Theme check
Is BuddyX accessible?
No automated check can say that a theme is accessible. Here is what one found: on October 28, 2026, our check of BuddyX 5.1.8 on its WordPress.org preview found 3 accessibility problems in the theme's own parts (its header, menus, footer and layout), 3 of them serious or critical.
We make Fixlight, a free WordPress plugin that fixes some of these problems, so we're not neutral. The measurements below are what our check found; anyone can repeat it with the same method.
What the check found
| Problem | Impact | Times | WCAG | Free Fixlight plugin fixes it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Links shown only by colour | Serious | 3 | 1.4.1 | Yes |
How we checked: One page, the theme's home page on WordPress.org's preview (wp-themes.com), which shows the same sample posts for every theme. It was loaded in a real browser and checked with axe-core's WCAG 2.2 A and AA rules and its best practices. Problems inside the sample posts are not counted against the theme, except colour problems its styling causes. Automated checks find many problems, but not all of them. Your site, with your own content, settings and plugins, will give different results. BuddyX may have changed since October 28, 2026.
How to fix them
- Links shown only by colour. Turn on "Underline links in text" on the Fixes screen, or underline links in your theme's settings.
What the free Fixlight plugin does here
Of these, the free plugin fixes links shown only by colour on its own, in the HTML the site sends, with no widget.
About BuddyX
- By wbcomdesigns, 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org (number 445 by installs when we checked).
- Version checked: 5.1.8. Preview: wp-themes.com/buddyx/.
- Theme author? If you've fixed these, write to fixlight@fernwaylabs.com and we'll check again.