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10 Things Your Image of Text Can’t Do (That Real Text Can)

"The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog." Each word is aggressively designed in a variety of conflicting fonts, colors, styles, shadows, glows, shapes, and more.

Whenever you can, don’t use images of text, just type out the text. There are an overwhelming number of reasons why.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on May 20, 2022May 20, 2022Categories Best Practices

WordPress for All: Formatting Accessible Content

WordPress for All: Formatting Accessible Content. Mark Root-Wiley. WordCamp Seattle: Beginner Edition. October 24, 2015.

Saturday, October 24, 2015, I was at McCaw Hall at Seattle Center, presenting at WordCamp Seattle: Beginner Edition about web accessibility’s importance for all website users and four specific techniques that beginning WordPress users could implement on their sites.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on October 27, 2015January 4, 2016Categories MRW Web News Understanding Web Design

Why Contrast Matters

Analysis Using the Color Contrast Analyzer Chrome Plugin

Contrast. You know it when you see it. Literally! Using sufficient contrast in web design ensures that EVERYONE can use your website. To make your site accessible, you’ll need to understand how contrast is measured and how to test it yourself.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on December 2, 2014December 2, 2014Categories Best Practices Tools & Resources

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Mark Root-Wiley, smiling in front of white background in collared blue shirtMy name is Mark Root-Wiley (he/him). I design and build WordPress websites for nonprofits.

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I maintain Nonprofit WP, “The Start-to-Finish WordPress Guide for Nonprofits” building DIY or low-cost websites.

Visit NonprofitWP.org for time-saving tips and best practices.

Latest Blog Posts

  • WordPress Site Editor First Use Friction Log February 2, 2023
  • It’s time to give RSS another chance (you probably already have) January 31, 2023
  • Why Your Menu Shouldn’t Match Your Org Chart January 24, 2023
  • 2022 Site Launch Recap January 4, 2023
  • Information Cascades and Bad Website Decisions November 1, 2022
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