AccessIQ — Accessibility Scanner & Heatmap Analytics

Description

AccessIQ is the only WordPress plugin that combines a full WCAG 2.1 accessibility scanner, a self-hosted click heatmap engine, and behavior analytics — all in one dark-themed dashboard, with zero data leaving your server.

Stop paying for three separate tools. Stop worrying about accessibility lawsuits. Start understanding your visitors the way the big teams do.

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The Problem AccessIQ Solves

Most WordPress site owners are flying blind in two directions at once:

They don’t know if their site is accessible — meaning they’re exposed to ADA and EAA lawsuits, turning away users with disabilities, and failing WCAG audits they never even ran.

They don’t know how visitors actually use their site — because Google Analytics doesn’t show you where people click, only that they left.

AccessIQ solves both. One plugin. One dashboard. One install.

What You Get (100% Free)

WCAG 2.1 Compliance Scanning
Run unlimited accessibility scans on any page or post. Get a 0–100 compliance score, severity-ranked violations, element selectors, and full scan history — all inside your WP admin.

Self-Hosted Click Heatmaps
See exactly where your visitors click, overlaid on your live site in a macOS-style browser frame. No API key. No external service. Your data stays in your database.

Behavior Analytics
Track sessions, bounce rates, device splits, and top-performing pages. Animated Chart.js dashboards that rival tools costing $50/month — built right into WordPress.

Frontend Accessibility Widget
A floating toolbar your visitors can use to adjust font size, enable high contrast, switch to a dyslexia-friendly font, and improve keyboard navigation — all without a page reload.

Score History Chart
Track how your accessibility score changes over time for any page. See your compliance progress at a glance with per-URL filtering.

Scheduled Scanning
Set weekly or monthly automatic scans across all published pages. Get email notifications when results are ready.

Built for Real WordPress Users

Developers & Agencies — Audit client sites, catch issues before launch, and deliver WCAG compliance reports that build trust.

Business Owners — ADA and EAA lawsuits are rising. AccessIQ keeps you compliant and documents your efforts.

E-commerce Sites — Heatmaps reveal exactly which product page elements get clicks and which get ignored.

Bloggers & Content Creators — Know where readers engage without handing your data to Google.

UX Designers — Validate design decisions with real click data, not guesswork.

SEO Professionals — Accessible, well-structured content ranks better. AccessIQ helps you maintain both.

🔬 WCAG Scanner Features

• Compliance Score (0–100): Animated score ring with grade label per page
• WCAG 2.1 Level A, AA, AAA: Choose your compliance target per scan
• Violations by Category: Visual bar chart — Images, Contrast, Headings, ARIA, Forms
• Severity Labels: Critical / Serious / Moderate issue classification
• Element Selector: See exactly which HTML element caused the violation
• Scan History: Full history with date, score, issue count, and WCAG level
• One-click Re-scan: Re-scan any page instantly from the reports page
• Print Reports: Print scan reports directly from the browser
• Unlimited scans: Run as many WCAG scans as you need from your admin
• Single Report View: Detailed breakdown with back navigation and print option
• Perfect Score Celebration: Special screen when a page scores 100/100

🔥 Heatmap Engine Features

• Live Click Heatmap: Visualize click intensity overlaid on your live site
• In-Dashboard Preview: See heatmaps inside WP Admin — no external app needed
• macOS-style Chrome: Professional browser frame with URL bar and LIVE PREVIEW badge
• Top Clicked Elements: Ranked table with element selector, click count, and % of total
• Rank Indicators: Gold / Silver / Bronze rank numbers for top 3 elements
• Date Range Filter: 7 days, 30 days, 90 days
• Device Filter: All Devices, Desktop, Mobile, Tablet
• Page Dropdown: Select any tracked page from the dropdown
• Pages Being Tracked: See how many pages have active tracking
• Peak Activity Hour: Discover when your visitors are most active
• Most Clicked Element: Instantly see the top interacted element
• Self-Hosted: 100% — all data stays in your WordPress database
• Lightweight Tracker: Under 3KB, loads asynchronously, zero performance impact

