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  • Internationalization is Accessibility: Adapting your website for any language

    Part of making sure your website is accessible is making sure that someone can understand your website no matter what they’ve set their default language to — even if you aren’t specifically creating content in different languages.

  • Opening links in a new tab

    Not every external link needs to be opened in a new tab. Forcing a link to open in a new tab takes the choice away from your visitor. Good user experience centers around giving people what they’re expecting.

  • Accessibility Testing Tools

    If you’d like to get started with testing and improving the accessibility of your site, it can be hard to know where to start. Let’s go over some of the scanning and testing tools you can use to get started.

  • Make your web tools accessible

    Any tool that lets you create content on the web has to be accessible, and it needs to enable you to create accessible content with it. There’s no reason not to include accessibility from the start.

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    Creating an Accessible Accordion Block

    Accordions are a great way to organize certain types of content so that your visitors can find what they need quickly. But how do you make them accessible? And how do you make it easy to update in the block editor?

  • Your Images Aren’t Decorative: When to add alt text

    Does every image really need alt text or can it be left empty? What about decorative images? How can you tell when an image is actually decorative?

  • Page Builder Lock-In: What to consider when choosing how to build your website

    There are so many options out there for building a website. They all have pros and cons and situations that they’re best suited for. But how do you choose?

  • Trends to Avoid: Marquee Animation

    If you’re thinking of adding scrolling text or images to your website, read this first. There are some concerns here for usability, accessibility — and do people even like it?

  • The Spacer Block: The little div that caused a big stir

    The spacer block’s existence brings up some big feelings and strong opinions. Learn about this little troublemaker, if and when to use it, and how to make it better.

  • Annual Website Tasks: Preparing your website for the new year

    There are plenty of things you should do to keep your website running smoothly. Quarterly tasks, monthly tasks, there are even weekly. But what about yearly?

  • The Absolute First Thing You Need To Do Before Creating Your Website

    You shouldn’t let worries about a website not being “done” get in the way of launching it. But the absolute first thing you need to do before creating your website is a plan.

  • Is your site accessible, and is there a quick fix if it’s not?

    Every single person with a website should be checking to make sure everyone who visits it can use it. So how do you go about figuring out if your website is accessible?

  • Evaluating the Time Cost

    Everything we do in business has a time cost. What if you could take everything you’ve already been doing, and make it into a badass website?

  • Single CTA Exceptions

    If you’re doing this on your website, it might be the reason you’re losing business.

  • Pick a Platform

    It doesn’t matter what platform your website is built on, here’s what does matter.

  • Establish Trust

    When you’ve put in the effort to have the perfect branding, and social media posts, convey your vibe… It’s super disappointing when you have a boring website.

  • 3 Easy Security Wins

    If you’re doing this one thing that almost everybody does online, you’re going to want to watch this video about the #1 most basic rule of security.

  • Accessibility is Fundamental

    Accessibility is a fundamental part of any website and it should be baked into every decision you’re making about your brand assets. Here’s how to do it.

  • Use an SSL Certificate

    You need a secure website. There’s no argument here. You need an SSL certificate. Here’s how you’re going to get your own secure site.

  • A Terrible Host is a Terrible Time

    I just finished a client’s website on a really awful host, and it made me kind of mad. Here’s why.