This article walks you through the process of adding and customizing an accessibility plugin to your WordPress site. This Accessibility plugin adds a toolbar to your site, offering more features and providing better access to a wide range of users.
The accessibility plugin introduces a customizable toolbar that offers options for users to modify settings according to their preferences.
How to Add and Customize the Plugin:
1. Navigate to your WordPress dashboard and select "Plugins". Click "Activate" under the "Accessible WP" plugin to activate.
2. You will notice the accessibility icon positioned on the left side when you go to your site.
3. Click the icon to open the Accessibility Toolbar, where you will find all available accessibility options.
Key Features of the tool:
1. Keyboard Navigation: Allows users to navigate the site using only the keyboard without using a mouse.
2. Disable Animations: The feature lets users turn off your website's moving or flashing content. This ensures a calmer and more focused experience of the website.
3. Contrast: Increases the contrast between text and background to improve readability for users.
4. Increase Text: Allows users to enlarge the better readability of the text in website.
5. Decrease Text: Allows users to shrink text size to suit their preference.
6. Readable Font: This feature switches the font design present on the site to a more readable option for improved legibility and comprehension.
7. Mark Titles: Highlights headings on the page, which makes it easier for users to find and navigate sections.
8. Highlight Links & Buttons: Enable underlining for hyperlinks, making them more noticeable. When link underlining is enabled, all hyperlinks on the site will appear underlined, ensuring easy access to the sitemap and other linked resources.
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