Bluehost Accessibility Checker

Accessibility on Bluehost

Bluehost is a popular host for WordPress sites. The accessibility of a WordPress site depends on the theme, the plugins and the content added to it, not on the hosting account.

New WordPress sites often start with a starter theme, demo content and a set of preinstalled plugins. Review what came with your install, remove what you do not use, and check the rest.

WebAIM’s annual analysis of the top one million home pages finds detectable WCAG failures on the vast majority of them, year after year, with low-contrast text, missing alternative text and missing form labels among the most common. (opens in a new tab, source: WebAIM Million)

Common Accessibility Issues on Bluehost Sites

• Starter themes and demo content

  Placeholder images without alt text, sample pages and demo sections can stay live long after launch.

• Low-contrast colors

  Theme color settings often produce light text or buttons that fail WCAG contrast minimums.

• Unlabeled form fields

  Contact and signup forms that use placeholder text instead of labels are hard to use with a screen reader.

• Empty links and buttons

  Social icons, cart icons and search buttons without text alternatives are announced as just "link" or "button".

• Sliders and pop-ups

  Auto-rotating sliders without a pause button and pop-ups that trap keyboard focus are common in WordPress themes.

How AccessBell Scans Your Bluehost Site

1. Enter any public page. Paste the address of a page on your Bluehost site into the scanner above. There is nothing to install on your hosting account: no plugin, no code snippet and no login.
2. We load it in a real browser. AccessBell opens the page in headless Chrome and runs its scripts, so it tests what your visitors actually see, including content added by your theme, builder or plugins.
3. We run the WCAG rules. The open-source axe-core engine checks the page against the standard you choose, and every result is mapped to the WCAG success criteria it affects.
4. You see what is wrong in seconds. The free scan lists every issue it finds, ranked by severity, with the WCAG criteria each one fails. Start a free trial to get the failing code and the fix for each one. Our methodology explains exactly what runs and what still needs a person.

What You Get From the Free Scan and the Free Trial

Free, with no account

• 63 automated rules for WCAG 2.2 Level AA, or presets for WCAG 2.1 AA, the ADA, Section 508 and EN 301 549
• Every issue found on the page, ranked by severity from critical to minor
• The WCAG success criteria each issue fails, which you can look up in our WCAG library

With a 3-day free trial

• The failing HTML, so you can find the element in your site editor or code
• How to fix each issue, with a corrected example
• Every page scanned, up to 500 per domain, with daily monitoring and an email when something breaks
• A list of checks that need a person to review, so nothing is missed
• A dated record of your scans and fixes

Start 3-day free trial

How to Fix What the Scan Finds

1. Remove unused plugins, sample pages and demo content, then fix colors and headings in the theme settings so the changes apply site-wide.
2. Add alt text in the media library and give icon links and buttons a text label.
3. Run a free scan above on your homepage and a few key pages, fix issues starting with critical and serious, then rescan to confirm.
4. For ongoing protection, AccessBell Pro monitors up to 500 URLs per domain every day and alerts you when a theme, app or plugin update introduces a new issue.

Related Guides

• WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content Explained in Plain EnglishWCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content explained simply: how to write alt text for every kind of image, icon, chart and CAPTCHA, with code examples and a test routine.
• WCAG 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions Explained in Plain EnglishWCAG 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions explained simply: visible labels, format hints, grouped fields and required markers, with code examples and a test routine.
• WCAG Success Criteria LibraryLook up any success criterion the scan flags, in plain language.
• Bluehost ADA Compliance CheckerThe same scan with the ADA preset, plus the ADA risks specific to Bluehost sites.
• Free Accessibility Statement GeneratorPublish a statement once your Bluehost site's known issues are fixed.

Bluehost Accessibility — Frequently Asked Questions