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Don’t Make Abbreviations and Acronyms a Puzzle for Readers to Solve

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Originally published January 29, 2014

Have you ever visited a website page only to discover the first three paragraphs are filled with abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms that have no meaning for you?

What does MDH mean? Or WFH?

You’re not alone.

Not a day passes when I don’t read online content that includes abbreviations, with no explanation of what they mean.

For some websites, I research to try and figure out what they mean.

On other sites, I leave. Continue reading Don’t Make Abbreviations and Acronyms a Puzzle for Readers to Solve

My Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2019

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With the end of the year, and the decade, fast approaching, I took at look back at the 200+ blog posts published in 2019 to identify my most popular posts.

Typically, the posts read most often are about WordPress, accessibility, and user experience, the main topics I write about.

But there’s always a few posts that my readers like that don’t fit into my main categories

And this year there are a few. Continue reading My Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2019

Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2019 Edition

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Every year I look forward to December 1st when web professional and business websites post their online advent calendars. Who wouldn’t want early holiday gifts of knowledge and advice from fellow colleagues?

From CSS to accessibility to PHP to WordPress to system admin resources, and more, you’ll find a calendar for your interests.

This year marks the eighth year I’ve published a collection of online Advent calendars for web professionals. Continue reading Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2019 Edition

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