Theme check
Is Newsmag Context Blog accessible?
No automated check can say that a theme is accessible. Here is what one found: on October 28, 2026, our check of Newsmag Context Blog 1.0.7 on its WordPress.org preview found 92 accessibility problems in the theme's own parts (its header, menus, footer and layout), 91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Images without alt text | Critical | 1 | 1.1.1 | Yes |
| Drop-down lists with no label | Critical | 1 | Best practice | No, needs a person |
| Text with too little contrast | Serious | 83 | 1.4.3 | No, needs a person |
| Buttons and links too small to tap | Serious | 5 | 2.5.8 | No, needs a person |
| Hidden elements that keyboard users can still reach | Serious | 1 | Best practice | No, needs a person |
| Heading levels skip | 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. Newsmag Context Blog may have changed since October 28, 2026.
How to fix them
- Images without alt text. Describe what the image shows in one short sentence. Use the Images screen to add alt text in bulk, or mark purely decorative images as decorative.
- Drop-down lists with no label. Add a <label> for each drop-down list.
- 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.
- 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.
- Heading levels skip. Choose heading levels by structure, not by size: one level 1 for the page title, level 2 for sections, level 3 inside them. Change the size with styling instead.
What the free Fixlight plugin does here
Of these, the free plugin fixes images without alt text on its own, in the HTML the site sends, with no widget. The rest (drop-down lists with no label, text with too little contrast, buttons and links too small to tap, hidden elements that keyboard users can still reach, heading levels skip) need a change in the theme's settings or code.
About Newsmag Context Blog
- By postmagthemes, 400+ active installs on WordPress.org (number 409 by installs when we checked).
- Version checked: 1.0.7. Preview: wp-themes.com/newsmag-context-blog/.
- Theme author? If you've fixed these, write to fixlight@fernwaylabs.com and we'll check again.