PrestaShop GDPR & Legal

EAA Accessibility: Widget & Automatic WCAG Fixes

EAA compliance without a theme rebuild

The European Accessibility Act deadline (June 2025) has passed and enforcement has started. This module brings your store into compliance in minutes: an accessibility widget whose options you choose, an automatic WCAG fix engine that repairs your theme defects on every page, including content loaded through AJAX, and a legal accessibility statement generated in one click in your store languages.

At a glance

Configurable widget: pick from 9 options (text size, high contrast, readable font, spacing, links, cursor, reading guide, animations, images)
Automatic WCAG fixes on every page and on AJAX content: alt texts, form labels, ARIA, visible focus, AA contrast
EAA accessibility statement generated in 1 click in 8 languages (Directive EU 2019/882 and EN 301 549)
Works on rem and px themes, keeps icon fonts intact, leaves sliders and menus untouched in high contrast
No theme changes, no cookies, preferences stored in the visitor browser

EAA Ready WCAG 2.1 AA GDPR PrestaShop 8 & 9 Multistore

30-day refund
12 months updates
24h support

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PrestaShop accessibility widget with automatic WCAG fixes for EAA compliance

v1.3.0 · updated 2026-10-12

What it does

The short version.

You decide which options the widget offers

Tick the options offered to visitors: text size, high contrast, readable font, spacing, link highlighting, big cursor, reading guide, animation stop, image hiding. An option you remove also stops applying for visitors who had already turned it on.

High contrast that respects your theme

Only solid backgrounds and gradients turn white. Background image banners are kept and their texts get a readable plate. Hidden slides, collapsed menus and modal windows stay hidden. Turning it off restores your original styles.

Reliable text size on every theme

Text grows from 100 to 150% in 5 steps, whether the theme uses rem, em or pixels, including themes with a 62.5% root. The readable font and spacing modes never break Material Icons or Font Awesome.

WCAG fixes on every page

Alt texts derived from the caption or product title, aria-label on unlabelled fields, warning on links opening a new window, iframe titles, ARIA landmarks, skip link and visible focus. Content loaded afterwards (faceted search, quick view, cart modal) is fixed too.

Accessibility statement in 1 click

The EAA requires an accessibility statement. The module creates a CMS page in every active language, with FR, EN, ES, DE, IT, NL, PL and PT templates, the link to your contact form in the page language and the enforcement procedure.

A discreet button where it matters

44px button on mobile, left or right, in your brand color. You can hide it on mobile or on the cart and checkout: visitor preferences keep applying everywhere.

The long version

Everything you'd want to know before you install.

A detailed look at how EAA Accessibility: Widget & Automatic WCAG Fixes works, why we built it the way we did, and the thinking behind the features above.

§ 01

Accessibility is no longer optional: the EAA is in force

Since 28 June 2025, the European Accessibility Act applies to e-commerce websites. Online stores must be perceivable, operable, understandable and robust within the meaning of the EN 301 549 standard, publish an accessibility statement and offer a feedback channel. Penalties vary by member state and can reach tens of thousands of euros, with advocacy groups actively testing merchant websites. If your PrestaShop store has not implemented anything yet, every week of delay increases your exposure.

§ 02

Two complementary engines: widget and automatic fixes

The widget gives every visitor control over their reading comfort, with the options you chose to offer. The fix engine repairs the WCAG defects of your theme on every page load: missing alt attributes, unlabelled form fields, links without a new window warning, untitled iframes, missing ARIA landmarks, invisible keyboard focus and insufficient contrast. It also watches content added after load, such as faceted search product lists, quick view or the cart modal.

§ 03

A high contrast mode that does not break your store

High contrast is the historical weak point of accessibility widgets: by forcing a white background and full opacity on every element, they wipe out slider visuals and bring back hidden slides, collapsed menus and modal backdrops. Here each element is analyzed: solid backgrounds and gradients turn white, background image elements are kept and their texts get a semi-opaque white plate, and nothing hidden reappears. The whole page is processed, footer included, and turning it off restores your original styles.

§ 04

Legal accessibility statement in 8 languages

Publishing an accessibility statement is a formal EAA obligation. In one click from the module configuration, a CMS page is created in every active language of your store: compliance status, available features, feedback channel to your contact form in the page language, and enforcement procedure towards the competent national authority. FR, EN, ES, DE, IT, NL, PL and PT templates are included. Running the generation again refreshes the existing page, after a confirmation so your manual edits are not overwritten by mistake.

§ 05

Privacy by design

Visitor preferences are stored only in their browser localStorage and applied before the first paint of the page: they never reach your servers. Back office statistics are plain anonymous daily counters, merged in the browser and sent at most once a minute per visitor, with no cookie and no identifier. The module therefore stays consistent with your GDPR policy without extra configuration.

Everything included

The long list.

You decide which options the widget offers — Tick the options offered to visitors: text size, high contrast, readable font, spacing, link highlighting, big cursor, reading guide, animation stop, image hiding. An option you remove also stops applying for visitors who had already turned it on.

High contrast that respects your theme — Only solid backgrounds and gradients turn white. Background image banners are kept and their texts get a readable plate. Hidden slides, collapsed menus and modal windows stay hidden. Turning it off restores your original styles.

Reliable text size on every theme — Text grows from 100 to 150% in 5 steps, whether the theme uses rem, em or pixels, including themes with a 62.5% root. The readable font and spacing modes never break Material Icons or Font Awesome.

