Word Press Accessibility: The noscript attribute. Published on January 20, 2010
Word Press Accessibility: The <noscript> attribute.
The basic rules of accessibility state that you should always provide alternative content to users no able to access it, if you rely only on scripts to deploy it.
No one should be left out, and all users are entitled to have a similar “rich browsing experience” regardless of their personal physical challenges.
With this article I intend to bring your Word Press websites a bit closer to what I state in the previous paragraph that sometimes, to some people seems like a utopia.
Let’s get our hands dirty with code!
Font sizes: EM vs Pixel Published on January 19, 2010
EM was originally defined as the size of the Capital “M” based on the default size and the font used.
Pixel is a solid unit of fixed size, it is not designed for fonts, which are usually defined in Points. Pixel is a measurment that should never be used for text as it is meaningless for text. It is like measuring weight using inches/centimeters.
NoMoreIE6 Word Press Plugin is out! Published on
An updated version of the NoMoreIE6 Word Press Plugin is out!
You can get it here: www.wdmac.com/wp-plugins/nomoreie6
This plugin displays a warning message on the top of your website, to all IE6 users, and only to them, warning about security issues concerning their browser, and about the limitations on their browsing-user-experience.
This updated version allows users to choose and download free from a set of top browsers.
Browser security is a very pertinent matter, emphasized by the recent exploits found on IE6, which caused the China-Hackers-Attack on Google, the last week.
Don’t take any chances! Download the NoMoreIE6 plugin and warn your users they should upgrade to a decent browser.
Get rid of all the nonsense tweaks to get your browser looking good on IE6 for good.
Webitect: Word Press Plugin Bootcamp Published on January 18, 2010
Webitect – a very interesting blog devoted to producing high-quality content for designers, developers, freelancers, bloggers, etc – is starting this week their:
Plugin Bootcamp Part 1 – Getting Started
In this camp you will be expected to go trough all the word press plugin development procedures from “scratch to toe”. Unveil the potencial of writting your own word press plugins and promote your skills and your expertise.
Read all about this event in the webitect website:
webitect.net/development/wordpress-plugin-bootcamp-part-1-getting-started/
We will be following this event with attention. Let’s Go!
JQuery is now on version 1.4! Published on
A new version of jQuery (1.4) was released on the birthday of jQuery – January 14th.
To celebrate this event the JQuery team has launched the initiative ” The 14 Days of jQuery”
In these next 14 days, new announcements and releases will be made on a daily basis, so visit the initiate’s website and keep up with the exiting good news!