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Zenyth Shopify GIF Pause Solution – Accessible Animation Control for WCAG 2.2 Compliance

Zenyth Shopify GIF Pause Solution – Accessible Animation Control for WCAG 2.2 Compliance

Monthly Subscription $10.99

Yearly subscription $106.0

One Time Purchase $317.00

Born Accessible

Empower shoppers to pause animated GIFs and motion effects, creating a calmer and more inclusive shopping experience that meets WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards.

Address Motion Sensitivity and Accessibility with Confidence

Animated GIFs can add energy to a storefront, but without proper controls they can also create barriers for customers with vestibular, cognitive, or visual sensitivities. The Zenyth Shopify GIF Pause Solution provides a simple, effective way to meet WCAG 2.2 (2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide) requirements by giving users direct control over motion and animation.

Seamless Integration for Shopify Stores

Developed specifically for Shopify, this accessibility-first component installs easily into any theme and automatically detects animated GIFs on your site. A clean, responsive pause/play control allows users to stop or restart animations at any time, reducing distractions while maintaining your intended visual design. The solution works across devices and browsers, ensuring consistent behavior for all visitors.

Built-In Accessibility and Usability Standards

Zenyth’s GIF Pause Solution includes ARIA labels, keyboard focus management, and visible states for all controls, ensuring full compatibility with assistive technologies. The component is designed for easy customization, allowing developers to match brand styles while maintaining accessibility integrity. It is an effortless way to make your store more compliant, inclusive, and enjoyable for every shopper.

Part of Zenyth’s Accessibility Ecosystem

As part of Zenyth’s family of accessible Shopify tools, the GIF Pause Solution helps your brand proactively align with WCAG 2.2, ADA, and AODA requirements. It’s ideal for merchants seeking to enhance accessibility without adding technical overhead or redesigning their store.

Features

  • Pause and play controls for all animated GIFs
  • Fully compliant with WCAG 2.2 Guideline 2.2.2 (Pause, Stop, Hide)
  • Integrated ARIA labels and keyboard-accessible controls
  • Responsive, theme-friendly design compatible with all Shopify templates
  • Lightweight installation with no custom scripts required
  • Built and maintained by Zenyth’s accessibility experts

Benefits for Developers and Organizations

  • Ensures compliance with accessibility regulations (WCAG 2.2, ADA, AODA)
  • Improves user comfort for customers sensitive to motion or flashing visuals
  • Enhances SEO and brand reputation through inclusive design practices
  • Minimizes remediation costs by resolving motion-related barriers at the source
  • Plug-and-play integration for quick adoption across existing Shopify themes
  • Ongoing updates from Zenyth to maintain compliance and performance

Learn more about Zenyth’s end-to-end accessibility solutions.

  • Platform: Compatible with multiple platforms, including WordPress, Shopify, BigCommerce, and Webflow.
  • Design: Automatically identifies all GIFs on a page and appends a pause button to each GIF for enhanced accessibility.
  • Standards: Fully compliant with WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards, ensuring users can control animated content.
  • Devices: Fully responsive, delivering consistent functionality across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.
  • Languages: Delivered as an external JavaScript script for integration into any supported platform.

GIF Control Functionality

  • Automatically detects all GIFs on the page and adds a pause button to each one.
  • Saves the state of the pause button, ensuring the setting persists when navigating between pages.
  • Provides a lightweight, simple, and effective solution for enhancing accessibility.
  • The code is modular, written entirely in JavaScript, and designed for external integration.
  • Code follows best practices for lightweight and efficient scripting, ensuring compatibility with evolving web standards and platforms.
  • Its structure supports easy debugging and future enhancements.
  • Customizations include the ability to modify the appearance of the pause button to align with branding guidelines.
  • Developers can also adjust functionality, such as changing the default behavior of the pause state, ensuring it meets specific project requirements.
  • The script enables developers to implement GIF control functionality with minimal customization while allowing for visual adjustments to the pause button to fit specific brand designs.
  • Documentation Access: Includes a concise guide with step-by-step instructions for adding the script to a project.
  • External Integration: Requires adding the provided JavaScript file to the project, enabling the functionality without further configuration.
  • Optimized as a lightweight script with minimal impact on page load times or performance.
  • This cross-platform GIF Control Script delivers a straightforward solution for adding pause functionality to GIFs, improving accessibility across multiple platforms with minimal setup.
  • It is built for scalability, ensuring efficient performance across projects of all sizes, regardless of the number of GIFs.

A one-time purchase includes access to updates for one year.The GIF Control Script will receive updates from Zenyth as new GIF types or markup variations are identified, ensuring continued compatibility and functionality across platforms.

Updates focus on adapting the script to handle emerging GIF formats or changes in HTML standards while maintaining its lightweight and efficient performance.

A one-time purchase includes access to updates for one year.

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