Accessibility New Window Warnings
Make links that open in a new window compliant with WCAG guidelines for accessibility by adding a warning for users.
4.8(17 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 days agoAs of April 2026, Accessibility New Window Warnings is a WordPress ada plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 17 reviews. It has been downloaded 19K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.7.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 1386% this week. Top alternative: Accessibility by UserWay.
4.8/517 reviews
1.0K+active installs
19K+total downloads
5 yearssince 2021
Overview
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Success Criterion 3.2 (Predictable) specifies that web pages should appear and operate in predictable ways. It is a common practice to set links that go to off-site locations to open in a new window or tab when clicked. Opening new windows or tabs automatically when a link is activated can be disorienting for people who have difficulty perceiving visual content, and for some people with cognitive disabilities, if they are not warned in advance.
This plugin helps websites become more accessible and better meet WCAG guidelines for predicability by providing advanced warning if a link is going to open a new window or tab before the user clicks or activates it. Providing a warning allows the user to decide it they want to leave the current window, a…
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Recent Reviews
Fit for Purpose
by pwforaker·1 week ago
Exactly!
Awesome Simple Plugin
by Frank Gomez·4 months ago
Does exactly what it says in a simple way. No settings. It just works!
Great Plugin That Just Works
by astreck2·7 months ago
A great plugin—all you have to do is install it and it just works. I really like how it automatically fixes a big accessibility problem without having to do anything extra. TY!
Great plugin: love the simplicity and effiectiveness
by manuelavanp·1 year ago
Been looking for a plugin like this for a long time. Love it!! Also the fact that the tooltip text is translatable.
Thumbs up !!!
Does the job intended
by Alan Fuller·1 year ago
I installed this on my blog as I wanted to ensure there was a visible indication when links opened external pages to better comply with accessibility guidelines without having to go through hundreds of old posts. Did the job and correctly and easily and automaticaly added the desired indicators, markup and icons.
- This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by Alan Fuller. Reason: typo
Download Trends
Today: 59Yesterday: 130This week: 1KPeriod total: 9K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.7.0+ requiredTested up to 7.0 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.2
88.5%
v1.1
6.7%
v1.0
4.8%
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Changelog
1.3.0
- Added – support for modifier classes to prevent the icon or the tooltip showing
- Added – translation support for the strings in the plugin
- Fixed – potential overspill in tooltip when different languages are used
- Updated – tested up to version 7.0
- Refactored – synced the code from the Accessibility Checker fix for the same plugin into this plugin.
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