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Sa11y — WordPress Accessibility Plugin

Sa11y, the accessibility quality assurance assistant | Accessibility Checker

by Adam Chaboryk · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.9 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.2+

Sa11y has 300+ active installs on WordPress.org and 17,134 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 30, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Sa11y at a glance

Active installs
300+
Total downloads
17,134
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Sa11y well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Over 80 checks
  • Concise tooltips explain issues right at the source
  • Automatically checks content once the page has loaded
  • Highly customizable. Turn off or hide irrelevant checks
  • Content editors can temporarily dismiss warnings
  • 100% free and open source
  • Available in English, French, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, German, Swedish, and many more languages through machine translations
  • Supports Multisite: create global settings and custom defaults for all websites on your network

Sa11y reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Great Addition!

    Pretty sweet plugin. Being able to limit the area of focus is massive for presetting and allowing someone else to get a focused view of issues with their content. It doesn't end there as there is a massive array of configuration options one can setup to help narrow the focus of less technical users (or declutter their own experience).I also really like how it checks custom post types as well as regular. The UI is pretty sweet and easy on the eyes. The links to documentation in the descriptions is welcomed. One might say it should link to the official docs, but that can be a lot to take in regardless of ones technical expertise. So the fact it links to a11y-101 instead is nice to see.

    Zachary Taylor

Where Sa11y ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Sa11y appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Accessibility Plugins #63 by tag, #39 in search #34

Details

Geared towards content authors, Sa11y straightforwardly identifies accessibility issues at the source.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Sa11y competes in

Tags

  • accessibility
  • accessibility automated testing
  • accessibility checker
  • audit
  • wcag
Version
1.2.9
Last updated
Jul 30, 2026
First published
Apr 13, 2022
Requires WordPress
5.6
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.2
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Sa11y FAQ

What does Sa11y do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Sa11y offers Over 80 checks, Concise tooltips explain issues right at the source, Automatically checks content once the page has loaded, Highly customizable. Turn off or hide irrelevant checks and Content editors can temporarily dismiss warnings.

How many active installs does Sa11y have?

WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs for Sa11y as of September 7, 2026.

Is Sa11y still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 30, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Sa11y free?

Sa11y is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Sa11y rank among Accessibility Plugins?

Sa11y is #34 in the WordPress.org Accessibility Plugins ranking.