Accessibility at Akismet

Welcome to your central resource for accessibility information regarding Akismet.com.

Below, you’ll find accessibility statements, conformance reports, best practices, and resources to help you use Akismet.

  1. Accessibility at Akismet
    1. Reporting accessibility issues
    2. Our ongoing commitment to accessibility
    3. Accessibility standards and compliance
    4. Akismet.com accessibility
      1. Our accessibility approach
      2. Technical implementation
      3. Known limitations
      4. Method of assessment
    5. Core Akismet plugin accessibility
    6. Additional resources

Reporting accessibility issues

We’re committed to making Akismet more accessible for everyone. If you encounter an accessibility issue, please contact support. We review all feedback and use it to improve our services over time.

If you’re not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to raise a complaint with your national enforcement body under the European Accessibility Act. For more information, please consult the relevant authority in your country.

Our ongoing commitment to accessibility

We’re committed to building modern software in line with WordPress’s accessibility standards, making it simpler for anyone to use Akismet.

Accessibility standards and compliance

Akismet has adopted Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) — an internationally recognized standard — as our benchmark for measuring the accessibility of our website and plugins/extensions.

Additionally, in accordance with the EU Accessibility Act, our accessibility efforts have been focused on specific user flows that may eventually involve consumer transactions, such as links in Akismet.com and the core plugin to purchase, upgrade, or administrate Akismet subscription plans.

Akismet.com accessibility

Akismet.com aims to fully conform with level AA of the latest version of WCAG. As of the date of this statement, our website is partially conformant with level AA of WCAG 2.1 which is included in EN 301 549 standard, meaning some content does not yet fully conform to these accessibility standards.

Our website includes the following accessibility features:

  • Proper heading structure for easy navigation.
  • Keyboard accessibility throughout the site.
  • Alternative (alt) text for images.
  • Sufficient color contrast.
  • Readable font sizes and styles.

Our accessibility approach

Automattic ensures that Akismet.com is accessible to all users by:

  • Including accessibility throughout our internal policies.
  • Providing continual accessibility training for our staff.
  • Employing formal accessibility quality assurance methods.
  • Conducting external evaluations of our accessibility compliance.

Technical implementation

Akismet.com’s accessibility relies on the following technologies:

  • Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
  • Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite (WAI‑ARIA)
  • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • JavaScript (JS)

Known limitations

The following areas of Akismet.com may include missing image alt text, incorrect link text, or non‑conformant headings:

  • User comments.
  • Content hosted using third‑party software.
  • Content in blog posts and pages created before June 2025.

Method of assessment

The accessibility of Akismet.com has been evaluated through a self‑assessment conducted by our internal accessibility and quality assurance teams. We use a combination of automated testing tools, manual checks, and user feedback to assess conformance with WCAG 2.1 level AA criteria.

Core Akismet plugin accessibility

We’re continually working on the Akismet plugin’s accessibility, and acknowledge that certain areas may still require improvement. Please report any accessibility issues related to the plugin via the methods listed above.

Additional resources

We are committed to ongoing improvements and appreciate your feedback as we work toward a more inclusive experience. The statements and reports on this page were last updated on June 27, 2025.