Classic Menu Accessible (A11y)
by Benjamin Tourbier on WordPress.org
Make the classic WordPress menus accessible (WCAG, RGAA, AnySurfer) with full keyboard navigation.
Plugin settings interface in the WordPress administration.
Classic Menu Accessible (A11y) makes the native WordPress menu more inclusive and compliant with digital accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 level AA, RGAA, Anysurfer).
It improves the behavior of dropdown menus generated via Apparence > Menus (WordPress classic menu).
- WCAG 2.2 level AA, RGAA and Anysurfer compliance
- Compatible with Apparence > Menus (WordPress classic menu system)
- Keyboard navigation (TAB, SHIFT+TAB, arrows, ESC)
- Customizable focus styles in the admin
- Lightweight, no external dependencies
This plugin is ideal for institutional, non-profit and professional websites that want to improve the experience for people using a screen reader, keyboard-only navigation or other assistive technologies.
No complicated setup is required: just activate the plugin, and your WordPress menu automatically becomes accessible.
Compliance notes: The final accessibility compliance of your site depends on your content, theme, and practices. Always refer to your accessibility audits to validate overall compliance.
Internationalisation
Classic Menu Accessible (A11y) is fully translation-ready.
- Text domain:
classic-menu-accessible-a11y - POT file included in
/languages/ - Already translated into:
- English (default)
- Français (fr_FR)
- Deutsch (de_DE)
- Nederlands (nl_NL)
