Rian

What do you do to prepare for #WCNL mentally, together with @RianRietveld? You go shopping for shoes in the largest mall The Netherlands has ever seen. 😇

Another awesome month for me to contribute to WP A11y Docs! I refined the GH review page to allow outside contributors being able to generate a preview site too. The project is now just starting 🚀 Look forward to seeing more people to join!

WP A11y Docs update for September 2025 With: the WP accessibility knowledge base is ready to contribute 🎉 ; all work is mapped out in issues on GitHub with what needs to be written or reviewed; the work planned for October 2025; how you can help. make.wordpress.org/accessibility/…

@LumiCiobanu yay!

Got my ticket for #WCNL - the 3rd in a row I'll attend. As always, a fantastic line-up of talks, many of them in English! I can't wait for it!

Update project WP A11y Docs August 2025 With: the brainstorm session about the content; new contributors that joined in; the work planned for September and how you can help. make.wordpress.org/accessibility/… #a11y #wordpress

@humanmadeltd Thank you so much!

We’re proud to sponsor accessibility advocate Rian Rietveld to create something the WP community has long needed: a single, trusted accessibility knowledge base. Accessibility is for everyone — this work helps enable everyone to thrive. humanmade.com/wordpress-comm… #WordPress #a11y

Update project WP A11y Docs July/August 2025. This update informs you about: how the documentation will be set up; the work we did up to now; what we are going to do next and how you can help. make.wordpress.org/accessibility/…

@FrancescaMarano Congratulations to the both of you 🧡 You look stunning in that dress Francesca!

Just Married

Due to difficulties finding speakers and lower attendance, we're considering cancelling our Monday meetup or moving it to a different day/time. If you could please take this short 3-minute, anonymous survey, we would appreciate your input as we make this decision. equalizedigital.com/the-future-of-…

Results survey “Which WP accessibility documentation do you need”. make.wordpress.org/accessibility/…

In case you missed it: Survey: Which WordPress accessibility documentation do you need? #a11y #WordPress

Level Level zoekt een Accessibility Consultant! Leuke club om voor te werken, met verstand van zaken en het hart op de juiste plek. level-level.com/nl/vacatures/a…

As you probably know, we will be working on the documentation in the WP Accessibility Team’s Handbook. For this we need your feedback. Please fill in the feedback request form so we know what you think is important to read. RT = 🙌🙌 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Start project “Accessibility documentation” on WordCamp Europe 2025. make.wordpress.org/accessibility/…

My first experience at Contributor Day was amazing! I enjoyed working on testing an accessibility-ready theme as part of the Accessibility Team. I’m looking forward to continuing to contribute by testing themes with the WordPress Accessibility Team! #WCEU #WCEU25

We're in Basel for #WCEU! I'm wrapping up plans for Contributor Day tomorrow. Who will be joining us at the accessibility day table? I'd especially like to have a theme developer who is willing to let us test the updated accessibility-ready requirements on their theme.

@SRHDesign @Shopify @WooCommerce @Barn2Plugins @KatieKeithBarn2 @jamesckemp @kinsta @sparktoro @therepositorywp @wproads @elemntor @wpelevator @WPTutz @felixarntz @ahrefs thank you!

This week features @Shopify, @WooCommerce, @Barn2Plugins, @KatieKeithBarn2, @jamesckemp, @kinsta, @sparktoro, @therepositorywp, @wproads, @elemntor, @wpelevator, @WPTutz, @felixarntz, @ahrefs, @RianRietveld, and many more!

My newsletter about WordPres, "Loop WP", Issue 159 is out now! This week - Shopify Horizons raises significant questions for WooCommerce. Is open-source enough? Can Woo keep up with AI and Shopify’s rapid e-commerce evolution? 👇 newsletter.loopwp.com/p/issue-159-lo…

WordPress needs documentation about accessibility, help and sponsor me work on it. TL;DR: help me work on up-to-date info for WordPress, about what is needed to deliver accessible work and how to properly test for accessibility. #a11y #WordPress #WCEU rianrietveld.com/2025/05/19/wp-…

In a Slack post, @photomatt proposed accessibility be a canonical plugin rather than just baked into core. Here's info about the proposal and why @joedolson, @RianRietveld, and I don't think that it's a good idea. Global Accessibility Awareness Day is happening this month and I would encourage everyone to consider and speak up about the impact of this proposal should it go forward. I honestly cannot see any upsides. All I see is increased overhead and the possibility of fewer contributors when large organizations can no longer use WordPress. therepository.email/canonical-plug…

Canonical Plugin Proposal for Accessibility Prompts Concerns from Contributors and Experts therepository.email/canonical-plug…