- Elementor expanded its Ally accessibility plugin to a free browser-based scanner, removing the friction in installing the plugin.
- Ally distinguishes itself as a “remediation engine” that offers solutions along with audits to meet WCAG standards.
- Growing global regulatory and trade pressure drives demand for tools that simplify accessibility compliance
Ally, Elementor’s web accessibility plugin, just got a browser version that should make it easier to find website accessibility issues.
Elementor is a popular WordPress website builder plugin that allows users to design websites visually using a drag and drop interface without the need to write code. It has a web accessibility plugin designed to help site owners identify, understand, and fix accessibility issues, all in accordance with WCAG guidelines.
Web accessibility involves designing websites so that people with disabilities can perceive, navigate and interact with them effectively. Not only does it allow for inclusivity, but it also broadens the potential audience and helps comply with legal requirements (like WCAG guidelines, for example).
Elementor first launched its web accessibility plugin called Ally in November 2025. The company argued that it was better than competing products because it offered solutions to problems that it identifies and guides web administrators through the application process.
“Accessibility tools usually just yell at you about what’s wrong. Ally actually fixes it,” they said. “Ally is different because it is a ‘remediation engine.'”
However, the process still required the installation of a plugin which, as Elementor said in a press release it shared with TechRadar ProIt was a “friction” point. To eliminate that friction, it turned Ally into a browser accessibility scanner that can be accessed, completely free, at this link.
“Enter your URL and we’ll instantly display invisible barriers on your site,” Elementor said.
These tools are in high demand today, the company further states, especially as accessibility requirements are increasing globally due to “regulatory and commercial pressure.” Elementor says many organizations are being asked to be “accessible” without having internal accessibility expertise, and are using tools that only audit, without offering solutions, a process that “creates compliance fatigue instead of progress.”
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