Your First Scan
Run your first accessibility scan and understand the results.
Navigate to the Scanner
Go to Accessibility → Scanner in your WordPress admin.
Run a Scan
You have two ways to start a scan:
Enter a URL
- Type or paste any URL from your site into the URL field
- Click Scan
Quick Scan Buttons
The scanner provides quick scan buttons for common pages:
- Home — Your site’s front page
- Shop — WooCommerce shop page (if WooCommerce is active)
- Cart — WooCommerce cart page
- A recent post — Your latest published post
Click any button to scan that page immediately.
Understanding the Results
After a scan completes, you’ll see:
Accessibility Score
A score from 0 to 100 based on how many checks pass:
| Score | Rating |
|---|---|
| 90–100 | Excellent |
| 70–89 | Good |
| 50–69 | Needs improvement |
| Below 50 | Poor |
See Understanding Your Score for details on how scores are calculated.
Issue Summary
A breakdown of issues found, grouped by severity:
- Error — Must fix. Fails a WCAG success criterion.
- Warning — Should fix. Potential accessibility barrier.
- Notice — Review recommended. May need manual verification.
Issue List
Each issue shows:
- Check name — Which WCAG criterion was tested
- Severity — Error, warning, or notice
- Element — The HTML element that triggered the issue
- Description — What’s wrong and how to fix it
Fix Issues
From the results, you can:
- Quick Fix — Click the fix button on supported issues to resolve them instantly
- Ignore — Dismiss false positives or issues you’ve addressed manually
- View Details — See the exact HTML element and WCAG reference
Learn more about fixing issues in Quick Fixes.
View All Issues
Go to Accessibility → Issues to see all issues across all scans. You can filter by:
- Severity (error, warning, notice)
- Check type
- Page URL
- Status (open, fixed, ignored)