The block editor can help you build more accessible content. In this video, learn how to use the block editor to gain a better understanding of your page.
- [Narrator] The WordPress Block Editor offers … a few helpful features that you can use … for better accessibility. … In the options to create a color block, … you can adjust the color settings … to a wide variety of colors. … One helpful feature provided by the Block Editor … is the ability to tell you if the colors have poor contrast. … If you choose a color with poor contrast, … a visible warning will appear … that tells you that this color combination … may be hard for people to read, … and advise you to change it. … This warning is also produced audibly … for people with screen readers. … An additional feature available in the Block Editor … is the options for changing headings. … When you create a heading, … you can define any level of heading you wish, … but there's also a feature that can help tell you … whether or not you have a correct hierarchy. … In the top bar, you can pick the option … for content structure. … And using that, you can now see … that your structure is not correct. …
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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