DianaThompson

@DianaThompson@fosstodon.org

Developer of accessible WordPress websites at Resourceful Digital. WordCamp and WordPress Meetup speaker. Second generation coder. (Mom was a mainframe programmer.) Interested in process, product, and the place where one thing becomes another. She/her.

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DianaThompson, to webdev

O, the simple joy putting a project into version control that wasn't before. #WebDev #SoftwareDevelopment

DianaThompson, to wordpress

There is some juicy goodness for developers in WordPress 6.4. Check out the new block hooks. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/10/15/introducing-block-hooks-for-dynamic-blocks/ #WordPress #WordPressDev #WordPressThemes

DianaThompson, to accessibility

Any dyslexics out there willing to share? I am reviewing my font selection process. I understand that studies so far show that fonts specifically for dyslexics work no better than fonts like Arial and Times New Roman. At the same time, I am looking at contemporary webfonts. What fonts work best for you? #Dyslexia #Dyslexic #Accessibility #a11y

DianaThompson,

@Meyerweb Thanks! It's good to know that OpenDyslexic is working for someone as intended.

DianaThompson, to wordpress

Looking for a little inspiration this Monday. Have a peep at the redesigned WordPress.org showcase. https://buff.ly/46DZZI5 #WordPress #Monday #WebDesign #DesignInspiration #DesignInspo #WordPress

masukomi, to random
@masukomi@dice.camp avatar

I'm surely not the 1st to think of this, but I've been practicing a strategy I call "character sheet based development"

1st design the character sheet (don't get fancy)
2nd create / modify rules to support what the sheet shows.

1/?

DianaThompson,

@masukomi yes, and on web pages 16px minimum font size.

DianaThompson,

@masukomi Thank you for taking the time to write back. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience with me. Has me thinking more about optimal type sizing.

shawnhooper, to random
@shawnhooper@fosstodon.org avatar

"In a statement on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter,"

I love how most media use statements like this. It must annoy Musk to no end that the old name will never go away.

DianaThompson,

@shawnhooper He's going to have to change the domain name for me to consider calling it anything but Twitter.

DianaThompson, to wordpress

#WordPress #FullSiteEditing theme folks: Anyone else having trouble getting search results filtered by post type. Testing the 2022 and 2023 themes, I found that the search.html return results from all content types regardless of whether the postType attribute is specified as a post, page, or a custom post type. Am I missing something?

shawnhooper, to wordpress
@shawnhooper@fosstodon.org avatar

The WordPress Photo Project, which contains CC0 photos (free to use for everyone) has reached 10,000 photos!

https://heropressnetwork.com/wordpress-photos-project-reaches-10000-photos/

#CreativeCommons #WordPress #Photos

DianaThompson,

@shawnhooper Love this! Wondering about this in relation to https://openverse.org/.

DianaThompson,

@shawnhooper Awesome. Thanks.

jensimmons, (edited ) to random
@jensimmons@front-end.social avatar

Yesterday I asked:

You know how, by default, the <textarea> field stays the same size when people type sentences into the form field? We are creating a new CSS property so you can style a form field (text-area and input) to grow fit its content —so you don’t have to use JavaScript to do this!

field-sizing was greatly preferred over form-sizing, but a lot of you suggested input-sizing... so let me put those head to head:

What should this property be called?

DianaThompson,

@jensimmons Firstly, I love that you're working on this. To you poll question, I favor field-sizing. Input, to my mind at least, is a broader term, including radio buttons, checkboxes, dropdowns, etc. A field is specifically text or text area only. So, focusing specifically on resizing textarea inputs, it might be worth considering "textarea-resizing."

alexstandiford, to GraphicDesign
@alexstandiford@fosstodon.org avatar

Lesley recently shared a really fun anecdote about how she became weirdly synonymous with pizza. I love these stories, and it's a pretty interesting case study for the "wacky" TLDs. I didn't remember her plugin's name, but I did remember that she was somehow associated with Pizza.

https://lesley.pizza/brand-yourself/

#Branding #Marketing #WordPress

DianaThompson,

@alexstandiford Love this story. Since DianaThompson.com was taken, I started out with LikeTheGoddess.com. Still have the domain and use the name on some social platforms. There's something to be said for something that uniquely represents you. People will remember.

DianaThompson, to wordpress

Security support for PHP v8.0 ends on 11/26/23. To keep your PHP-based website secure and up to date, test your website with v8.1 or v8.2 and upgrade your site now. You can find more info on supported versions at https://buff.ly/2XOqjiB

DianaThompson, to wordpress

Active support for PHP v8.1 ends on 11/25/23. To keep your PHP-based website secure and up to date, test your website with v8.2 and upgrade now. https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php

DianaThompson,

@ramsey Yes, that's why I wrote "active support" and included the link to the timeline on php.net.

DianaThompson, to wordpress

Register today for the WooSesh virtual conference for WooCommerce store builders. Coming up October 10-12, 2023. https://buff.ly/2NWVlvZ #WordPress #WooCommerce

jake4480, to firefox
@jake4480@c.im avatar

Finally disabled the YouTube app on my S21 and replaced it with a Firefox shortcut to YouTube. Added some add-ons to Firefox. No ads on YouTube, which is great. De-Chroming my life one piece at a time. Firefox has a Bitwarden add-on, too, which is cool and should help with passwords.

#Firefox #YouTube #FirefoxAddOns #DeChrome #DeChroming

DianaThompson,

@jake4480 welcome aboard!

DianaThompson,

@jake4480 I remember Netscape Navigator! The browser wars are long and weird.

DianaThompson, to accessibility

Get a free copy of Resourceful Digital's Web Accessibility Guide for Content Publishing. Learn how to keep your accessible website accessible or start on the road to an accessible website. https://buff.ly/3LrEguQ #Accessibility #a11y

DianaThompson, to accessibility

Mark your calendar! WordPress Accessibility Day 2023 is livestreaming for free on September 27th-28th. Some great talks are scheduled to look forward to. https://buff.ly/3OTSbdD #Accessibility #a11y #WordPress

DianaThompson,

@rm4 It's a pretty amazing event. It blows me away that they do 24 hours of programming.

davidbisset, to wordpress
@davidbisset@phpc.social avatar

"Joe Navy" was a color of the branding guide to the new http://whitehouse.org website.

#WordCampUS #WCUS #WordPress

DianaThompson,

@davidbisset It brings me such joy to see a branding guide showing which color combinations are and aren't accessible. It also pains me to see some color combinations for those Ls for large type are not accessible.

DianaThompson, to wordpress

Check out the great updates in WordPress 6.3 including the Command Palette, Style revision tracking, new design controls, and 50 accessibility improvements. Huzzah! https://buff.ly/45iw33e #WordPress #Accessibility #a11y

DianaThompson,

@csilverman Yes, Details block a very handy one. Too bad there are accessibility issues with it on Firefox.

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