Theme check
Is News Magazine X accessible?
No automated check can say that a theme is accessible. Here is what one found: on October 25, 2026, our check of News Magazine X 1.2.59 on its WordPress.org preview found 33 accessibility problems in the theme's own parts (its header, menus, footer and layout), 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text with too little contrast | Serious | 15 | 1.4.3 | No, needs a person |
| Links with no text | Serious | 9 | 2.4.4 | Yes |
| Buttons and links too small to tap | Serious | 8 | 2.5.8 | No, needs a person |
| Page has no main heading | Moderate | 1 | 1.3.1 | 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. News Magazine X may have changed since October 25, 2026.
How to fix them
- Text with too little contrast. Make the text darker or the background lighter until the contrast ratio is at least 4.5:1 (3:1 for large text). Change it in your theme's colour settings so it applies everywhere.
- Links with no text. Fixlight names social and common icon links automatically. For the rest, add alt text to the image inside the link or an aria-label to the link.
- Buttons and links too small to tap. Make icons and small links at least 24 by 24 pixels, or leave more space around them.
- Page has no main heading. Make sure the page title is a level 1 heading. Most themes do this; page builders sometimes do not.
What the free Fixlight plugin does here
Of these, the free plugin fixes links with no text on its own, in the HTML the site sends, with no widget. The rest (text with too little contrast, buttons and links too small to tap, page has no main heading) need a change in the theme's settings or code.
About News Magazine X
- By WP Royal, 8,000+ active installs on WordPress.org (number 46 by installs when we checked).
- Version checked: 1.2.59. Preview: wp-themes.com/news-magazine-x/.
- Theme author? If you've fixed these, write to fixlight@fernwaylabs.com and we'll check again.