[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #7980: Add accessibility ready plugin business model

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#7980: Add accessibility ready plugin business model
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 Reporter:  threadi           |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |   Keywords:
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 **Background**
 WordPress themes are already marked with an ''accessibility ready'' tag.
 This makes it easier to find themes that meet the minimum requirements
 defined by the Theme Review Team. This gives WordPress users the chance to
 select a theme for their project that is already fundamentally
 accessibility ready. See:
 https://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/handbook/which-themes-can-you-
 use/

 My following suggestion arose from numerous presentations on accessibility
 at WordCamp Leipzig 2025 yesterday. The videos of the presentations held
 in German should be available on wordpress.tv shortly. In one of the
 presentations, it was noted that themes are already very advanced, but
 plugins often pose a problem for accessibility. I am taking this up for my
 proposal here.

 For plugins, an ''accessibility''tag is already used by many plugins,
 which is a great way to find them. However, this tag is not subject to any
 checks (unlike themes). It is also not immediately recognizable as a
 possible filter (unlike themes).

 **Proposed Changes**
 In addition to marking plugins as "Community" and "Commercial", I also
 suggest marking them as "Acceesibility Ready". This would give you a 4th
 tab at the top right of https://wordpress.org/plugins/ and the plugins
 that already do this would not only be easy to find, but acceesibility
 would also become more important for plugin developers.

 In order for plugins to be found here, they would have to send a request
 to plugins at wordpress.org (as with the marking for commercial). However,
 the Plugin Review Team would then (unlike with "Commercial") have to check
 the plugin according to criteria yet to be defined and provide feedback.
 This can either include information on necessary improvements or
 confirmation that the plugin has been marked. In the latter case, the
 plugin could then be found under the new filter.

 **Prerequisites**
 The criteria to be used for the check as well as the check methods could
 be adapted by the theme team if necessary. This saves the effort of
 reinventing the wheel.

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