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Diana Thompson :wordpress:

  1. Today, I asked an AI tool where I could find support for it. It gave me three incorrect URLs in sequence. AI is not ready for us.

  2. So glad I put the work in to develop my own base block theme. Started a new project with a child theme. It's going smooth and quick, like I hoped it would.

  3. Another nice thing about Local: wp-cli is built in.

  4. Happy 35, ADA! On 7/26/1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. The ADA prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, ensuring equal access to employment, public services, and facilities.

  5. It does my heart good to see people use "navigate" in directions on the internet.

  6. Within the WordPress admin, you can keep your CSS customizations in Customizer. CSS and JS can be stored in a code plugin. If you customize the child theme directly, do your future self a favor and put it in version control. If you are unfamiliar with command line, GitHub has a lovely visual app at buff.ly/4gsYocw 2/2

  7. If you are using or planning to use a child theme made by the parent theme maker, plan for the maker’s updates. While it is technically possible to make a grandchild theme, it is not recommended. There are options... buff.ly/4gsYocw 1/2

  8. ICYMI, here a recap from this WordPress U.S. 2024, including inaugural Showcase Day highlighted how enterprises like Disney Experiences, The New York Post, CNN, Vox Media, and Amnesty International are leveraging WordPress.

  9. Hunting down fixes for PDF accessibility errors? Check out taggedpdf.com for clear and thorough explanations and solutions.

  10. I will tell you something magical about remediating PDFs. Some fixes solve tens of thousands of errors at once.

  11. Congratulations to the WordPress Plugin Review Team on the new Plugin Check plugin. Thanks for making plugin developers' lives easier. buff.ly/3PsewiW

  12. The Learn WordPress team has announced their first course, Developing your first WordPress Block. Loving this direction. buff.ly/3KyuJkU

  13. Accessibility widgets are not reducing lawsuits according to UsableNet’s Web and App ADA Lawsuits mid-year report. “The number of lawsuits against companies using accessibility widgets increased slightly in 2023. ... This trend suggests that accessibility widgets may not provide sufficient protection against litigation.”
    blog.usablenet.com/web-and-app

  14. Inspired by @davidbisset, here's my nod to some important changes in the WordPress themes.

    2003 - WordPress started, with Classic theme
    2005 - Kubrick (Default) and the WordPress theme repository
    2010 - Twenty Ten, first of the yearly series
    2011 - Twenty Eleven, first responsive core theme
    2012 - Theme Customizer support
    2019 - Twenty Nineteen, first block-based core theme
    2022 - Twenty Twenty, first full site editing core theme

  15. Looking for a new source for stock images? WordPress has rolled out Openverse, openverse.org/. Filter results by image type, use, license, source, etc. Audio files too!