WCAG fixes on every page — Alt texts derived from the caption or product title, aria-label on unlabelled fields, warning on links opening a new window, iframe titles, ARIA landmarks, skip link and visible focus. Content loaded afterwards (faceted search, quick view, cart modal) is fixed too.

Accessibility statement in 1 click — The EAA requires an accessibility statement. The module creates a CMS page in every active language, with FR, EN, ES, DE, IT, NL, PL and PT templates, the link to your contact form in the page language and the enforcement procedure.

A discreet button where it matters — 44px button on mobile, left or right, in your brand color. You can hide it on mobile or on the cart and checkout: visitor preferences keep applying everywhere.

9 visitor options, each shown or hidden from the configuration

Text size from 100 to 150% in 5 steps, on rem and px themes

Smart high contrast: solid backgrounds and gradients whitened, background images kept with a readability plate

Readable font and WCAG 1.4.12 spacing without breaking icon fonts

Stops CSS animations, autoplay videos and Bootstrap, Swiper, Slick and Owl sliders

Preferences stored in the browser and applied before first paint, no cookie

Alt texts derived from the caption, product title or file name; images without a reliable source are left untouched

Automatic aria-label on unlabelled form fields

rel=noopener and a screen reader warning on links opening a new window

Iframe titles, ARIA landmarks and a skip link to the content column, Classic theme included

Enforced visible keyboard focus (WCAG 2.4.7)

Contrast correction to the AA ratio (4.5, or 3 for large text), texts over images skipped

Fixes also applied to content loaded through AJAX

44px button on mobile, can be hidden on mobile or on the cart and checkout

Accessibility statement generator in 8 languages, with confirmation before overwriting your edits

Anonymous per-shop statistics, sent at most once a minute per visitor

Interface translated into English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, Polish and Portuguese

Vanilla JavaScript without jQuery, no external request, no override

Changelog · 6 releases

What's shipped.

Every release goes through compatibility testing against the last three platform minors. No feature hidden in a fix, no fix hidden in a feature.

Fix v1.3.0 2026-10-12

Option to hide the floating button on the cart and checkout, visitor preferences keep applying

Fix v1.2.1 2026-10-12

Fixed the "Undefined array key DFACCESS_WIDGET_OPTIONS" upgrade failure when uploading the ZIP over the installed module

Fix v1.2.0 2026-10-12

Options shown in the widget are chosen in the configuration
A removed option or a disabled widget stops applying for visitors who had turned it on
Floating button reduced to 44px on mobile

Fix v1.1.0 2026-10-12

High contrast: hidden slides, menus and modals stay hidden, whole page processed, gradients whitened, readability plates on texts over images, original styles restored
Reliable text size on px themes and 62.5% root themes, from 100 to 150%
Readable font and spacing no longer break Material Icons or Font Awesome
Animation stop extended to videos and Bootstrap, Swiper, Slick and Owl sliders
Fixes applied to content loaded through AJAX
Skip link targets the content column on the Classic theme
Statement in Dutch, Polish and Portuguese, contact link in the page language
Interface translated into IT, ES, DE, NL, PL and PT

Fix v1.0.1 2026-07-16

Smart high contrast mode: background images preserved, readability plates on texts, selective whitening of solid backgrounds
Dark mode removed in favor of the reworked high contrast

Fix v1.0.0 2026-07-16

Initial release: accessibility widget, automatic WCAG fixes, EAA statement, anonymous statistics

Questions

Anything still unclear?

Does the module make my store 100% WCAG compliant automatically?

No automated tool can guarantee that, be wary of any that promise it. The module fixes the most frequent and most sanctioned technical failures (alt texts, labels, ARIA, focus, contrast), provides the required adaptation features and generates your legal statement. It gives you a solid, documented compliance baseline; editorial content (heading structure, hand-written alt text quality) remains your responsibility.

Can I choose which options the widget offers?

Yes. The configuration lists the 9 widget options with a checkbox for each. An unchecked option disappears from the panel and stops applying for visitors who had already turned it on. With no option checked, the floating button is hidden.

Can the button get in the way of the checkout?

You can hide it on the cart and checkout, and on mobile. Only the button disappears: a visitor who turned on high contrast or a larger text size keeps them until payment, and automatic fixes keep applying.

Does the module modify my theme?

No, never. Every fix is applied in the visitor browser at page load. You can uninstall the module at any time and your theme is strictly identical to its original state. No PrestaShop class override is used.

What is the performance impact?

One CSS file and one vanilla JavaScript file, with no jQuery and no external request. Heavier processing runs in chunks or during browser idle time, and statistics are batched: at most one request a minute per visitor. The impact on your Core Web Vitals is negligible.

Is the widget GDPR compliant?

Yes, by design: preferences are stored only in the visitor browser, no cookie is set, no personal data leaves the browser. Back office statistics are anonymous daily counters aggregated per shop.

Is the accessibility statement really mandatory?

Yes. Directive (EU) 2019/882 requires e-commerce services to publish structured information about the accessibility of their service. The module generates this page in every active shop language, with the expected feedback channel and enforcement procedure, and the link automatically appears in the widget panel.

Does it work with my third-party theme and in multistore?

Yes. Fixes operate on the rendered page, whatever the theme, and text size works on rem and px themes. In multistore, statistics and the statement are handled per shop context. If you hit an edge case on an exotic theme, our 24h support is included.

€79.00

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Unlimited dev & staging installs
Source code included
30-day refund
24h support · EN / FR

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EAA Accessibility: Widget & Automatic WCAG Fixes

The short version.