Title: Accessibility Testing in WordPress
Author: Destiny Kanno
Published: 10 August 2026
Last modified: 11 August 2026

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# Accessibility Testing in WordPress

   60 mins   Beginner   accessibility     Updated August 11, 2026

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In this hands-on meetup activity, participants will use the Accessibility Checker
plugin within WordPress Playground to scan a web page for accessibility issues. 
Without requiring any prior accessibility knowledge, attendees will learn how to
directly fix three common problems—missing image alt text, incorrect heading order,
and non-descriptive link text—inside the Block Editor. Finally, participants will
conduct a manual test by navigating the page using only a keyboard to experience
what keyboard-only and screen reader users encounter.

### Learning Objectives

By the end of this activity, participants will be able to:

 * **Identify Common Issues:** Recognize at least three categories of common web
   accessibility issues, specifically missing alt text, incorrect heading order,
   and non-descriptive link text.
 * **Understand WCAG Compliance:** Explain the meaning of Web Content Accessibility
   Guidelines (WCAG) conformance levels and understand why they are important for
   a WordPress site.
 * **Utilize Automated Scanning Tools:** Run a scan using the Accessibility Checker
   plugin and correctly interpret the results based on current terminology, which
   includes “Problems,” “Needs Review,” and “Dismiss”.
 * **Resolve Issues in the Block Editor:** Fix at least two of the identified accessibility
   issues directly within the WordPress Block Editor by following the guidance provided
   by the plugin.
 * **Analyze Automated vs. Manual Testing:** Distinguish between the structural 
   issues that automated testing can successfully catch and the context or usability
   issues that only a human can verify.
 * **Evaluate Keyboard Accessibility:** Assess the overall accessibility of a webpage
   by manually navigating through its entire content using only a keyboard without
   the assistance of a mouse.

## What's included

### Facilitator Guide

Step-by-step instructions for running the session, including timing cues and discussion
prompts.

### Slide Deck

Presentation slides for the full workshop as a PDF, ready to present or print.

## Download this kit

This download includes a facilitator guide and presentation slide deck.

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