Title: Poor Accessibility
Last modified: April 9, 2026

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# Poor Accessibility

 *  Resolved [greenclosetdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greenclosetdev/)
 * (@greenclosetdev)
 * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poor-accessibility/)
 * We are performing an accessibility audit on several websites and have found that
   the language switcher component does not meet WCAG 2.1 guidelines. The modal 
   becomes a keyboard trap. To replicate the issue, tab navigate the page. You can
   enter the modal and tab through the languages but the modal does not close. You
   are able to continue tabbing down the page but nothing receives proper focus 
   because the modal is still open.
 * Can this be resolved?
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   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [edo888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edo888/)
 * (@edo888)
 * [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poor-accessibility/#post-18877189)
 * Hi,
 * Unfortunately not all language selectors are WCAG compatible, Popup look is not.
 * Please use a simpler language switcher like regular Dropdown, or use Flags/Flags
   with language names/codes option place the selector into your menu and it should
   be fine.
 * Thanks! 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [greenclosetdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greenclosetdev/)
 * (@greenclosetdev)
 * [6 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poor-accessibility/#post-18878400)
 * Thanks, but that’s not really a resolution. Is there anything that can be done
   to make the popup version compliant?
 *  Plugin Author [edo888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edo888/)
 * (@edo888)
 * [5 days, 17 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poor-accessibility/#post-18878978)
 * Hi,
 * Possibly you need to modify wp-content/plugins/gtranslate/js/popup.js and make
   it WCAG compliant. Unfortunately I have not invested time to make that happen.
   Feel free to share your findings.
 * Thanks! 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [edo888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edo888/)
 * Last activity: [5 days, 17 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poor-accessibility/#post-18878978)
 * Status: resolved