# Accessibility (ADA)

- Link: https://www.limitloginattempts.com/ada/
- Published: 2025-05-12T12:34:41+00:00
- Author: slavadvent

# Accessibility Standards

**Limit Login Attempts Reloaded** is a WordPress **plugin** tries to closely follow
accessibility coding standards for general WordPress plugins development:

 * **WordPress Accessibility Coding Standards:** WordPress has a set of coding standards
   that emphasize accessibility. These standards are based on the Web Content Accessibility
   Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.
 * **Key Principles:** These standards cover various aspects, including:
    - Providing text alternatives for non-text content.
    - Ensuring all functionality is available via the keyboard.
    - Using clear and understandable language.
    - Making content robust so it can be interpreted by a variety of user agents,
      including assistive technologies.
 * **WCAG Conformance Levels:** WCAG has three levels of conformance: A, AA, and
   AAA, with AAA being the most strict. WordPress generally aims for at least Level
   AA conformance.
 * **Resources:** The[ WordPress Developer Resources](https://developer.wordpress.org/coding-standards/wordpress-coding-standards/accessibility/)
   provide detailed information on accessibility coding standards.

### **WordPress site general accessibility out-of-the-box**

WordPress aims to be as accessible as possible out of the box, and its core includes
several features and coding standards geared towards accessibility:

 * **Semantic HTML:** WordPress encourages the use of semantic HTML elements, which
   helps assistive technologies understand the structure and meaning of content.
   For example, using <article>, <nav>, <aside>, and proper heading tags (<h1> to
   <h6>).
 * **Admin Area Accessibility:** The WordPress admin dashboard is designed to be
   navigable by keyboard and screen readers.
 * **Theme Requirements:** The official WordPress theme directory has an “accessibility-
   ready” tag, and themes with this tag have undergone testing to ensure they meet
   a baseline level of accessibility. These themes often include features like proper
   heading structures, keyboard navigation, and sufficient color contrast.
 * **Alt Text Requirement:** WordPress provides fields for adding alternative text
   to images, which is crucial for screen reader users.
 * **Clear Link Text:** While not enforced by the core code itself, accessibility
   best practices within the WordPress community emphasize the importance of using
   descriptive link text.
 * **Proper Labeling of Form Fields:** WordPress provides the necessary HTML structure
   for properly labeling form fields, although theme and plugin developers need 
   to implement this correctly.

It’s important to note that while WordPress core provides a solid foundation for
accessibility, the final accessibility of a website heavily depends on the chosen
theme and plugins, as well as the content added by the user.