WebAIM’s Superb Hierarchy for Motivating Change [link]
When focusing on the nitty-gritty details of website accessibility, it’s easy to forget that tools and techniques aren’t enough to make an accessible web.
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Messing with Expectations and UI. Feedback Needed!
I need some quick feedback. I’m releasing a major update to a plugin and I’ve made a simple tweak to the settings form. Will it help or will it hurt? You tell me.
Getting Users to Donate on Your Nonprofit Website [link]
It’s a common if misguided notion that bigger and brighter donate buttons and slick snazzy websites are required to get users to donate. That view overlooks some of the most basic requirements to get users giving money on your website.
Appoint an Internal Project Manager for Nonprofit Website Projects [link]
When doing a big tech project, your organization needs a project manager.
Fake Follow: August 2014
It was a busy month for plugins I write, interesting social media trends, and, of course, some funnies.
The Dangers of Cross-Site Contamination
When it comes to website updates and security, make sure you haven’t triple-bolted the front door while leaving the back door wide open.
One user = One person
A quick and easy WordPress (and other stuff) tip today. You can guess what it is from the title. Read on to find out why.
Behind the Scenes: Style Tiles
Style tiles are a great way to test different design ideas without creating a monster.
Fake Follow: July 2014
July barely saw rain it Seattle, but it was pouring tweets.
What to Do About Privilege
Acknowledging privilege is only the first step in making the world a more equitable and just place. This follows up my previous post “‘Doing What You Love’ & Two Types of Privilege.”
Writing Tips (Hint: #1 is Start now!) [link]
Here’s a great to-the-point list of tips for writing for the web.
What are We To Do About Hover Drop Down Menus?
Hover-triggered drop down menus have long been the standard, but they come with loads of problems that have emerged over time. It’s time to drop them and move to something better.
My Multiscreen Life [link]
Half a year ago I bought a tablet. Here’s why.
Fake Follow: June 2014
The first image is worth reading the rest of the post!
Poll: Are you still using RSS?
Do people still use RSS? That’s a question that comes up among my clients—at least those who know what RSS is—and I’ve realized that I don’t really know. Take a moment to tell me whether you use RSS.
“Doing What You Love” & Two Types of Privilege [link]
Lots of people say to “Do what you love,” but that phrase implies a position of societal privilege that isn’t equitably distributed to all.