Editoria11y makes creating accessible web content easy

What is Editoria11y?

Editoria11y is a free WordPress plugin that acts like a spell-checker for accessibility issues and functions in a similar way.

As you’re writing and editing a blog post or page, it works in the background to check for common accessibility problems.

If you forget to add a description to an image or skip a heading level, Editoria11y will put a little icon right there in the editor. You can click on it to get a simple, plain-language tip on how to fix the problem, so you can make your content accessible to everyone before you even hit publish.

It’ll even give you reminders to check for things like captions on a video.

Is Editoria11y replacing Acquia Optimize?

No. Editoria11y is available as a supplement to our university web scanner and not a replacement for Acquia Optimize.

What’s the difference between Editoria11y and Acquia Optimize?

Editoria11y provides real-time feedback as you are drafting and publishing content. The focus is primarily on editor content which is much more limited in scope and better for the day to day user.

Acquia Optimize provides a much more detailed view of our web environment and provides resources to help with quality assurance and accessibility. However, it is generally 1-2 weeks behind publishing dates and can’t be used for real-time feedback.

Together, these two tools work together to help us achieve our web accessibility compliance requirements.

How can I learn more about Editoria11y?

The Web Accessibility Team is hosting a series of workshops to help campus web authors use Editoria11y and answer questions:

Video Transcript

Introducing Editoria11y, your real time accessibility checker for WordPress.

There’s a lot of moving parts when it comes to creating web content. You have to draft and design your content. Follow web and brand standards for the university, and make it accessible.

The challenge is most tools don’t let you catch accessibility issues in real time or they give you too much information so you can’t focus on what you can fix.

Editoria11y is a free WordPress plugin that acts like a spell-checker for accessibility. It flags issues like missing alt text, poor heading structure, or unclear link text directly in the WordPress editor and tells you how to fix them in plain language.

Editoria11y specifically highlights issues that you are responsible for and skips the more technical details. Since it’s integrated directly into the WordPress editor there’s no need to stop writing, open a new tool, or navigate to a separate dashboard to check for issues. Editoria11y simplifies the process and empowers you to create more accessible content for everyone.

Getting started with Editoria11y is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

1. Step 1: Just start writing! Editoria11y automatically starts checking your content as you work.
2. Step 2: Look for the icons. If there’s an issue, a small icon will appear next to the text or image.
3. Step 3: Click for a tip. When you select the icon, a clear, simple explanation will pop up, telling you exactly what the problem is and how to fix it.

And that’s it! Editoria11y helps you catch and fix issues right when they happen, so you can create better, more accessible content without changing your workflow.

For questions or assistance with Editoria11y, contact the web accessibility team at OITAccessibility@BoiseState.edu or learn more online at boisestate.edu/webguide.