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Readabler v1.7.12 – Accessibility WordPress Plugin

Readabler is a WordPress accessibility plugin that expands the boundaries of information accessibility for people with disabilities and other specific access requirements. The availability of content for people with special needs or difficulties with information perception is the most important part of each site’s operation.

According to the World Health Organization research, globally, 1 billion people have a vision impairment that could have been prevented or has yet to be addressed.

These 1 billion people include those with moderate or severe distance vision impairment or blindness due to unaddressed refractive error (123.7 million), cataract (65.2 million), glaucoma (6.9 million), corneal opacities (4.2 million), diabetic retinopathy (3 million), and trachoma (2 million), as well as near vision impairment caused by unaddressed presbyopia (826 million).

The accessibility plugin for WordPress will make publications on your website accessible to people with perception problems, cognitive impairments, hearing or vision impairments.

The Readabler is a lightweight and powerful solution for increasing content accessibility on any WordPress site. The plugin is built on JavaScript, making it fully compatible with most existing WordPress Themes and extensions. It also allows the plugin to work quickly in any modern browser, both on a mobile device, laptop, and desktop computer.

Using the plugin settings, it is possible to choose a flexible set of settings and options that will be used on your site. Simultaneously, the plugin has 5 pre-installed profiles that will increase the accessibility of your site for people with Epilepsy, Visual Impairments, Cognitive Disability, ADHC, and also partially or completely blind users.

One of the plugin’s main features is to improve the readability of text content. To solve this problem, the plugin has settings for scaling the entire page or only some types of text, such as headings or plain text. Also important for readability are the settings for increasing line and letter spacing and changing all text alignment.

For people who find it difficult to read text written in calligraphic or sans fonts, the plugin provides a mode for changing the font across the entire site to a more readable one or a font designed for people with Dyslexia.

Of course, an important part of any site is interaction with the page, for which the plugin provides modes for highlighting texts and titles, as well as a magnifier that enlarges the text when you hover the mouse cursor over it.

For people with visual impairments, the plugin provides a group of settings to optimize the entire page’s appearance or individual elements on the page.

In addition to the usual brightness, saturation, and contrast control modes, the plugin can make the site monochrome in black-and-white mode. Changing the color of fonts and backgrounds also enhances readability and makes previously hard-to-read content more accessible.

A large group of settings improves WordPress accessibility for people with orientation disorders. The Readabler automatically analyzes the page at load time and creates a list of all the page links, ensuring that no links go unnoticed or become inaccessible for any reason.

One of the important settings in this group allows you to turn off anything that can flicker or blink, such as videos, CSS animations, and animated GIF images.

Large cursors in black and white are available in the plugin to facilitate mouse navigation. Several modes for improved selection of objects on hover and focus, along with a mode for controlling the page from the keyboard, further enhance usability.

For people who cannot use the keyboard to type text, we have added a full virtual keyboard to the plugin. It is an on-screen keyboard that allows users to enter text using a mouse or touchpad.

An important setting for visually impaired people is the recognition and reading aloud of text on the page. The Readabler uses the latest machine learning and artificial intelligence technology to generate high-quality human-like voice playback.

The Text-to-Speech recognition is powered by the Google Cloud Platform, ensuring the plugin’s reliability and speed anywhere in the world.

The Readabler WordPress Plugin converts text into human-like speech in more than 240 voices across 40+ languages and variants. It applies groundbreaking research in speech synthesis (WaveNet) and Google’s robust neural networks to deliver high-fidelity audio.

All you need to do to hear the text from the page is turn on the settings mode and select the text. Please note that Google may charge additional fees for using this option.

Voice navigation empowers your website visitors to effortlessly steer their online experiences through intuitive voice commands, providing a seamless and user-friendly way to interact with your site.

The versatility of our voice interface knows no bounds, as it seamlessly accommodates multiple languages to cater to a global audience. We’ve gone the extra mile by meticulously translating all commands into widely spoken languages, ensuring that users from diverse cultural backgrounds can effortlessly communicate with your website in their preferred language. This inclusive approach enhances user engagement and accessibility.

For people with memory difficulties or those who forget definitions of certain concepts, we have integrated Wikipedia into the plugin. To access Wikipedia’s vast knowledge base, simply open the accessibility control panel and enter a word into the search field. Within seconds, Wikipedia will display relevant information—all without leaving your website.

The Page Accessibility Analyzer is an indispensable tool designed to help website owners, developers, and content creators ensure their online content is fully inclusive and accessible to all users.

This innovative analyzer goes beyond traditional web development tools by providing real-time assessments of a webpage’s accessibility, allowing for swift and efficient detection of potential issues.

With a user-friendly interface, the Page Accessibility Analyzer simplifies the complex process of accessibility evaluation. It employs advanced algorithms to scan web pages for compliance with widely recognized accessibility standards, such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). This ensures that your website not only meets legal requirements but also caters to diverse user needs, including those with disabilities.

An important part of this is that user preferences are saved after leaving the site. This means that you do not have to add anything new to your site’s Privacy Policy and Data Protection Policy, ensuring compatibility with GDPR and CCPA.

Key Features of the WordPress Accessibility Plugin:

• Flexible accessible settings set
• Draggable accessibility window
• Appearance animation of the accessibility button
• Multilingual Voice Navigation
• Flexible style settings of the button
• Code meets standards WCAG 2.0 (AAA)
• Text recognition powered by Google Cloud API
• Day (Light) and Night (Dark) Color Modes
• Automatic language recognition across 40+ languages
• Includes exclusive access to WaveNet technology
• Compatible with Elementor, WPBakery Page Builder, and Visual Composer
• Works well with all popular WordPress Themes
• 7 positions for placing the accessibility button
• Includes .pot files and is ready for translation
• Perfect for RTL direction
• Native valid JavaScript, without jQuery
• Huge customization capabilities
• Beautiful modern user interface
• Tested and compatible with WordPress 6+
• Lightweight and fast
• Compatible with all modern browsers
• Easy to use and customize
• Installation guide
• Detailed user manual

Readabler WordPress Accessibility has been tested and is compatible with major WP plugins like Yoast SEO, Contact Form 7, W3 Total Cache, NextGen Gallery, Slider Revolution, WooCommerce, and more. It also enhances the user experience with popular page builders, including Elementor, Visual Composer, Gutenberg, Beaver Builder, Divi, Themify Builder, WPBakery Page Builder, Layers WP, and others. The plugin works seamlessly with leading WordPress frameworks such as Genesis, Divi, Themify, Warp 7, Ultimatum, Beans, Unyson, Gantry, and more.