Theme check
Is News Storm accessible?
No automated check can say that a theme is accessible. Here is what one found: on October 28, 2026, our check of News Storm 1.0.1 on its WordPress.org preview found 4 accessibility problems in the theme's own parts (its header, menus, footer and layout), 4 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 and links too small to tap | Serious | 2 | 2.5.8 | No, needs a person |
| Links with no text | Serious | 1 | 2.4.4 | Yes |
| A button or link inside another one | Serious | 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. News Storm may have changed since October 28, 2026.
How to fix them
- Buttons and links too small to tap. Make icons and small links at least 24 by 24 pixels, or leave more space around them.
- 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.
- A button or link inside another one. Separate the controls so screen readers can reach each one.
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 (buttons and links too small to tap, a button or link inside another one) need a change in the theme's settings or code.
About News Storm
- By Ascendoor, 200+ active installs on WordPress.org (number 390 by installs when we checked).
- Version checked: 1.0.1. Preview: wp-themes.com/news-storm/.
- Theme author? If you've fixed these, write to fixlight@fernwaylabs.com and we'll check again.