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title: "Accessibility Quality Gate"
manual: "Accessibility Quality Gate"
version: "2.0"
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# Accessibility Quality Gate {#start}

-   *Extension key:* a11y_quality_gate
-   *Package name:* priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate
-   *Language:* en
-   *Author:* Patrik Priebera and contributors
-   *License:* GPL-2.0-or-later, like the extension itself.

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Accessibility Quality Gate (AQG) is a TYPO3-native accessibility checker and
quality gate. It analyses RTE content, structured TCA field values and
server-rendered HTML, runs browser-based frontend scans with axe-core in the
hosted AQG scanner, reports findings in a dedicated backend module, highlights
problems directly in CKEditor and can warn or block editors when a page is
published above a configured issue threshold.

AQG helps teams find common accessibility problems early. It does not certify
accessibility and does not replace a manual accessibility audit. See
[Known limitations](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:limitations@2.0) for the exact scope of the automated checks.

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**[Introduction](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:introduction@2.0)**

What AQG checks, which parts are free, which parts require a licence
and where automated testing stops.

**[Installation](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:installation@2.0)**

System requirements, Composer installation and the first-run steps in
the TYPO3 backend.

**[Configuration](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:configuration@2.0)**

Scanned fields, rules, quality gate thresholds, licence activation,
remote scan access, AI suggestions and TSconfig.

**[Usage](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:usage@2.0)**

CKEditor highlighting, the Accessibility backend module, rendered page
checks, remote scans and report exports.

**[Automation](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:automation@2.0)**

Running scans from the command line and with the TYPO3 Scheduler.

**[Rule reference](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:rule-reference@2.0)**

All built-in RTE, structured and rendered HTML rules with their
severities and WCAG references.

**[Privacy and security](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:privacy-security@2.0)**

Which data leaves the installation, how secrets are stored and which
settings are security relevant.

**[Known limitations](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:limitations@2.0)**

Automated versus manual accessibility testing and the documented
boundaries of every scan type.

**[Upgrade](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:upgrade@2.0)**

Version scheme, database updates and things to check after an update.

**[Troubleshooting](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:troubleshooting@2.0)**

Common problems with scans, licences, remote access and the quality
gate.

**[How to get help](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/priebera/typo3-a11y-quality-gate:help@2.0)**

Support channels, issue templates and security contact.