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  AI Accessibility Optimizer for WordPress

♿ AI Accessibility Optimizer for WordPress

🔍 About the Project

“It’s my first time at a hackathon, so sorry in advance — I’m probably going to step into every possible pitfall!”

This project was born from a simple but important goal:
Making the web more accessible — especially for people with disabilities, and especially for organizations that can't afford expensive web agencies.

Many small associations, cultural clubs, and NGOs still rely on WordPress websites that aren’t accessible — not out of ignorance, but because they lack the time, budget, or expertise. I wanted to change that.

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💡 Inspiration

The inspiration came from a mix of frustration and compassion.
I’ve seen cultural events, community centers, and social projects in my local area that unintentionally exclude people — just because their websites:

• have no alt texts,
• use confusing language,
• or completely miss semantic HTML.

This project aims to offer a simple, AI-powered accessibility improvement tool, built directly on top of the WordPress REST API — so that even a small club with no developer can get suggestions and make fixes quickly.

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🛠️ How I Built It

I used the following stack:

• WordPress REST API to connect to any WordPress site using basic app-password authentication
• JavaScript + HTML UI to fetch and display content/posts/pages dynamically
• OpenRouter (through API) to analyze content and return suggestions
• HTML parser for light semantic validation of theme templates
• AI response interface to rewrite and optionally post content back via the REST API

Everything happens in-browser. No plugin installation is needed on the user’s WordPress site.

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🧠 What I Learned

• How to work with the WordPress REST API efficiently in a real-world scenario
• How to build tools for people who are not developers
• That accessibility is not only about code — it’s about empathy, inclusion, and practical tools
• AI is not a magic fix — but it’s a powerful assistant when used responsibly

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🚧 Challenges

• Handling REST API auth in a way that's both easy and secure
• Keeping the interface clean for non-tech users
• Teaching the AI what to look for in terms of accessibility (e.g., ARIA roles, alt tags, heading order)
• Managing time — this is my first hackathon, and pacing myself was a real challenge 😅

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🎯 Impact Goal

I hope this project can become a micro-service that cultural associations and non-profits can use to make their sites more inclusive — so people with disabilities can participate in cultural life without barriers.

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🚀 Next Steps

• Small Bugfixes and payment solution. Add support for multilingual content

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Thanks for reading — and thanks to Bolt for the opportunity to build something meaningful!

Built With

• bolt.new
• supabase