Wally Monitor

Wally Monitor is a comprehensive accessibility auditing plugin that helps you identify and fix accessibility issues on your WordPress website. Built on top of axe-core (the industry-standard accessibility testing engine), it provides detailed reports and actionable insights to make your site accessible to everyone.

📚 Third-Party Libraries

This plugin uses the following open-source libraries:

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1 – Accessibility testing engine by Deque Systems

com/dequelabs/axe-core

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1 – JavaScript charting library

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License: MIT

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86 – PHP PDF generation library (modified with Wally_ prefix to avoid conflicts)

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License: Free for personal and commercial use

🎯 Key Features

• Automated Full Site Scanning – Analyze all pages, posts, and custom post types in one click

• 208+ Accessibility Rules – ~90 axe-core rules + 13 WordPress-specific + 48 NBR 17.225 + 57 IF-THEN exclusive checks

• Real-time WCAG Score – Track your accessibility score from 0-100

• SEO Integration – Shows accessibility impact directly in Yoast SEO and Rank Math meta boxes

• Block-Specific Detection – Identifies issues in WordPress Gutenberg blocks (images, buttons, headings, etc.)

• Historical Tracking – Monitor progress over time with interactive charts

• Editor Integration – Analyze content while editing posts and pages

• Professional Reports – Clean, visual dashboards with detailed violation breakdowns

• WCAG Level Detection – Categorizes issues by WCAG A, AA, AAA conformance levels

🔍 What Does It Check?

Images & Media

* Missing alt attributes

* Empty alt text

* Gallery accessibility

* Video captions

Forms

* Missing labels

* Fieldset accessibility

* Form validation

Structure & Semantics

* Heading hierarchy

* Landmark regions

* Navigation structure

* HTML validity

Color & Contrast

* Color contrast ratios (WCAG AA/AAA)

* Text readability

Interactive Elements

* Button labels

* Link descriptions

* Keyboard navigation

* Focus indicators

WordPress Specific

* Cover block contrast

* Site logo alt text

* Search widget labels

* Embed titles

* Custom HTML warnings

🚀 Why Accessibility Matters

• Legal Compliance – Meet ADA, Section 508, and WCAG 2.2 requirements

• Better SEO – Google prioritizes accessible websites in search rankings

• Wider Audience – Reach 15%+ of users with disabilities

• Improved UX – Accessible sites work better for everyone

• Brand Reputation – Show you care about all users

💼 Perfect For

• Marketing agencies managing multiple client sites

• Web developers building accessible themes/plugins

• Content creators ensuring inclusive content

• E-commerce stores reaching wider audiences

• Government and educational institutions

• Anyone committed to web accessibility

🎨 Clean, Modern Interface

• Large, professional logo display

• Color-coded severity indicators

• Interactive violation cards with Quick Fix suggestions

• Mobile-responsive design

• WordPress admin design standards

🔌 Integrations

• Yoast SEO – Accessibility analysis in SEO meta box

• Rank Math – Integrated accessibility scores

• Gutenberg – Block-level issue detection

• Classic Editor – Full compatibility

📊 Technical Details

• Built on axe-core 4.11.1 (Deque Systems)

• No external API calls – all processing happens locally

• No data collection or tracking

• Lightweight and optimized for performance

• Works with any WordPress theme

🌐 Supported Languages

• English

• Portuguese (Brazil) – Interface em Português

Privacy & Data

Wally Monitor does NOT:

* Collect any user data

* Send information to external servers

* Track user behavior

* Require registration or API keys

* Display advertisements

All accessibility analysis happens locally in your WordPress installation using the axe-core JavaScript library.

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports:

* GitHub: (adicione seu repositório se tiver)

org/support/plugin/wally-monitor/

Credits

• Built with axe-core by Deque Systems

• Inspired by the need for better accessibility tools in WordPress

• Developed with ❤️ for an inclusive web

Developers

Wally Monitor is open source! Developers can:

* Extend rules with custom checks

* Hook into analysis results

* Customize scoring algorithms

* Contribute to the codebase

See GitHub repository for developer documentation.