Title: Genesis Accessible Author: Gary Jones Published: May 17, 2014 Last modified: January 14, 2020 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/genesis-accessible/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1931891) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/genesis-accessible/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=1931891) # Genesis Accessible By [Gary Jones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/garyj/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/genesis-accessible.1.4.0.zip) * [Details](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/#reviews) * [Installation](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/#installation) * [Development](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/genesis-accessible/) ## Description Genesis Accessible is a plugin for site owners who want accessibility-ready websites using the Genesis Framework, but who use child themes which don’t yet support the framework’s accessibility features. #### So what do you need? * WordPress: Well, First of all: have a recent version [WordPress](https://wordpress.org) installed: version 4.9 or higher. Also take a look at the [requirements for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/) * Genesis Framework: The Genesis Accessible plugin is written for the Genesis framework version 2.8.1 or higher. This excellent framework is not free, but doesn’t cost much and is totally worth the money. You can buy and download it at [studiopress.com](https://my.studiopress.com/themes/genesis/). * This plugin Genesis Accessible Look for [documentation on genesis-accessible.org](https://genesis-accessible.org) ## Screenshots * [[ * Screenshot of the Genesis Accessible settings page ## Installation * Install [WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress). * Install the [Genesis Framework](https://my.studiopress.com/themes/genesis/) version 2.3.1 or higher * Install your preferred Genesis child theme * If your site is in another language than English: install and activate the plugin [Genesis Translations](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-translations/) * Install and activate this plugin Genesis Accessible * In the Dashboard, go to Genesis Accessibility Settings and select the options you want to add * Go to the Dashboard to Genesis Theme Settings and select Content Archives: Display post content. If you do not want to display the full content on archives, then limit content to the number of characters you want (e.g. 500) * Go to the Dashboard to Genesis SEO Settings and uncheck “Use semantic HTML and section throughout site?” (this setting may not be available) Look for [documentation on genesis-accessible.org](https://genesis-accessible.org) Photo credit: Leiden, Netherlands by [Nick van der Zwan](https://unsplash.com/photos/Qco9YF2io4Q) ## FAQ * Look for [documentation on genesis-accessible.org](https://genesis-accessible.org) * Have a question? Please read the [FAQ](https://genesis-accessible.org/documentation/faq/) on genesis-accessible.org * Still have a question? Ask it on the [Support Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/genesis-accessible) * If you found a bug or have an improvement, please report it on [GitHub](https://github.com/robincornett/genesis-accessible) * If you want this plugin in your language, you can help by [submitting a translation](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/genesis-accessible). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3d71436a8733afd77f5d8fc1cf03f943bbdc9cbb4e78ec644a287fe0ecb5f089? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent plugin, outstanding support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-outstanding-support-5/)󠁿 [Marty](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bozzmedia/) December 11, 2018 Happy to see many of this plugin’s features are now included in the Genesis framework itself. Still a useful plugin for checking theme support and working on your theme accessibility. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f585dbccfead08d9ba779897ed6a550b5b630c8f8cdd24714505e51330f65e8b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very Valuable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-valuable-1/)󠁿 [BX12](https://profiles.wordpress.org/b-p/) September 3, 2016 Incredibly value plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/109851919a171ac5df460c01952fd3782b23125be70f12d8494c06192bae28b6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-7289/)󠁿 [Cyndi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cynderella/) September 3, 2016 Thank you so much for creating the plugin. I admire you for it and it also helps smaller/one-man businesses to give their site accessibility without the need to hire someone until they’re ready for a redesign. [ Read all 6 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/genesis-accessible/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Genesis Accessible” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Gary Jones ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/garyj/) * [ Rian Rietveld ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rianrietveld/) * [ Robin Cornett ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/littlerchicken/) “Genesis Accessible” has been translated into 7 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/genesis-accessible/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Genesis Accessible” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/genesis-accessible) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/genesis-accessible/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/genesis-accessible/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/genesis-accessible/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/genesis-accessible/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.4.0 * remove 404 support (removed from Genesis Framework in version 3.0) * remove support for old versions of Genesis #### 1.3.1 * Remove unneeded uninstall.php #### 1.3.0 * Add a check for current theme accessibility support, and merge the plugin settings with those (instead of replacing) * On the settings page, identify which Genesis accessibility features are already included in the active child theme * Add support for 404 pages * Settings page updated to be consistent with Genesis Framework * Update minimum Genesis/WordPress versions * New contributor/author: @littlerchicken #### 1.2.3 Release date: August 10, 2015 * Minor bugfixes, props @corvannoorloos * Removed address from TinyMCE options #### 1.2.2 Release date: May 23, 2015 * Bug fix for search action pointing to the wrong url (thanks Jackie D’Elia) * Added French and updated German language files by Alain Schlesser * Added CSS position:relative to .more-link for compatibility with themes using backstretch scripts (thanks Paul Oasten and Carrie Dils) #### 1.2.1 Release date: May 6, 2015 * Bug fixes in the skip links, props Nir Rosenbaum #### 1.2.0 Release date: May 4, 2015 * Compatible with Genesis 2.2 * Several bugfixes * Added the possibility to add your own 404 and page_archive templates * Added a check for the existence of a Category Archive title and intro to prevent a double heading in archive pages. * With help and contributions from: @GaryJ (Gary Jones), @littlerchicken (Robin Cornett), @cdils (Carrie Dils), @bramd (Bram Duvigneau), @purplebabyhippo (Angie Vale), @neilgee (Neil Gee) and the #genesiswp Slack community * British translation by Richard Senior #### 1.1.1 Release date: August 25, 2014 * Hebrew translation by Nir Rosenbaum * Spanish translation by Andrew Kurtis, WebHostingHub * Added genesis-accessible.pot * Minor bugfixes #### 1.1.0 Release date: August 8, 2014 * Support for Genesis 2.1 * Removed jump to search from skiplinks * Renamed classes prefix skip-links to genwpacc for consistency * Moved skip-links inside the header to improve the HTML5 outline * Moved the H2 Main navigation inside the nav class=”nav-primary … * Rewrite dropdown JS to use module pattern, props to Gary Jones * Removed .search-form and :focus from genwpacc-skiplinks.css theme related, available in child theme Leiden * Removed adding an H1 on archive pages option is now included in Genesis 2.1 ( Posts Category Category Archive Settings) * Added an H1 on the Blog template and the author archive * Bugfixes #### 1.0.0 Release date: May 17, 2014 * First release ## Meta * Version **1.4.0** * Last updated **6 years ago** * Active installations **500+** * WordPress Version ** 4.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.3.21** * PHP Version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/), [English (Australia)](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/), [English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/), [English (New Zealand)](https://en-nz.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/), and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/genesis-accessible) * Tags * [a11y](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/a11y/)[accessibility](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/) [accessible](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessible/)[genesis](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/genesis/) [wcag](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wcag/) * [Advanced View](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-accessible/advanced/) ## 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