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If you're committed to building an accessible WordPress website, choosing the right plugins is crucial. If the plugins added to your website aren’t designed with accessibility in mind, they can create significant barriers for users with disabilities, ...
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This blog post has an edgy title, WordPress Cookie Banner Accessibility Lies, but I honestly can't think of another succinct phrase that perfectly describes this post. The truth is, I'm frustrated by WordPress plugins and SaaSes that claim to be ...
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When using our WordPress Accessibility Checker plugin, you may have encountered "Broken Skip or Anchor Link" errors. These errors are prevalent on Elementor websites due to unresolved bugs in the Hello Elementor theme. Luckily, this is easy to fix — ...
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One common and frustrating experience for a user with disabilities is when software they've depended on releases an update...and loses the accessibility it once had. It's easy to imagine this is an isolated experience, but it's shockingly common. ...
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Aim for perfection and accept excellence along the way. CodeGeek's mission was to redesign and rebuild the transportation website for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, conformant with WCAG 2.2 guidelines. At CodeGeek, they wanted to take it a step ...
Accessibility Checker isn’t just identifying issues anymore; it’s now your accessibility fixer! This exciting update introduces automated accessibility fixes to make maintaining accessibility on your WordPress site easier than ever. In this video, ...
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One of the most common questions asked by WordPress users is: What form plugin should I use? While there are many factors in selecting a WordPress form plugin, an important element is WordPress forms accessibility—ensuring that all users can actually ...
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In this session, Quay Morgan explores the challenges and triumphs faced by Ninja Forms in their pursuit of creating accessible products. This webinar offered practical takeaways to help make the journey smoother for other companies and individuals. ...
Forms are among the most critical components of any website. They serve as the primary means for users to contact you, request services, make donations, and perform a myriad of other functions. Therefore, it is essential that website owners and ...
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Renee Dunn from Elevage Digital shared strategies, lessons learned, and code examples for improving the accessibility of web pages built using the Divi theme and page builder. In this presentation, Renee reviewed some of the most common accessibility ...
This session covered how to leverage the native features of the block editor and block-enabled plugins to enhance accessibility with minimal effort. Paola provided 10 actionable strategies to ensure your content adheres to the Web Content ...
No matter how diligent you are about entering your content in an accessible way, an accessible website is impossible without a solid foundation. The theme and page builder or block library you choose for your WordPress site controls a significant ...
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Building an accessible website – one that works for people with disabilities and complies with accessibility laws around the world is easiest if you start from a solid foundation. Choosing the right page builder is key if you want to build an ...
Continue Reading about Which Page Builder is the Best (or Worst) at Accessibility: Amber Hinds
Are you working to make an Elementor website accessible? This tutorial will show you how to add pause buttons to Elementor sliders and carousels that auto-play. Adding pause buttons will improve the accessibility of your Elementor slides and make ...
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In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), join us for a conversation about how different WordPress plugins and theme developers are working to improve and promote accessibility in their products. Representatives from Accessibility ...
Does your WordPress website have skip links? This is an easy-to-add accessibility feature that can make a big difference for screen readers and keyboard-only users. Not sure how to check for skip links or add them in WordPress? Read on for our ...
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Alex Stine, Engineer & Accessibility Consultant, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, performed a live accessibility audit of the Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress Plugin and provided real-time feedback. Sunshine Photo Cart is a free client ...
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Making a WordPress website accessible doesn't have to be super expensive or a massive undertaking. Small business owners and bloggers can quickly make their websites accessible without breaking the bank or waiting months for results. And, with ...
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Some trends are moving in the right direction, like making a dark mode and focusing on accessibility improvements. Other trends are moving in the completely opposite direction. We seem to be in an era of nostalgia and design revival — some of ...
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We all know that accessible websites are important, but many people assume that accessibility equates to static or boring. In an attempt to be "accessible," they add ARIA roles & landmarks on everything, which is counterintuitive; knowing when to ...
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