Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2022 Edition

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Are you a fan of Advent calendars? I am!

Since 2012, I’ve published a roundup of online Advent calendars for people who work on the web.

Whether you’re a designer, developer, programmer, user experience professional, project manager, or writer, you’re bound to find an interesting Advent calendar in my collection.

This year’s roundup includes calendars focused on user experience, HTML, CSS, online digital security, PHP and more.

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Metro Detroit WordPress December 2022: What’s New In WordPress 6.1

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Join our Metro Detroit WordPress meetup on Monday, December 5, 2022 for our discussion on What’s New in WordPress 6.1.

We’ll take a look at the new features in the latest WordPress version and highlight some of the more interesting improvements.

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Celebrating Web Standards on Blue Beanie Day, November 30

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It’s that time of the year to show your support for web standards on November 30, the international celebration of Blue Beanie Day.

Web designers, developers, content strategists, user experience professionals, accessibility specialists—folks involved with creating, publishing, and coding on the web—will celebrate Blue Beanie Day by sharing a photo of themselves or updating their avatar with a blue beanie.

Blue Beanie Day reminds us all of the importance of web standards and creating accessible websites.

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