (keyboard use, captions, reflow, error messages, the new 2.2 criteria, screen-reader testing). Record Supports / Partially supports / Does not support and notes. That is the evidence you need to fill in a VPAT / Accessibility Conformance Report.

Accessibility statement

One click creates an Accessibility Statement page (based on the W3C model) using the [itps_accessibility_statement] shortcode.

ITPS Cloud (optional, free key)

Connect a free ITPS key and IT Pro Services’ servers re-scan your public pages every week, email you the report, keep your scan history and host a public accessibility report page and badge. See “External services” below.

Important

No plugin can make a site WCAG conformant on its own. Automated checks cover roughly a third of WCAG. Alt-text quality, colour contrast in your theme, captions, heading structure, and keyboard and screen-reader testing still need a person. This plugin shows you where to look.

External services

This plugin works fully without any external service. It only connects to one if you choose to connect it to ITPS Cloud (WCAG 2.2 → ITPS Cloud), paste a key and tick the consent box.

• Service: ITPS Cloud by IT Pro Services LLC – https://my.it-ps.net
• What it does: scans your site’s public pages from ITPS servers on a schedule, emails reports, stores scan history and hosts a public report page.
• Data sent (only after you connect): your site URL, admin email address, plugin and WordPress version numbers, and your ITPS key. ITPS servers then fetch your site’s public pages like a normal visitor.
• When: when you click Connect, Run a cloud scan or Disconnect, and once a day to refresh status and history while connected.
• Terms of service: https://www.it-ps.net/terms-and-conditions/
• Privacy policy: https://www.it-ps.net/privacy-policy/

The “Get my free key” button opens https://my.it-ps.net in a new tab so you can create an account; nothing is sent from your site when you click it.