Classic Theme Accessibility and Semantics

Use this when creating or reviewing the HTML semantics, keyboard behavior, landmarks, skip links, focus styles, forms, images, icons, and ARIA behavior of a classic PHP WordPress theme.

Accessibility is not a visual polish pass. It affects template structure, PHP output, CSS, and JavaScript behavior.

When to Use This Skill

• Writing header.php, footer.php, index.php, single.php, page.php, or navigation templates.
• Adding a mobile menu, modal, search toggle, carousel, tabs, accordion, or interactive widget.
• Reviewing theme markup for WordPress.org-style accessibility expectations.
• Fixing keyboard navigation, missing focus states, unlabeled controls, bad heading order, or broken landmarks.

Document Skeleton

A classic theme header should preserve core hooks and language/body helpers.