I’m being asked to give manager access to a person with visual impairment. I’ve never done this before. Is there anything I need to do differently in the manager in order to make this easy for them? They mainly want to write blog posts.

The (current) MODX manager isn’t good for accessibility. Take a look at this post: [image] MODX Manager Accessibilty UX & Feedback The MODX Manager is based on ExtJS and is not accessible for keyboard navigation and screen readers. The Barrierefreiheitsstärku…

Thanks Harry. I’ll research a little more and see what assistive technology they are currently using. I think I’m going to have to sit beside them and understand how they use the web in general.

[image] chrisandy: They mainly want to write blog posts In this case, I would be tempted to create a snippet that loads a page on the front end this person can log into. The snippet would create a simple interface that lists blog posts and enables adding new ones. It would take a bit of work,…

In these cases, I actually create a page on the front end with full accessibility. In fact, if site management involves more than just content and graphics, I always create a page on the front end. I graphically configure the manager, and in the manager menu, I add the link to the page. Then, in …

You can create a custom, fully accessible, front-end create/edit view using @bobray ’s News Publisher . You could redirect the user to editing space on login. Alternatively, you could use FRED, which I believe, may have somewhat reasonable accessibility affordances but I don’t know how well rounded i…

I tend to limit access to the Manager whenever possible. The Manager is not only difficult to restyle, it’s a lot of work to make sure people are kept out of Manager areas they shouldn’t have access to.

Thank you for some very interesting ideas. This business is close by so I’m going to go and see them to learn about how they’re using the internet in general - that will be interesting in its self. The blog is built using collections so I’m already thinking I can give them a log in that goes direct…

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halftrainedharry March 11, 2026, 12:04pm 2

The (current) MODX manager isn’t good for accessibility. Take a look at this post: