This five-step guide will show you how to install Barriano’s WordPress accessibility plugin and help you begin your journey toward making your website accessible and usable for everyone.
Step 1: Install the Barriano Plugin
You can install the WordPress Accessibility plugin directly from the WordPress plugin repository. From your WordPress dashboard, click “Plugins” in the left-side menu. Then click “Add New” near the top of the page.
Type “Barriano” into the search bar on the right side of the page. Once you find the plugin, click “Install Now,” followed by “Activate.” Open the left menu, scroll down, and click on “Barriano.”
Step 2: Register Your Site With Barriano
If you have already registered with Barriano, simply sign in using your email address and password.
If this is your first time installing the Barriano Accessibility Widget, you will need to create an account. You can sign up using your Google account or another email address and then click “Next.”
Enter your first and last name, organization name, website address, and password. You’ll also need to agree to Barriano’s terms and privacy policy before clicking “Sign Up.”
Step 3: Enable the Barriano Accessibility Widget on Your WordPress Website and Customize Your Plugin
Scroll down to enable the widget and switch the toggle to ON.
You can now customize the size, color, and position of your WordPress accessibility plugin. Don’t forget to click “Save” once you’ve completed your customizations.
Step 4: Generate an Accessibility Statement for Your WordPress Website
Scroll to the top of the Settings page in WordPress. You’ll notice the “Your Widget” tab in the top navigation menu.
To generate your accessibility statement, click the “Accessibility Statement” tab, fill in your details, and select “Generate My Accessibility Statement.” Your statement will be sent directly to your email inbox.
While you’re there, feel free to explore the “Reports & Docs” and “Videos & Tutorials” sections for additional guidance and resources.
Step 5: Preview Your Site
You’re all set! Your website is now on its way toward improved WordPress accessibility and ADA compliance.
Be sure to preview your website to confirm that the widget has been installed correctly and is functioning properly.
Manually Install Barriano’s WordPress Accessibility Widget on Your Website
You can also manually install Barriano’s Accessibility Widget on your WordPress website by following these steps.
Step 1: Register Your Website With Barriano and Get Your Unique Code
If you haven’t already registered your website, sign up with Barriano and complete the registration process until you receive your unique code snippet.
Copy your unique code snippet to your clipboard or save it as a text file using the “Copy” button provided. You can also find this code in the welcome email sent after registration.
Step 2: Sign In to Your Barriano Account if You Already Have One
If you have already registered a website with Barriano, you can use the same unique code for your other websites.
If you’re unable to locate your welcome email or embed script, sign in to your Barriano dashboard and navigate to the “My Embed Script” section. There, you can copy your script code or save it as a text file.
Step 3: Embed Your Code Into WordPress
This step requires basic familiarity with HTML and WordPress theme files, as you will need to insert your unique code into your website’s HTML.
From your WordPress dashboard’s left menu, go to “Appearance” and select “Theme File Editor.”
On the right side of the page, under “Theme Files,” scroll down and select “footer.php.”
Scroll down until you find the closing body tag:“</body>”
Paste your Barriano script into one of the blank lines.
After inserting the code, click “Update File” to save your changes.
Step 4: Review Your Website
You’re all set with your accessible WordPress website.
Preview your site to confirm that the widget has been installed successfully and is working correctly.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
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If you don’t include digital accessibility measures in your website design, you may unintentionally prevent people with disabilities from accessing and using your site effectively. Creating an accessible website is not only the right thing to do, but it also helps provide a more inclusive experience for all users.
Accessibility can also benefit your brand by making your website available to a wider audience, improving user experience, and increasing engagement with potential customers. By making your site more accessible, you create opportunities to reach more users while supporting ADA and WCAG accessibility standards.
Barriano’s accessibility solutions can help improve your website’s usability and accessibility for all visitors.
Shopify is not ADA compliant by default. Shopify does not automatically review every website to ensure it meets ADA or WCAG requirements, and not all of Shopify’s default themes and features are fully accessible.
Shopify store owners and administrators are responsible for ensuring that their website’s content, page design, navigation, and functionality follow ADA and WCAG accessibility standards. This includes making the site usable for people with visual, hearing, motor, and cognitive disabilities.
Using Barriano’s accessibility widget can help improve your Shopify store’s accessibility and support your efforts toward better ADA and WCAG compliance.
One of the easiest ways to make your Shopify store more accessible is by ensuring there is a high contrast between your background color and text color. For example, gray text on a white background can be difficult for people with low vision to read. A best practice is to use strong color contrast, such as black text on a white background, to improve readability across your website.
Next, it’s important to ensure your Shopify site is compatible with screen readers. Screen readers announce webpage content aloud for blind or visually impaired users. Making your website compatible with this commonly used technology helps visitors navigate your pages more easily and improves the overall accessibility of your site.
Installing Barriano’s accessibility widget can help make your website more accessible and support your efforts toward WCAG and ADA compliance.
If you need help uninstalling Barriano’s Shopify app, our support team will be happy to assist you. You can contact us directly through Shopify’s chat function.
If you’d like to uninstall Barriano’s Shopify widget yourself, follow these steps:
Step 1
On the left menu of your Shopify Admin page, select “Apps.”
Step 2
Search for “Barriano Website Accessibility” in the search section at the center of the page, then click “Delete.”
Step 3
We appreciate your feedback. To provide it, select one of the options from the dropdown menu, then click “Delete again.”
