In this post, I want to look at a free plugin for WordPress that helps to provide more accessible options for people with disabilities. Note that these options should be in addition to making sure the content and code follow accessibility best practices, so this plugin does not replace that requirement. Instead, it offers some…
When I’m putting a new site together, I start with a set of colors, the “brand colors.” Sometimes this is a color swatch and other times it is a list of color hex codes in notepad. Then, as I move through the sections of the theme Customizer, I copy and paste the color codes from…
In case you haven’t noticed, the zombie apocalypse is well underway. Unattended WordPress websites have been taken over by malicious actors who control botnet gangs that suck the life from their visitors and other blogs. Zombie sites are used for denial of service attacks on other sites, show unwanted advertisements, and attempt to drop virus…
In this article I want to look at the Chrome developer tools and some of the ways they can be used for development and for troubleshooting. These tools have been expanded slowly over time and many people may not be familiar with them. The developer tools can be a big help when it comes to creating web…
Introduction In this article I want to look at WordPress staging and merging using BlogVault. Staging is important in the process of developing websites. It allows a developer to make changes without putting the production site in jeopardy and without interrupting service, but if you’re making changes on a staging site while the production site…
Video Here is a video where I answer the question, “what is Oxygen?” There are some more details shown in the video, while the article below summarizes the pros and cons, with screenshots. Introduction Oxygen is unique in the WordPress landscape. I see a lot of people asking about it. People wonder if it is it a…
Video Here is a video overview of the Kava Theme that comes bundled with the Crocoblock suite for Elementor. The theme is shown in more detail in the video, as there is a walk-through, while the article below summarizes the pros and cons, with screenshots. Introduction This post is part of a mini-series looking at…
Video Here is a video overview of the Crocoblock suite for Elementor and a walk-through using JetEngine and JetThemeCore for working with dynamic data. The process is shown in more detail in the video while in the article there are some screenshots taken at important points. Introduction This post is part of a mini-series looking…