Accessibility settings - Verba

The Accessibility group in VerbaTheme OptionsGeneralOptimization holds one setting. It switches a feature the theme already has; there is no accessibility mode or overlay here.

#What the link does

Somebody navigating with a keyboard moves through a page with Tab, one focusable element at a time. Without a skip link, that means walking through the entire header and navigation menu before reaching the first word of the article, on every page.

The skip link is the first thing focus lands on. Press Tab once on a fresh page, press Enter, and you are at the content. It stays invisible for everyone else until it receives focus.

#What is not in this group

The automatic H1 is in the SEO group of the same tab, because one top-level heading per page is a question of document structure. See General: optimization.

Everything else that makes a site usable, from alt text and heading order to link wording, contrast, and captions, depends on your content and your color choices rather than on a setting. SEO, analytics and accessibility has a checklist you can run.

#Questions

Is Verba accessible out of the box?

The theme handles its side: focus states, semantic markup, keyboard-reachable controls, and this skip link. The finished result also depends on your images having alt text, your headings being in order, and your palette having enough contrast.

Why can I not see the skip link on my site?

It is hidden until it receives keyboard focus. Load a page, press Tab once, and it appears at the top.

Do I need an accessibility overlay plugin as well?

No. Overlay widgets do not make an inaccessible site accessible, and they can interfere with the assistive software a visitor already uses. Fixing the underlying content is what helps.

Last updated 1 Oct 2026