Key components on your site can only be added through WordPress plugins. In this video, learn the impact plugins have on the accessibility of your site.
- [Instructor] The root of accessibility … is about getting access to your content. … As the content creator, what parts of the accessibility … of your site are you in direct control of? … If you're writing the content, then you're in direct control … of the accessibility of that content. … Your exact degree of control, however, … depends enormously on the specific tool you're using … to create content. … WordPress provides many different ways to create content. … You can write it in the classic editor plugin, … with the block editor added in version 5.0. … Or you can create the content using a wide variety … of site builder plugins. … While this course is primarily focused on the usage … of the native WordPress editors, … we will address third-party site building tools, as well. … New posts and pages aren't the only places … you can add content to WordPress. … There are widgets designed for adding text and HTML, … as well as media tools. … All of these come into play … when creating accessible content. …
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Released
7/19/2019- Accessibility concepts
- Creating accessible content
- WordPress core accessibility features
- Creating more accessible themes
- Creating more accessible plugins
- Using accessibility plugins
- Interacting with forms
- Testing site accessibility
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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1. What Is Web Accessibility?
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Web accessibility concepts2m 20s
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2. Accessibility and WordPress
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Creating accessible content3m 21s
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3. Accessibility in Your Theme
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Page builder plugins2m 48s
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Testing page builders7m 28s
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4. Plugin Accessibility
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ARIA, Ajax, and your website4m 44s
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5. Authoring Accessible Content
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What is accessible content?4m 20s
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Using audio and video3m 9s
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6. Testing in WordPress
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Conclusion
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Next steps39s
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Video: Accessible interfaces: What WordPress plugins control