I wrote an article in Envato Tuts+ site, it’s called Building an Inclusive Web: Why Accessibility Matters. In that article I share my ideas form empathy to accessibility laws. It all boils down to quote from Andrea Fercia. Would you build a bridge that only a specific type of car can use? In the article …
We had vivid conversation about Gutenberg in WordPress Helsinki Meetup. I was hosting the meetup and shared my opinions about Gutenberg. We also got our hands dirty and tested Gutenberg. In short people were worried about the Gutenberg. It’s such a huge change. Here are my slides about Gutenberg Meetup: Gutenberg Slides in Google Sheets. …
I know I’m really late in the game but WordPress can speak! And has been speaking since version 4.2. Lately I’ve been learning more Javascript and needed this feature in one project. In this article I’ll try to explain simplified version how WordPress speaks with wp.a11y.speak() JavaScript method. Usually we have spinner or animation to indicate …
This interview with Elmastudio was long time coming. But it was worth to wait. I have followed their work for years and they build very attractive and creative WordPress themes. This is part of the WordPress theme shops interview series. I hope you have some time to read Elmastudio’s story, who they are, and what …
Checathlon theme have been updated to version 1.2.0 and Checathlon Plus Plugin to version 1.1.2. Most of the updates was made while I was building custom child theme for Checathlon. Checathlon updates: Add better support for Subtitles plugin. Check Team Page Template how it looks. Or Pricing Page Template. Or testimonials. Add Polylang support for …
What can I say. WordCamp London 2017 was amazing. It was well organised and atmosphere was relaxed. The coolest part was meeting people as always. You know the feeling when you meet people which you have been chatting in Twitter or Slack. I was privileged to be in Theme Panel and have a lightning talk …
Do you still remember my trusted WordPress theme shops? This time I interviewed Matt Medeiros who runs Theme shop called Slocum Themes. He definitely owes me a beer. 🍻 "But there is absolutely nothing you can do to get on the list." Well, damn. I guess this case of Bourbon will stay here. — Matt …
Good start for accessible site is using accessibility ready themes and plugins. I have written technical overview how to build accessible themes. But that alone is not enough. Writing accessible content is big part of having accessible site. In this article I summarise good and bad practises about writing accessible content. It’s mostly for WordPress but same tips …
For me it’s easy to tell that I really like Checathlon theme. I can list all the features and write documents but sometimes you get blind of your own work. That’s why I let other people review my themes. Justin Tadlock and Sakin Shrestha are one of the best theme reviewers in the world. They have …
Checathlon Plus is updated to version 1.1.0. It’s a plugin that gives you business oriented features to free Checathlon theme. You can see most of the features in the Checathlon Plus demo site. You can now change fonts and colors in the Customizer. It helps you build a site that is more line in your …