📈 Behavior Analytics Features

• Session Tracking: Total sessions, average time on page, bounce rate
• Daily Sessions Chart: Beautiful Chart.js line chart with gradient fill and hover tooltips
• Device Breakdown: Animated donut chart — Desktop, Mobile, Tablet split with legend
• Top Pages Performance: Sessions, avg time, bounce rate, top device per page
• Date Range Filter: 7, 30, 90 day periods
• Bounce Rate Alerts: Color-coded — red (high), amber (medium), green (low)
• Real-time Indicator: Live status badge showing last update time
• Privacy-First: No cookies, no third-party scripts, no Google Analytics needed

♿ Accessibility Widget Features

• Floating Toolbar: Frontend widget for site visitors with accessibility needs
• Font Size Control: Adjust text size from 80% to 150%
• High Contrast Mode: Switch to high-contrast color scheme
• Dyslexia-Friendly Font: Apply Lexend font for easier reading
• Keyboard Navigation: Highlight keyboard focus indicators
• Screen Reader Optimize: Optimize page for screen readers
• Widget Position: Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Right
• Brand Color: Customize widget color to match your brand (9 color options)
• Show/Hide on Mobile: Control widget visibility per device

🎛️ Settings

Go to AccessIQ → Settings to configure the plugin. Settings are organized into tabs:

Accessibility → Widget:
* Enable/Disable floating toolbar
* Show on mobile toggle
* Widget position (Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Right)
* Brand color selector (9 colors)
* Feature toggles: Font Size, High Contrast, Dyslexia Font, Keyboard Nav, Screen Reader Optimize

Accessibility → Scanner:
* Default WCAG level (A / AA)
* Notification email for scan alerts

InsightForge → Analytics:
* Tracking enable/disable
* Data retention period
* Session timeout configuration

✨ Why AccessIQ?

• 3-in-1 — Scanner + Heatmaps + Analytics. No subscriptions, no API keys, no separate tools.
• Privacy-first — Every byte of data lives in your own database. GDPR friendly by design.
• Truly self-hosted — No external services for core features. Works entirely within your WP admin.
• Lightweight — Tracking script under 3KB, loads async. Zero impact on Core Web Vitals.
• Beautiful dashboard — Dark-themed, animated charts, and a UI that doesn’t look like it’s from 2012.
• Developer-friendly — Clean OOP PHP, proper hooks, nonce-verified AJAX, full WP coding standards.
• Actively maintained — Built and supported by a team that actually uses it.

External Services

This plugin does not send any scan, click, or session data to external servers. All analytics data is stored exclusively in your WordPress database.

The WCAG scanner runs entirely in the browser (client-side within the WordPress admin). The target page is loaded and analyzed locally, then results are saved via AJAX to your site. No scan data leaves your server.

Google Fonts

This plugin loads typefaces from Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com) in two places:

1. Admin screens — DM Sans and DM Mono are loaded when you visit an AccessIQ admin page.
2. Frontend accessibility widget — Lexend is loaded on public pages when the accessibility toolbar is enabled.

When these fonts are requested the visitor’s browser sends a standard HTTP request to Google servers, which may include the visitor’s IP address, browser user-agent, and the referring page URL.

• Service: Google Fonts, provided by Google LLC
• Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
• Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Privacy Policy

AccessIQ stores the following data in your WordPress database:

Click Events (Heatmap):

• X/Y click coordinates
• CSS element selector
• Page URL
• Timestamp
• Device type

Sessions (Behavior Analytics):

• Page URL
• Session duration
• Device type
• Timestamp
• Bounce status

Scan Results:

• Page URL scanned
• WCAG violations found
• Compliance score
• Scan timestamp
• WCAG level selected

What we do NOT collect:

• IP addresses
• User names or email addresses
• Cookies or persistent identifiers
• Any personally identifiable information (PII)

Core plugin data is not sent to third-party servers; it stays in your database. The WordPress admin loads fonts from Google Fonts (see the External Services section). You can delete AccessIQ data by deactivating and deleting the plugin.

For heatmap and analytics tracking, we recommend adding a disclosure to your site’s privacy policy informing visitors that anonymous click and session data is collected for site improvement purposes.

Development Source

The uncompiled source code is available at: https://gitlab.com/thereadscope/accessiq