Comparison
WordPress accessibility plugins compared
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WordPress accessibility plugins do three different jobs: fix problems in your site's code, check your content and report problems, or add a menu for visitors. Here are the main ones in each group, ordered by WordPress.org installs, with what each costs and what it adds to your pages.
Install counts and ratings are from WordPress.org's plugin API on October 22, 2026. WordPress shows installs rounded down ("60,000+"). The current WordPress version is 7.1.source [21] Fixlight is listed last in its group because it's new and has no installs or ratings yet.
Plugins that fix your site's code
Web Accessibility by Elementor (formerly Ally / One Click Accessibility)
A scanner, a visitor widget and saved fixes
- Free plan with 5 URL scans; paid plans billed yearly (see Elementor's page for current prices).source [5]
- 500,000+ installs, 2.9 stars from 162 ratings (77 of them 1 star), tested up to 7.0.source [4]
- Needs an Elementor account. The visitor widget loads from Elementor's servers and is on by default; fixes you save for a scanned page are applied to its HTML on the server.source [4]
Good: the largest install base, a scanner, a statement generator and AI fix suggestions in one plugin.
Keep in mind: AI fixes use paid credits, and the free plan has 5 URL scans. The Overlay Fact Sheet lists it among its overlay examples.source [4]source [6]
WP Accessibility (Joe Dolson)
Fixes for common theme and core problems, plus checking tools
- Free; no paid version.source [1]
- 60,000+ installs, 4.8 stars from 68 ratings, tested with 7.1.
- Adds skip links, focus outlines, labels on core forms, titles on "read more" links; removes problem tabindex and zoom limits. Some fixes use a small script of its own.source [1]
Good: free, no account, maintained since 2012 and updated this month.
Keep in mind: it covers common theme and core problems; its readme says most issues need theme changes. No site-wide scanner.source [1]
Accessibility Checker (Equalize Digital)
A checker in the editor, with a set list of one-click fixes
- Free for posts and pages; Pro from $190 a year for one site, $750 for five, $2,250 for 25.source [3]
- 10,000+ installs, 4.9 stars from 80 ratings, tested with 7.1.
- 40+ automated checks run on your own server, with 12 one-click fixes (16 in Pro). No widget or toolbar; a small script of its own for some fixes.source [2]
Good: unlimited scans of posts and pages on the free plan, and nothing for visitors to use.
Keep in mind: it's mainly a checker: its FAQ says many issues need manual fixes. Custom post types and full-site reports are paid.source [2]
Fixlight (ours)
Fixes in your site's HTML, plus plain-language checks
- Free. Fixlight Pro, for agencies and stores, starts at $12 a month for one site ($249 a month for 25 client sites).
- New in 2026, so no installs or ratings to show yet.
- 17 fixes made in the HTML as pages are sent, each with its own switch. Nothing for visitors to load, no account, no page limits.
Good: fixes reach every visitor without a script, and the checks explain what's left in plain words.
Keep in mind: new, with no track record yet. No visitor menu. Its fixes cover a set list, and the rest is listed for you to fix.
Checkers for editors (nothing for visitors)
Editoria11y
Checks content as you edit, for logged-in editors
- Free core; optional supporter add-ons.source [7]
- 1,000+ installs, 5 stars from 5 ratings, tested with 7.1.
- Built by Princeton University's web team; doesn't change the site for visitors.source [7]
Good: free, open source, and its reports stay on your own server.
Keep in mind: a checker only, so it fixes nothing. Developer tests and the crawler are add-ons.
Sa11y
Highlights problems on the page, for content authors
- Free and open source.source [8]
- 300+ installs, one rating, tested up to 7.0.
- Loads only for logged-in editors.
Good: free, and nothing loads for visitors.
Keep in mind: a checker only, with a very small WordPress install base.
Visitor widgets and overlays
These add a menu or script for visitors. See overlays vs fixes in your HTML for what that means.
Accessibility by UserWay
An overlay widget
- A free version; Pro from $490 a year (up to 100,000 page views a month).source [14]source [15]
- 80,000+ installs, 4.0 stars from 57 ratings, tested up to 6.9.source [13]
- Loads a script from UserWay's servers on every page.
