How to install the accessibility widget in Wordpress

Plugin installation

Step 1: Install the plug-in

You can easily install the plugin using the WordPress plugin repository. In the WordPress admin panel, go to the "Plugins" tab in the left menu, then click "Add New" at the top of the page. In the search box, type in "Assist For WCAG", and when you find the plugin, click "Install" and then "Enable." After activation, in the left menu, scroll down and select "Accessibility."

Step 2: Register your site and obtain a token

If you are installing the plugin for the first time, register (opens in a new tab) using Google, Facebook, GitHub or your own e-mail address and password.

After creating an account, go to the “My sites” tab and click the “Add site” (opens in a new tab) button.

In the form for adding a new site, enter the addresses of the websites where you want to use the token. If your site runs on a domain such as example.com and also www.example.com, add both addresses. Read more about this in the documentation (opens in a new tab).

Finally, click “Save” and copy the generated token from the “Your token” field.

Step 3: Activate the accessibility widget

Once you have the token, go back to your WordPress dashboard, go to the Assist For WCAG plugin configuration section and enter the copied token in the appropriate field and save the changes.

Step 4: Preview the site

After installation and configuration, test the widget on your site to make sure it works properly and is WCAG compliant.

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Manual installation of accessibility widget on WordPress website

If you prefer to manually install the DockWCAG widget on your website, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Register your site and obtain a token

If you are installing the plugin for the first time, register (opens in a new tab) using Google, Facebook, GitHub or your own e-mail address and password.

After creating an account, go to the “My sites” tab and click the “Add site” (opens in a new tab) button.

In the form for adding a new site, enter the addresses of the websites where you want to use the token. If your site runs on a domain such as example.com and also www.example.com, add both addresses. Read more about this in the documentation (opens in a new tab).

Finally, click “Save” and copy the generated token from the “Your token” field.

Step 2: Embed the code in WordPress

To install the widget, you need to add the appropriate script to your site's HTML code. Remember not to remove any elements from the existing code, as this could affect the performance of the site. Copy the code below:

<script>
    (function (d, s, t) {
        var f = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
            j = d.createElement(s);
        j.async = true;
        j.src = '//dockaccess.org/accessibility/' + t + '/start.js';
        f.parentNode.insertBefore(j, f);
    })(document, 'script', '_TOKEN_');
</script>
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For more on how to configure the widget, see the documentation (opens in a new tab). Go to the “Appearance” tab in the left menu of the WordPress admin panel, and then select “Theme File Editor”. In the “Theme Files” section , find the “header.php” file . Insert the script just before the closing tag </head>. Paste code and replace _TOKEN_ with your unique token, which was generated in the previous step. Finally, click "Update file."

Step 3: Preview the site

After adding the script, test your site to make sure the widget is properly installed and works as expected. Check all the widget's functions to verify that the installation was successful.