How to Accessibility Test
We’ve gone through 46 weeks of technical accessibility from a design and dev perspective, covering everything from navigation menus to color contrast, ambiguous links,…
November 21, 2023
WS Form: The Ultimate Cheat Code for Front-End Post Submission
I recently had the pleasure of talking with Mark Westgard, the creator of WS Form, both online and at WordCamp US. To be honest, I…
November 14, 2023
Make a New Plan, Stan: The Ultimate Guide to Organizing Your Day as a Digital Agency Owner
Sick of wasting time and getting bogged down in daily tasks? Learn how to boost productivity by organizing your day as a digital agency owner in this blog….
November 14, 2023
Accessible Tooltips
Tooltips are small floating boxes that appear near words, icons, or images and display short explanatory text on hover or keyboard focus. They can…
November 14, 2023
Using Custom Taxonomies and CSS to Target Specific Items in a Query Loop
While building out a Black Friday deals page this week, I ran into a challenge: I needed to highlight specific items inside a Query Loop without…
November 10, 2023
E-commerce Accessibility
E-commerce has revolutionized how we shop, providing unparalleled convenience and access to products and services without ever stepping foot into a physical store. Think…
November 7, 2023
Why My Company Policy Dictates “No Free Stock Photography Site Images”
Still using free stock images when developing websites for clients? That might not be the best idea! Find out why I have a “no free stock photography” policy….
November 1, 2023
Accessibility Checker: A Powerful Tool for Auditing and Improving Website Accessibility
This week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Amber Hines from Equalize Digital for a full demo of her plugin, Accessibility Checker. If…
October 31, 2023
Mobile Nav and Hamburger Menus
When I asked in The Admin Bar Facebook group what accessibility questions people have, there were questions about mobile nav and hamburger menu accessibility….
October 31, 2023
How to Host a Free Static Website on Kinsta
Recently, Kinsta, one of my favorite hosting providers for WordPress sites, launched a plan that offers free hosting for static websites. Naturally, I wanted to…
October 24, 2023
Accessible Search and Filter
One critical aspect of WordPress sites that frequently causes accessibility problems is advanced search and filtering. Whether it’s searching blog posts or products in…
October 24, 2023
How to Use Your Brand Archetype to Reach Your Ideal Clients
Do you know what your brand archetype is? Discover how to use your archetype to reach your dream clients!…
October 23, 2023
How to Audit Website Performance: A Practical Guide
I’ll admit it—I’m a bit of a performance nut. There’s something satisfying about optimizing a website and beating my previous “high score.” Performance is…
October 20, 2023
How to Create Scalable and Dynamic Page Heroes
A page hero is typically the first section on any given page. It often includes the page title but can also feature additional elements like subheadlines,…
October 17, 2023
Common Form Errors and How to Fix Them
Forms are one of the most important parts of a website to get right from an accessibility perspective because forms are a big way…
October 17, 2023
Watch Out for Smooth Scroll
Smooth scroll is a website feature that enhances the way users navigate through a website’s content. It refers to the visual effect of gradually…
October 10, 2023
Security v. Stability: Experts Explain How Often You Should Update WordPress
I asked 3 security experts and 3 maintenance experts how often we should be updating plugins — and the results are fascinating! …
October 6, 2023
Secondary Nav Menus
When I asked in The Admin Bar Facebook Group what accessibility topics people wanted to hear about in Accessibility Weekly, there were questions about…
October 3, 2023
How to Create a GeneratePress Child Theme
Dive into WordPress child themes! Learn why they’re cool and how they save your custom tweaks….
September 26, 2023
Accessible Breadcrumbs
This week’s Accessibility Weekly post is all about a small but impactful way of helping users navigate websites: breadcrumbs. Website “breadcrumbs” are the digital…
September 26, 2023
How to Use ACF Options Pages in GenerateBlocks
Make your sites infinitely more maintainable with one of ACF’s most powerful features — now possible with GenerateBlocks!…
September 19, 2023
Audio Description
Audio Description is an accessibility feature that started in live theater, moved to movies, and is increasingly relevant to websites with video content. Never…
September 19, 2023
The What, Why, and How of Accessibility Statements
You may have noticed “Accessibility Statements” popping up on more and more websites. Not sure if you or your clients need an accessibility statement?…
September 12, 2023
Coding Blockquotes
From testimonials to sentences highlighted in a blog post for more visual interest, most websites we build include quotes. Typically, quotes on websites are…
September 6, 2023