Good: a free version and a large install base.
Keep in mind: a third-party script on every page; paid plans are priced by traffic. UserWay is also the listed author of AccessibleWP.source [12]
OneTap
A visitor toolbar
- Free; paid plans from $69 for one site with a use-forever license and a year of updates (an October 2026 offer; regular $129).source [10]
- 60,000+ installs, 4.9 stars from 80 ratings, tested with 7.1.
- Font size, contrast, reading aids; its own script, no account.source [9]
Good: no account and no third-party script.
Keep in mind: visitor-side adjustments only; no scanner is listed.
AccessiYes (CookieYes)
A visitor overlay widget, in its own words
- Free.source [11]
- 20,000+ installs, 4.8 stars from 36 ratings, tested up to 7.0.
- Visitor adjustments and a statement generator; its own script.
Good: free, no account, and a clear disclaimer about what it doesn't do.
Keep in mind: no scanning, and no fixes to your site's HTML are listed.
AccessibleWP Accessibility Toolbar
A visitor toolbar
- Free; the listed author is UserWay.source [12]
- 20,000+ installs, 4.5 stars from 47 ratings.
- Last updated October 2024 and tested up to 6.6.
Good: free, no account.
Keep in mind: visitor toolbar only, and not updated for over two years.
accessiBe
An overlay widget
- From $59 a month or $490 a year (up to 5,000 visits a month).source [17]
- 10,000+ installs, 4.1 stars from 32 ratings, tested up to 6.9.source [16]
- Loads a script from acsbapp.com on every page; needs an account or trial.
Good: installs without editing your theme, and audits and VPATs are sold alongside.
Keep in mind: a third-party script on every page, priced by traffic. In 2025 the FTC ordered it to pay $1 million over its compliance claims and reviews made to look independent.source [18]
Accessibility by AudioEye
An overlay with automated fixes and a toolbar
- A subscription; its pricing page lists plans but no prices.source [20]
- 2,000+ installs, 3.3 stars from 7 ratings, tested up to 6.8.
- Loads AudioEye's script on every page.source [19]
Good: higher plans add experts and manual fixes, and a dashboard shows what it can't fix.
Keep in mind: a third-party script on every page, and prices you have to ask for.
How to choose
- If you want problems fixed in the site itself, start with the first group.
- If your team writes a lot of content, add a checker from the second group: it catches problems as people write.
- No plugin can make a site fully accessible or "compliant" on its own. Several of these say so themselves.
Try Fixlight on your own site
Free, with no account, no page limits and no script for your visitors. Turn any fix off and it's undone at once.
Sources
Checked on October 22, 2026. Prices and numbers change; each link goes to the page we read.
- WP Accessibility by Joe Dolson on WordPress.org
- Accessibility Checker by Equalize Digital on WordPress.org
- Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker pricing
- Web Accessibility (formerly Ally / One Click Accessibility) by Elementor on WordPress.org. Version 4.1.4: the widget loads from cdn.elementor.com unless turned off; saved fixes are applied to the page on the server for scanned URLs.
- Elementor: Ally web accessibility plans
- Overlay Fact Sheet. Signatories counted by us on the checked date; the page shows no total.
- Editoria11y Accessibility Checker on WordPress.org
- Sa11y on WordPress.org
- OneTap Accessibility Widget on WordPress.org
- OneTap pricing
- AccessiYes Accessibility Widget by CookieYes on WordPress.org
- AccessibleWP Accessibility Toolbar on WordPress.org
- Accessibility by UserWay on WordPress.org. Version 2.6.6 loads a script from cdn.userway.org.
- UserWay: WordPress installation guide
- UserWay pricing
- Web Accessibility by accessiBe on WordPress.org. Install and rating numbers from the WordPress.org plugin API. The plugin version 2.13 adds a script from acsbapp.com to every page.
- accessiBe pricing
- FTC: final order requiring accessiBe to pay $1 million (press release, April 22, 2025)
- Accessibility by AudioEye on WordPress.org
- AudioEye pricing
- WordPress.org: current WordPress version (7.1.3)