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Alvaliving Accessibility & SEO Engine

Lightweight WordPress MU-Plugin to automate WCAG accessibility compliance, dynamic ARIA labels, and SEO-friendly image attributes.

by Alvaliving Studio · github.com/alvaliving/alvaliving-accessibility-engine

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/alvaliving/alvaliving-accessibility-engine/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/alvaliving/alvaliving-accessibility-engine ↗

A high-performance, zero-footprint Must-Use (MU) Plugin for WordPress designed to fix common accessibility (WCAG) and SEO issues programmatically.

Developed by Alvaliving Studio, this engine was created to achieve a perfect 100/100 score in Google Lighthouse audits without the overhead of heavy third-party plugins.

Key Features

  • Automated Alt Text: Generates clean, descriptive image alternative text from filenames during upload, improving both SEO and screen reader compatibility.
  • Viewport Optimization: Forwards accessibility by enabling user-scaling (zoom) on mobile devices, overriding restrictive theme defaults.
  • Semantic Landmark Injection: Automatically identifies content structures and wraps them in <main> landmarks for better Assistive Technology (AT) navigation.
  • Dynamic ARIA Labels: Injects discernible names into empty lightbox links and provides semantic context to repetitive "Read More" links.
  • RGPD/GDPR Friendly: 100% local processing. No external API calls or data sharing.

Accessibility Best Practices & Disclaimer

While this engine significantly improves automated scores and provides essential structural fixes, it does not replace the need for manual accessibility best practices.

  • Context is King: Automated Alt Text is a fallback solution for legacy content or high-volume uploads. Whenever possible, editors should manually provide descriptive, context-aware alternative text for images.
  • Purpose: This plugin is designed to bridge the gap in legacy themes, handle edge cases that cannot be resolved via traditional page builders, or serve as a temporary safeguard during large content migrations.
  • Human-Centric Design: True WCAG compliance requires ongoing attention to content hierarchy and meaningful descriptions that an algorithm cannot fully replicate.

Installation

  1. Create a folder named mu-plugins inside your /wp-content/ directory (if it doesn't exist).
  2. Upload the alvaliving-accessibility-engine.php file to that folder.
  3. The plugin will be activated automatically.

📊 Performance Impact

Since this is an MU-Plugin, it loads before the standard plugin stack, ensuring the smallest possible footprint on server response time (TTFB) and preventing theme updates from overwriting these critical fixes.

A project by Alvaliving Studio