Accessible Real Estate Listings with WP-ImmoMakler

WP-ImmoMakler helps you make your real estate listings accessible—for a better user experience for all prospective buyers and improved visibility in search engines.

It’s important to note that accessibility doesn’t just mean greater convenience for people with disabilities—it also means a better user experience for everyone. So it’s definitely worth keeping an eye on your site’s accessibility.

Optimizations in WP-ImmoMakler for your accessible real estate listings:

PDF Brochures

  • All image alt tags are now available in multiple languages.
  • Missing alt tags were automatically added.

Virtual Tours & Carousel

  • iFrames for virtual tours now have a "title" attribute.
  • The links in the real estate carousel now have an `aria-label`.

Contact form

  • Title, first name, and last name now have their own labels for better screen reader support.
  • Address fields have been marked with `aria-labels` to make it easier to enter information.

Search Request

  • Confirmation buttons in the search query now have an `aria-label`.

Property Search

  • The radius search and object ID search now have meaningful `aria-labels`.
  • The Object ID Search button now has an `aria-label`.

Design & Contrast

  • The default colors for links and buttons have been adjusted to increase contrast.
  • The background color in the consent box in card view has been made darker to improve readability.

Test the accessibility of your real estate agent website:

Note: If you’d like to check whether your website is accessible, we recommend thechecklist from Aktion Mensch. There you’ll find helpful tools:

Checks whether text and background colors provide sufficient color contrast so that content is easily readable for all users.

Checks whether your website is structured in a way that allows screen readers to correctly capture and read its content aloud.

To check whether the language on your website is easy to understand.

Do you have any further questions about the accessibility of your property listing? If so, please feel free to contact our support team or try out all the features for 30 days—free of charge and with no obligation.