Install the plugin
“Accessonaut – Accessibility Widget & Reading Aids” 1.6.0 requires WordPress 6.3 or later and PHP 7.4 or later. You need a free Accessonaut account and a project for your website.
Or install it directly from your WordPress dashboard: Plugins → Add New Plugin → search for “Accessonaut”. WordPress then delivers updates automatically. Alternatively, as a ZIP file accessonaut-1.6.0.zip (SHA-256, GPLv2 or later).
Set up in a few steps
- In WordPress, open Plugins → Add New Plugin, search for “Accessonaut” and click “Install Now” on the Accessonaut plugin.
- Activate the plugin and open Settings → Accessonaut.
- Enter the service address https://accessonaut.com and the public project ID. You can find both in the dashboard under Reading-aid widget → Embed → WordPress.
- Choose the central project design or local settings. Start with one of the five templates and adjust the look. Open the preview explicitly when you need it.
- Read the notes on the external service, activate the widget and save. Clear caches and check your public website on a smartphone and with the keyboard.
Your brand, your widget
Style the accent, background, text, surface and border colours. Choose the system font, your website’s font or a local font family. Adjust the menu width, font and button size, corners, shadows and spacing. Separate edge spacing is available for smartphone and desktop. The opener can be an icon or a labelled button; you decide on the title and description yourself.
The live preview shows the real widget on an isolated sample page. Central changes in the Accessonaut dashboard reach all connected pages without new embed code. With local settings, the WordPress design takes priority. Visitors’ personal settings and the readable contrast that is required are still respected. Design options are also available on the Free plan; there the brand link stays visible.
What gets embedded?
The plugin loads the widget from your configured Accessonaut service address. Visitors can adapt the display to their personal needs. Free projects show a visible Accessonaut notice with a link. Plan permissions are managed by the service.
The reading aids are an addition. They do not fix barriers in the theme, forms or content and do not replace manual testing.
You control the connection
After installation, the connection is deactivated. Only after you have configured and explicitly activated it does the visitor’s browser fetch the script and the public project configuration from the service. This transmits the IP address, usual browser request data and the website hostname. Display preferences stay stored in the browser. You do not need a secret API key.
The settings link to the privacy policy and terms of use of the service address you entered. Check them before activating. Deactivating stops new embeds; deleting removes the plugin settings. Afterwards, also clear page and CDN caches.
Still using version 1.3 as a ZIP?
Up to version 1.3, the plugin was in the “inclusiveweb” folder; from 1.4, the folder has the same name as in the WordPress directory. Install the current version and activate it: the old version is switched off automatically and your settings are kept. Then delete the deactivated entry with version 1.3. From 1.4 you update as usual: the plugin stays active and keeps your settings.
Running a WooCommerce shop?
The standalone WooCommerce plugin offers its own shop areas and design settings. You do not also need the standard connector for it. If you use the standard connector from version 1.2.0 together with the WooCommerce plugin, the WooCommerce plugin controls the shop areas; this connector handles all other pages. Remove additional embed codes from the theme and tag manager.
Want to check first?
A scan does not need a plugin. Use the free website check for your first findings, then create your Free account.