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Takeaways from Accessibility as a Journey: Rationales and Practical Tips for Making Sites Accessible

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Screenshot of Bet Hannon's presentation on YouTube showing thumbnail image of Bet Hannon next to slide with title What is Website Accessibility with a man in a wheelchair.

In her Accessibility as a Journey: Rationales and Practical Tips for Making Sites Accessible presentation at WordCamp US 2021, Bet Hannon shared her journey and insights in creating accessible websites.

Hannon explained how her agency’s journey started with one client that was concerned about the accessibility of their site. And how that spurred their agency to learn more about accessibility to support the client.

Continue reading Takeaways from Accessibility as a Journey: Rationales and Practical Tips for Making Sites Accessible

Takeaways from WordCamp Europe 2021: Enhancing the Accessibility of a Plugin, a Use Case

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Side-by-side panels of Rian Rietveld and Morgan Kay as they give their presentation online.

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

Takeaways from How to Take Your WordPress Site Security to the Next Level

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Title presentation slide from livestream for Chris's talk.

In his How to Take Your WordPress Site Security to the Next Level online presentation at the Rochester WordPress Users Meetup, senior software engineer (and my friend) Chris Wiegman, shared practical advice and actionable steps sites owners can take to protect their sites from attackers.

While the focus was on WordPress sites, many tips Chris shared apply to every site on the web.

As well as anyone who uses the web.

What I liked most about Chris’s talk: he didn’t only focus on website protection.

Chris emphasized the importance of making sure your:

  • Digital devices
  • Operating systems
  • Internet Service Provider connection
  • Domain name server configuration
  • Digital tools you use on your site

are secure.

You want to protect your data, privacy, and the people who visit your website.

He recommended site owners think beyond only site security and consider all the other ways to improve security.

Here are my takeaways from Chris’s presentation. Continue reading Takeaways from How to Take Your WordPress Site Security to the Next Level

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