Seven Years of Asking: I’m Still Waiting for WordPress.com to Publish Captioned Videos

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I’m writing a post I didn’t think I would ever write. It’s about a multi-million dollar company where I’m a 10+ year customer.

And whose services I’ve advocated for years.

Which makes this post even harder to write.

In the past, I’ve contacted organizations and businesses about the inaccessibility of the content they’ve published on the web.

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WordPress Advent Calendar 2021

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Longtime readers of my blog know I’ve been publishing a roundup of web professionals’ Advent Calendars for the past 10 years.

Focused on web design, user experience, web development, PHP, content strategy, accessibility, and more, the roundup has been one of my most popular annual posts.

As I was doing research this year for the Advent calendar roundup, I noticed there were no WordPress Advent calendars for 2021.

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Lessons Learned: Standing Up for My Work

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When I received advance notice that my How to Enable Classic Editor in WordPress.com was going to be included in a popular WordPress email newsletter, I was surprised and excited.

I’ve published over 1,900 posts in 12 years of blogging.

It’s not often my posts capture the attention of a news site devoted to covering the WordPress ecosystem for WordPress professionals and enthusiasts.

No information was provided to me about what would be said about my post.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the good experience I expected. And likely has resulted in a loss of my reputation in the WordPress community. Continue reading Lessons Learned: Standing Up for My Work