Theme check
Is KUMITATE accessible?
No automated check can say that a theme is accessible. Here is what one found: on October 27, 2026, our check of KUMITATE 0.12.14 on its WordPress.org preview found 7 accessibility problems in the theme's own parts (its header, menus, footer and layout), 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons with no text | Critical | 1 | 4.1.2 | Yes |
| Lists with the wrong kind of items | Serious | 2 | Best practice | No, needs a person |
| Buttons and links too small to tap | Serious | 2 | 2.5.8 | No, needs a person |
| Hidden elements that keyboard users can still reach | Serious | 1 | Best practice | No, needs a person |
| Page regions that cannot be told apart | Moderate | 1 | Best practice | No, needs a person |
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. KUMITATE may have changed since October 27, 2026.
How to fix them
- Buttons with no text. Fixlight names common icon buttons automatically. For the rest, add an aria-label that says what the button does.
- Lists with the wrong kind of items. A <ul> or <ol> should contain only <li> items.
- Buttons and links too small to tap. Make icons and small links at least 24 by 24 pixels, or leave more space around them.
- Hidden elements that keyboard users can still reach. Something marked aria-hidden contains links or buttons. Remove aria-hidden, or make those items unfocusable.
- Page regions that cannot be told apart. When two regions of the same kind exist (two navigation menus, for example), give each a different aria-label.
What the free Fixlight plugin does here
Of these, the free plugin fixes buttons with no text on its own, in the HTML the site sends, with no widget. The rest (lists with the wrong kind of items, buttons and links too small to tap, hidden elements that keyboard users can still reach, page regions that cannot be told apart) need a change in the theme's settings or code.
About KUMITATE
- By MOTOKI, 50+ active installs on WordPress.org (number 332 by installs when we checked).
- Version checked: 0.12.14. Preview: wp-themes.com/kumitate/.
- Theme author? If you've fixed these, write to fixlight@fernwaylabs.com and we'll check again.