The block editor doesn't solve every problem. In this video, learn how to use accessibility tools with the Classic Editor.
- [Instructor] While the block editor … offers some useful accessibility features, … it also has some important accessibility gaps … in content creation. … First, using the block editor, … it's not possible to add captions to your videos, … so you need to use the classic editor to do this. … In the classic editor, you can click on your video … and get an edit icon. … In that interface, you can now add subtitles. … Subtitles and captions use the same format for display … so you can upload either in this interface. … A second limitation is that because the block editor … has only a few months of third-party development … to support it, there are no accessibility plug-ins … that interact with it yet, … while the classic editor has 15 years of opportunity … for people to develop custom applications … to interface with it. … For the classic editor, you can use WP Accessibility … to enforce the use of alt attributes. … When you go to Add Media and select an image to choose, … WP Accessibility will prompt you to ensure that …
Author
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: Getting help from the Classic Editor