WP Accessibility Helper (WAH)

80 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

10,000 active installs places it solidly in the mid-tier of WordPress plugins, well behind category leaders like Auto Image Attributes at 100,000 installs.

Update Freshness

25/25

Last updated 29 May 2025 and tested against WordPress 6.8.5, so the code is current, though the update cadence over the longer term is harder to judge from a single timestamp.

User Rating

14/15

A 94 out of 100 from 57 reviewers is genuinely strong, suggesting the users who do rate it tend to be happy with the result.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved gives no signal either way, which is why Support Health lands at a cautious 50 rather than a penalty.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Requires PHP 7.4 and WordPress 4.3, and is tested up to 6.8.5, giving broad compatibility with current hosting environments.

Scores higher than 75% of indexed plugins

About

Short Description WP Accessibility Helper helps solve accessibility problems

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.7/5

Last Updated 2026-09-02 8:28pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.3+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

6 known vulnerabilities, all patched

6 Medium

Most recent: July 22, 2026

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WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) <= 0.6.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Medium

July 22, 2026 Patched in ["0.6.7"] CVE-2026-24537

WP Accessibility Helper <= 0.6.2.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Settings Update Medium

August 28, 2024 Patched in ["0.6.2.9"] CVE-2024-5987

WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) <= 0.6.2.9 - Missing Authorization Medium

July 9, 2024 Patched in ["0.6.3"] CVE-2024-37926

WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) <= 0.6.2.5 - Missing Authorization Medium

April 10, 2024 Patched in ["0.6.2.6"] CVE-2024-31423

WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) <= 0.6.2.4 - Missing Authorization via AJAX action Medium

September 5, 2023 Patched in ["0.6.2.5"] CVE-2023-41869

WP Accessibility Helper <= 0.6.0.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via wahi Medium

June 20, 2022 Patched in ["0.6.0.7"] CVE-2022-0150

What It Does

WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) adds an accessibility toolbar to the front end of your WordPress site, letting visitors adjust font size, contrast, and other settings on the fly. It also offers a backend module where you can scan pages for common accessibility issues like missing alt text, low contrast, and empty links. In short, it bundles visitor-facing aids and basic site auditing into one package.

Who It's For

This plugin fits regulated or public-facing organizations that need visible accessibility controls for visitors, such as government agencies, healthcare providers, schools, and non-profits. It is also a reasonable pick for site owners who want a quick front-end toolbar without paying for a SaaS accessibility overlay subscription. Smaller teams that lack the budget for a full audit will find the built-in scanner useful as a starting point.

Who Should Skip It

Developers and agencies with a serious compliance workflow should skip this plugin because its scanner is shallow and the 0 resolved support threads out of 0 total makes it a poor choice when issues arise. If you only need alt text automation or a lighter touch, the alternatives below are more focused and better maintained.

The Bottom Line

With an overall quality score of 65.23 out of 100, WP Accessibility Helper is a serviceable all-in-one option that pairs a visitor toolbar with a basic scanner, and its 94 percent user rating suggests it delivers on that modest promise. The lack of any support history and a mid-range popularity score mean you should not rely on it as your sole accessibility strategy. Treat it as a helpful layer on top of proper theme work and manual audits, not a replacement for them.

Pick this if your main accessibility gap is missing alt text across a large existing media library, since it bulk-fills attributes from filenames.

WP Accessibility 83/100

Pick this if you want a developer-oriented tool that quietly fixes markup issues in the theme itself rather than overlaying a visitor toolbar.

Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 83/100

Pick this if you only need the visitor-facing accessibility toolbar and want something more polished with 50,000 installs behind it.

Alt Text AI – Automatically generate image alt text for SEO and accessibility 81/100

Pick this if you want AI-generated descriptive alt text rather than filename-based guesses, especially for content-heavy sites.

My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 80/100

Pick this if your site is event-driven and you need an accessible calendar component built specifically for screen readers.