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Project Launch: The Life and Legacy of Efraín Arévalo Ibarra

Gray-scale illustration of Efraín Arevalo Ibarra's head and neck, featuring thick rimmed glasses, a thick shirt collar, and a streak of gray in his slicked-back hair. A yellow circle stylistically in the background behind him highlights his head. Scanned documents related to the end of his life make up the background.

On the International Day for the Right to Truth, I helped launch a new project telling the story of Salvadorean activist Efraín Arevalo Ibarra.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on March 24, 2026March 24, 2026Categories MRW Web News

Upcoming Seattle accessibility and digital equity events

Accessibility Ally 2025

I’m looking forward to attending two upcoming events in Seattle. Will I see you there?

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on September 12, 2025September 25, 2025Categories MRW Web News

2024 Launches & Successes

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A recap of site launches, major projects, and a new plugin that all went live in 2024.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on January 12, 2025January 12, 2025Categories MRW Web News

A list of my WordPress plugins and their statii

A list of 13 plugins I’ve built that are at least generally intended for public use.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on December 27, 2024December 27, 2024Categories MRW Web News

Stuff I’ve built & contributed to recently

I’ve had a confluence of lingering projects and long-ago filed issues all coming to life!

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on November 19, 2024November 21, 2024Categories MRW Web News

Where to find me at 24NTC

I am so excited to be heading to Portland for the 2024 Nonprofit Technology Conference. For friends looking to connect or new folks hoping to meet, here are the places I know I’ll be during the conference.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on March 8, 2024March 18, 2024Categories MRW Web News

2023 Site Launch Recap

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I launched a number of large projects for clients in 2023 and saw some consistent trends among them. Take a tour through the projects and learn what tied them together.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on January 4, 2024January 4, 2024Categories MRW Web News

“TEC Reset” gets a shoutout on the View Source podcast!

Thanks to Aurooba and Brian from the View Source podcast for sharing a bit of work and thinking I’ve done about WordPress themes and plugins playing nicely with each other.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on June 14, 2023June 14, 2023Categories MRW Web News

23NTC Field Notes (Days 1-3)

Sometimes good things take time. Sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan. So better late than never, here are my 23NTC Field Notes for all three days of the conference.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on May 5, 2023September 25, 2024Categories MRW Web News

2022 Site Launch Recap

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In 2022, I launched two major redesigns and countless other projects along with one human being. It was quite the year, and here’s the recap.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on January 4, 2023January 4, 2023Categories MRW Web News

Discussing my WordPress Proposal on the WP Tavern Jukebox Podcast

#28 - Mark Root-Wiley on Creating Standards for CSS in WordPress. WP Tavern Jukebox with Nathan Wrigley. WPtavern.com/podcast

I was on a podcast discussing my proposal for improving how the WordPress block editor handles CSS.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022Categories MRW Web News

Celebrating My Accomplishments in 2021!

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I always tell my clients that they need to celebrate their victories. So it’s time to follow my own advice. Building off my site launches from last year, I wanted to quickly recap some of the other exciting things I did and built in 2021.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on February 17, 2022February 17, 2022Categories MRW Web News

2021 Site Launch Recap

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In 2021, I launched eight websites for clients new and old. They each posed interesting challenges that resulted in a unique array of sites I’m proud to share.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on February 16, 2022January 2, 2023Categories MRW Web News

Websites Spotted Out in the Wild

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Since websites are used to communicate with people, they show up all over the place! These three sites I helped build ended up in some pretty cool places this year.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on September 22, 2021September 21, 2021Categories MRW Web News

On CSS Tricks: In Praise of the Unambiguous Click Menu

Screenshot of beginning of article "In Praise of the unambiguous click menu" on CSS-Tricks.com

I just had another post published on the CSS Tricks blog! This one shares why click-triggered submenus are better than ones that appear on hover, complete with diagrams and a demo!

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on March 18, 2021April 5, 2021Categories Best Practices MRW Web News

2020 Site Launch Recap

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In 2020, I launched eight websites for clients new and old. They each posed interesting challenges that resulted in a unique array of sites I’m proud to share.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on December 31, 2020February 16, 2022Categories MRW Web News

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Get to Know Me

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My name is Mark Root-Wiley (he/him). I design and build WordPress websites for nonprofits. About/Resume

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Latest Blog Posts

  • A web accessibility training win with Percolator Consulting June 23, 2026
  • My shortest post yet about not using “click here” links May 18, 2026
  • Project Launch: The Life and Legacy of Efraín Arévalo Ibarra March 24, 2026
  • 26NTC Field Notes: Day 3 March 13, 2026
  • 26NTC Field Notes: Day 2 March 12, 2026

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