{"id":50045,"date":"2026-06-24T14:32:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/?p=50045"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:16:44","slug":"accessibility-and-wcag-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/accessibility-and-wcag-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility and WCAG Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-rocketgenius-editor-comments\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-admin-comments\"><\/span><b>Dario:<\/b>&nbsp;https:\/\/github.com\/gravityforms\/support-backlog\/issues\/1903<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-overview\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Building WCAG 2.1 AA-compliant forms is easier with Gravity Forms 3.0. Accessible settings are now on by default for every new form you create, and a series of additional improvements help you to build more inclusive forms from the get-go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-14-1024x845.png\" alt=\"Image showing  Accessibility and WCAG Improvements overview\" class=\"wp-image-50049\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-14-1024x845.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-14-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-14-768x634.png 768w, https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-14.png 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-new\">What&#8217;s New<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-accessibility-enabled-by-default\">Accessibility enabled by default<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Accessible form settings are now automatically enabled in all new Gravity Forms forms. This helps reduce manual configuration effort and inadvertent mistakes when working towards meeting WCAG 2.1 AA standards for your forms. Existing sites can enable these settings at any time via the form settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improved-datepicker-accessibility\">Improved Datepicker accessibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Datepickers now use the WhatSock library instead of jQuery UI for improved keyboard navigation and screen reader support. Input masks have been updated to use <a href=\"https:\/\/imask.js.org\/\">imaskjs<\/a>, a vanilla JavaScript solution that loads asynchronously and removes jQuery dependencies. Character count functionality has also been modernized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-consistent-button-markup\">Consistent button markup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Form submit buttons now use semantic <code>&lt;button&gt;<\/code> elements instead of <code>&lt;input type=\"submit\"&gt;<\/code> or <code>&lt;input type=\"button\"&gt;<\/code>. This improves styling flexibility and creates more consistent, accessible button markup across your forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unified-choice-alignment-setting\">Unified Choice Alignment setting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Checkbox, Radio, and Multiple Choice fields now share a single Choice Alignment setting with three options: vertical (single-column), horizontal (inline), and columns. This replaces the previous mixed approach and makes it easier to control choice layout consistently across all choice-based fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-resources\">More resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/accessibility-for-developers\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"23136\">Accessibility Guide for Developers<\/a> for detailed implementation guidance. For accessibility issues, contact <a href=\"https:\/\/gravityforms.com\/support\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/gravityforms.com\/support\">support<\/a> with details of the problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gravity Forms 3.0 makes WCAG 2.1 AA compliance the default. 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