WordPress plugin

Installing AccessYes

Step-by-step guide to installing the AccessYes accessibility widget on your WordPress site. Two installation methods covered, plus how to verify it's working.

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In this article: How to install the AccessYes plugin on a WordPress site. Covers both the WordPress.org method and manual upload. After following these steps, the accessibility widget will appear on your site immediately — no additional configuration required.

The AccessYes accessibility widget takes less than two minutes to install. Once active, a floating widget button appears on every page of your site, giving visitors on-demand access to tools that help them read and navigate more comfortably.

There are two ways to install it: searching for it directly in WordPress (the easier method) or uploading the plugin file manually. Both methods result in the same plugin.

This is the quickest route for most site owners.

  1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
  2. Go to Plugins → Add New Plugin.
  3. In the search field, type AccessYes.
  4. Locate the plugin by CookieYes in the search results.
  5. Click Install Now, then click Activate once the installation completes.

The plugin is now active. Visit any page on your site and you’ll see the accessibility widget button appear in the bottom-right corner.

Method 2: Upload the plugin file manually

Use this method if you downloaded the plugin .zip file from WordPress.org or received it directly.

  1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
  2. Go to Plugins → Add New Plugin.
  3. Click the Upload Plugin button at the top of the page.
  4. Click Choose File, select the accessibility-widget.zip file from your computer, and click Install Now.
  5. After installation completes, click Activate Plugin.
Note

If you prefer FTP, upload the unzipped accessibility-widget folder to /wp-content/plugins/ on your server, then activate it from the Plugins screen in WordPress admin.

Verifying the installation

Once the plugin is active, check two things:

On the front end: Open your website in a browser (not the admin area). You should see a circular floating button — the widget trigger — in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Clicking it opens the accessibility menu.

In the admin area: Go to AccessYes in the left-hand WordPress admin menu. This is where all plugin settings live. If the menu item appears, the plugin installed correctly.

Tip

Test the widget in a private/incognito browser window to see exactly what a new visitor sees, without any admin toolbar or cached session data affecting the view.

What happens at activation

AccessYes is designed to work out of the box. At the moment of activation:

  • The accessibility widget is enabled on both desktop and mobile.
  • All accessibility tools (font size, contrast modes, reading guide, and more) are switched on.
  • The widget appears in the bottom-right corner on every page.
  • No data is collected from your visitors — the plugin is fully GDPR compliant.

You don’t need to configure anything before the widget starts helping visitors. That said, you can customise the widget’s position, colour, features, and language support from the AccessYes settings screen whenever you’re ready.

Uninstalling the plugin

To remove AccessYes, deactivate and delete it from Plugins → Installed Plugins the same way you would any WordPress plugin. The plugin does not leave behind database tables or options after deletion.

Next steps