If you’re looking into the topic of web accessibility, one thing will show up again and again — the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG. If you’re new to accessible web design, these guidelines can be a bit intimidating—it’s tough to know what to prioritize and where to start. On a practical level, how much Read More >
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A History of Website Accessibility – 7 Things to Watch Out For
This article serves as an introduction to some fundamental accessibility concepts. If you’ve decided to improve your website’s accessibility, or want to become a more accessibility-minded web designer, there are a lot of concepts you need to familiarize yourself with. To help make that easier, this overview will provide a brief summary of numerous concepts, Read More >
Accessibility, Links, and Web Design
When it comes to web design accessibility, links are one of the primary design considerations to focus on. The internet, at its core, is just a collection of pages hyperlinked together. Given how fundamental links are to web design, it’s no surprise that a lot of user-friendly design revolves around link accessibility. It’s simple if Read More >
Optimize Accessibility with the Zeno Font Resizer Plugin
The Zeno Font Resizer plugin recently made our list of great free accessibility plugins, so I decided to try it out. We’d featured it already, and I was hoping to find a lighter-weight option for text resizing. Comprehensive, all-in-one plugins like One Click Accessibility include text sizing features, but the all-in-one approach isn’t always the Read More >
One Click Accessibility WordPress Plugin
One Click Accessibility is one of the most popular free accessibility plugins available for the WordPress platform. With over 90,000 active installations, I think the plugin’s popularity stems from its excellent default settings. Installing One Click isn’t going to bring your site up to WCAG standards in a matter of seconds, but it is going Read More >
Civic Accessibility Toolbar Drupal Module
The Civic Accessibility Toolbar Drupal module adds the ability to easily adjust the color contrast and text size on your website. This is helpful if you have a large number of users with visual disabilities. Users won’t have to learn accessibility features on their browser or device. Instead, they can simply click a button that’s Read More >
Joomla 4 Accessibility Features
Improving Joomla 4 accessibility is painless and fast. No third party plugins required to get started. All you need to do is enable the web accessibility plugin that’s already included in your installation. Enable Joomla 4 Accessibility Features Log into your Joomla 4 administrator dashboard (e.g. https://example.com/administrator). Select System from the sidebar. Under Manage, select Read More >
Drupal CKEditor Content Accessibility Auditor
The Drupal CKEditor Accessibility Auditor(HTML_CodeSniffer) module allows writers to check content for website accessibility issues without additional browser extensions. The Drupal accessibility module can switch between auditing WCAG2A, WCAG2AA, WCAG2AAA, and Section 508 compliance. Setup the Drupal CKEditor Accessibility Auditor Module Install CKEditor Accessibility Auditor This is the easiest way to install the Drupal accessibility Read More >
6 Ways to Improve Website Accessibility
In this article: Web accessibility doesn’t require high server performance. Shared Hosting customers don’t need to upgrade for a bigger hosting plan. VPS Hosting customers don’t need to use root access. All you need to improve a website’s accessibility is admin access to the content management system (CMS) or raw code. From testing to training, Read More >
Test WordPress Accessibility with Access Monitor
While WP Accessibility helps improve WordPress accessibility compliance, Access Monitor schedules different types of accessibility tests within your WordPress dashboard. Now, you can save and compare test results instead of depending on external web apps such as WAVE.Webaim.org. Accessibility is becoming a more known aspect of overall website performance whether you’re using our Nginx-powered WordPress Read More >
Test Website Accessibility with Tenon.io
There are many ways to test your website accessibility – e.g. web apps, browser plugins, and accessibility organizations. Below we cover how to test your website accessibility with the Tenon.io free web server. Note that the service can only scan publicly accessible websites. It cannot scan websites only accessible with a hosts file modification. Note: Read More >
How to Install the WP Accessibility WordPress Plugin
In this guide, we will show you how to install the WP Accessibility WordPress plugin. This plugin allows you to improve your websites’ accessibility. You can learn more general information on WordPress accessibility from the WordPress Accessibility Manual. Installing the plugin Log into your WordPress website. Select Plugins from the sidebar and select Add New. Read More >
The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing WordPress Performance
In our Ultimate Guide to High Performance WordPress for High Traffic Sites, we will show you how to identify and fix common performance issues with WordPress and the server it’s hosted on. Our guide combines over 20 years of experience of fine-tuning servers, CDNs, and website code to deliver high performance WordPress sites. If you’re Read More >
Google PageSpeed Insights Versus GTmetrix
PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix are measurement tools for your website that can help identify and improve the performance of your website. We are going to describe each tool, how they work, and their differences. Our goal is to explain each tool and then recommend when to use one tool over the other. Website Performance Measurement Read More >
Fix Alt Text: A WordPress Plugin Guide and Review
If you use a screen reader, another accessibility device, or just read our recent article on why alt text matters, you already know how important it is to add correctly formatted, and contextually appropriate, alt text to your page’s images. It’s one thing to do this sort of media housekeeping with new posts, but if Read More >
Image SEO: 11 Tips to Optimize Images for Search Engines
Image SEO is your opportunity to give the images on your website the best chance of ranking in Google search results. Not only does it make your website and content more helpful for visitors, but it can also give you a major boost in traffic. In this article, we will introduce you to image SEO Read More >
Improve WordPress SEO With the SEOPress Plugin
Search engine optimization (SEO) continues to become more and more important, and while there is no shortage of SEO tools on the market, they are not all built the same. In this article, we will take a look at the SEOPress plugin for WordPress and examine the features that can help your posts and pages Read More >
How to Install Drupal in Control Web Panel
Drupal is a popular content management system (CMS) for security conscious professionals who want to develop highly customized backend solutions and integrations. InMotion Hosting is a trusted Drupal host and contributor, with years of experience supporting Drupal users globally. Below we’ll cover how to install Drupal in Control Web Panel (CWP), formerly known as CentOS Read More >
Accessible Color Palettes: Choosing Accessible Colors
Color is a fundamental component of accessible site design. You’ll need to make sure to contrast your text with background, stay mindful of color-blind viewers, and test your site’s appearance under a variety of conditions. Below we’ll cover some of the fundamentals of accessible color palettes so you can keep your site readable. Color Contrast: Read More >
Headings and Subheadings: How to Use Them on Your Site
Headings and subheadings help internet users and search engines read and understand your text. They serve as “titles” to inform readers about the sections of your content (for easy scanning), as well as how your content is structured within a page. In this article, we will review the best practices of writing good headings and Read More >