In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about writing better error messages, find a browser extension for fixing poor color contrast, discover three front-end auditing tools, and more. Continue reading June 11, 2021: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News
Deborah Edwards-Oñoro
Authory: Online Service to Backup and Share Your Writing
Imagine your excitement when you try out a new online platform that allows you to publish your writing easily.
Without needing to know how to code.
You publish posts and articles regularly, gaining a following for your writing.
A year goes by. Maybe five years.
And you’ve become expert at using the platform, publishing your writing, and interacting with your readers.
Only to wake up one morning to an email message announcing the platform is shutting down.
And there may or may not be a way to export your content.
Ouch.
That happened to me.
Twice. Continue reading Authory: Online Service to Backup and Share Your Writing
Takeaways from WordCamp Europe 2021: Enhancing the Accessibility of a Plugin, a Use Case
At WordCamp Europe 2021, Rian Rietveld and Morgan Key presented Enhancing the Accessibility of a Plugin, a Use Case, sharing their experience of improving the accessibility of the Gravity Forms plugin.
If you’re not familiar, Gravity Forms is a popular form plugin that allows WordPress users to easily create forms, from simple forms to complex forms.
I’ve known Rian for years through the accessibility community and didn’t want to miss her talk at WordCamp Europe this year. Continue reading Takeaways from WordCamp Europe 2021: Enhancing the Accessibility of a Plugin, a Use Case