AGENDA
Basics of WordPress
WordPress Themes
WordPress Plugins
Security
ADA and your website
Trends in Web Design
Free Tools for Web Development
USER PERMISSIONSAdministrator somebody who has access to all the administration features within a single site.
Editor somebody who can publish and manage posts including the posts of other users.
Author somebody who can publish and manage their posts.
Contributor somebody who can write and manage their posts but cannot publish them.
Subscriber somebody who can only manage their profile.
User Roles: https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
TOP WORDPRESS THEMES
FREE
• Default Themes (Nineteen, Seventeen)
• Ultra
• Ocean WP
• Customizr
PREMIUM
• Elegant Themes: Divi
• Theme Forest: Avada
• Theme Forest: X Theme
• Uncode
• The Core
POINTS TO CONSIDER
• Development Schedule
• User Reviews
• Support Forums
• Free, Premium or Freemium
• Can it be achieved through Custom CSS
• Developers History
PLUGINS AND THEMES
• Check to see they are regularly updated
• Update Regularly
• Minimize the number of plugins
BRUTE FORCE ATTACKS
• Make sure security plugin blocks IP Addresses
• Change your back-end URL
• Secure Passwords!
• Make sure all users are active
• Minimize Administrators
SCREEN READERS
Example of a screen reader: https://www.chromevox.com/
Key points of evaluation: Proper use of tags
Proper use of headers
Machine-readable images using description and tags
Images should not be solo ways to present information
Meaningful buttons
Sliders
COLOR BLIND
https://www.toptal.com/designers/colorfilter/
Key points to evaluate: Contrast
Readability of text on images or overlaying images
Readability of text on website background
TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR SITEhttps://wave.webaim.org/
https://squizlabs.github.io/HTML_CodeSniffer/
https://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap5toolkit.htm
Is your Information is Easily Findable and Up-to-Date?
Your website might be the only
branch your user’s interact with
so impressions count!
TOP TRENDS:• Mobile First (Responsive Design)
• Think Micro-Interactions
• Voice
• Bold Typography
• Vibrant Colors
• Long Scrolling Landing Pages
Tip: Always remember to perform UX Testing with your users!
COLORS
• http://paletton.com/
• ColorZilla Browser Plugin
• https://coolors.co
IMAGES AND GRAPHICS
• https://www.pexels.com/
• https://www.canva.com/
• https://www.flaticon.com
Image: Photo by Max Andrey from Pexels
LEARNING TO CODE
• https://www.w3schools.com/css/
• https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-css
• https://www.w3devcampus.com/
WORDPRESS HELP
•WordPress Librarian
•WordPress Help and Support
•Groups for Specific Themes and Plugins
DIANA SILVEIRANovare Library Services
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