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Accessibility Checker & WCAG Scanner — Cirv Guard

Accessibility checker for WCAG 2.1 & ADA compliance. Scan any page for contrast, alt-text, heading & form-label issues before they become lawsuits.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Current version1.1.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.9
Minimum stackWP 5.8 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update8 Jun 20264mo ago
Active installationsNewAdoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Accessibility Checker & WCAG Scanner — Cirv Guard version 1.1.1 as active, updated 4mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.

Overview

About this plugin

Stop ADA lawsuits before they start. 1 accessibility violations and tells you exactly what to fix.

3% of websites have detectable WCAG failures. Cirv Guard finds yours.

Why Accessibility Matters

  • Legal protection – ADA/EAA compliance reduces lawsuit risk
  • Larger audience – 1.3 billion people worldwide live with disabilities
  • Better SEO – Accessible sites rank higher (Google rewards usability)
  • Higher conversions – Usable sites convert better for everyone
  • Brand reputation – Demonstrate your commitment to inclusion

Features

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Scans every image on your page for missing or empty alt attributes. Respects decorative images marked with role=”presentation”.

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Detects skipped heading levels (h1 to h3), missing H1 tags, and multiple H1s on a single page.

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5:1. Uses the W3C relative luminance formula.

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Verifies that every form input has an associated label — via for attribute, wrapping <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby.

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Flags generic link text like “click here” and “read more”. Detects empty links and links with no accessible name.

How It Works

  • Install & Activate – One-click from the WordPress plugin directory
  • Go to Cirv Guard – New top-level menu item with shield icon
  • Run a Scan – Scan any page or post on your site
  • Review Results – Color-coded pass/fail results with accessibility score
  • Fix & Rescan – Make changes and verify compliance

No coding required. No external APIs. Everything runs on your server.

Perfect For

  • Agencies – Audit client sites and deliver compliance reports
  • E-commerce – Meet EAA requirements for online stores
  • Government & Education – Section 508 and WCAG compliance
  • Content publishers – Ensure blog posts meet accessibility standards
  • Anyone who wants to avoid a $75,000+ ADA demand letter

Technical Highlights

  • Lightweight single-file architecture (no bloat)
  • Server-side scanning via PHP DOMDocument (no external APIs)
  • Transient caching for fast repeat scans
  • Multisite compatible with cache isolation
  • GDPR compliant (no data collection)
  • Translation ready
  • Works alongside any theme or page builder

What’s new in the Cirv ecosystem

We are building the next plugin in the Cirv suite — Cirv Sight.

WCAG protects you from human lawsuits. Cirv Sight protects you from AI invisibility. Yoast tells you you’re invisible to Google.

Cirv Sight tells you you’re invisible to ChatGPT — and lets you charge AI bots to crawl you.

txt for your WordPress site, then watches what ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews actually do with it. You get four numbers per page: citations, AI-bot crawls, share of voice, and a Cloudflare 402 pay-per-crawl estimate. Same Cirvgreen team, same engineer-honest data — pointed at AI search instead of accessibility.

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Additional Info

Privacy & GDPR Compliance:

Cirv Guard does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. All accessibility scanning is performed locally on your server using PHP DOMDocument. No external API calls.

No tracking. No cookies.

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Support & Documentation:

* Built-in help in plugin settings

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Third-Party Service Usage

This plugin does not use any third-party services. All scanning is performed locally on your WordPress server using PHP’s built-in DOMDocument library.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • accessibility checker
  • section 508
  • a11y
  • ada
  • wcag
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.8 · PHP 7.4
Update activity8 Jun 20264mo ago

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