Diana Thompson :wordpress:
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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. #AI #AIhallucinations
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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. #WordPress #WordPressDevelopment #WebDev #BlockThemes
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Another nice thing about Local: wp-cli is built in. #WordPress #WPCLI #LocalWP
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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. #ADA35 #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #a11y #DEIA
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It does my heart good to see people use "navigate" in directions on the internet. #NetscapeNavigator
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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 https://buff.ly/4gsYocw #WordPress #WordPressThemes #ChildThemes 2/2
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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... https://buff.ly/4gsYocw #WordPress #WordPressThemes #ChildThemes 1/2
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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. #WordPress #WordCamp #WCUS #WCUS2024
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Hunting down fixes for PDF accessibility errors? Check out https://taggedpdf.com for clear and thorough explanations and solutions. #PDFAccessibility #Accessibility #a11y
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I will tell you something magical about remediating PDFs. Some fixes solve tens of thousands of errors at once. #accessibility #a11y #PDFaccessibility
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American Sign Language (ASL) support over videophone is now available to deaf and hard-of-hearing people on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenaquino/2023/09/22/988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline-made-more-accessible-to-deaf-hard-of-hearing-people-with-newly-added-asl-support/ #Accessibility #Deaf #HearingImpaired #ASL
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Congratulations to the WordPress Plugin Review Team on the new Plugin Check plugin. Thanks for making plugin developers' lives easier. https://buff.ly/3PsewiW #WordPress #WordPressPlugins #WordPressDeveloper #WordPressDev #WPdev
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The Learn WordPress team has announced their first course, Developing your first WordPress Block. Loving this direction. https://buff.ly/3KyuJkU #WordPress #WordPressTraining #WordPressDev #WordPressDevelopment
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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.”
https://blog.usablenet.com/web-and-app-ada-lawsuits-6-trends-so-far-in-2023
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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
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Looking for a new source for stock images? WordPress has rolled out Openverse, https://openverse.org/. Filter results by image type, use, license, source, etc. Audio files too! #stockimages #stockphotos #stockaudio