Steve Jones

🔄 Accessibility Checker updates are live! Free v1.39.0 • Control New Window Warning with CSS opt-out classes • Option to hide legacy metabox in Block Editor • Improved transcript detection and search handling Pro v1.21.0 • Exclude specific posts from full site scans • Improved scan performance and error handling • Updated admin UI, terminology, and accessibility #WordPress #Accessibility #WPPlugin #PluginUpdate #a11y

It is magic, in that it tricks people that don’t know very much about software development by actually creating something that kind of works at first. But getting that vibe code to something maintainable, stable, scalable and secure that someone would actually pay for is still a monumental task.

Another one. There’s such a divide. How can some say it’s magic and others say it’s barely moving the needle? I think it’s because the ones saying it’s magic have no idea what they’re looking at.

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🔄 Accessibility Checker updates are live! Free v1.39.0 • Control New Window Warning with CSS opt-out classes • Option to hide legacy metabox in Block Editor • Improved transcript detection and search handling Pro v1.21.0 • Exclude specific posts from full site scans • Improved scan performance and error handling • Updated admin UI, terminology, and accessibility #WordPress #Accessibility #WPPlugin #PluginUpdate #a11y

@KatieKeithBarn2 Can you share a link to the free plugin’s git repository?

My most ambitious Claude Code project so far - I fed it one of our existing free plugins and one of our premium plugins, and asked it to create a free version of the premium plugin for WordPress.org. I told it which features to include and which to grey out with upgrade links. It did a good job, and surprisingly my developer confirmed that it it's good and meets the .org guidelines with just a few small changes 🚀 We'd been considering whether to release free versions of more of our plugins because .org might be a good backup distribution channel given the drop in sales that we've had from Google Organic. However I'd been concerned about the amount of development time required, so this will really help.

@bgardner @monroeandco @heyamberhinds @Will_Patton_88 Yes. To get the accessibility ready tag they should pass AA color contrast. I wonder if we should start scanning theme demos and tracking this metric. 🤔

@stevejonesdev @monroeandco @heyamberhinds @Will_Patton_88 Additionally, if we can get the theme directory to suggest that authors submit designs with color contrast ratios significantly greater than 2.7:1, we’d be making real progress!

Not much is going to beat this as far as thrilling moments as a #WordPress plugin developer. 🌟

@monroeandco @heyamberhinds @Will_Patton_88 I second this motion!

@heyamberhinds @stevejonesdev @Will_Patton_88 Should always be #1 because accessibility is the most important thing most developers overlook!

@troychaplin @courtneyr_dev @EqualizeDigital Thanks Troy! I put a lot of thought into the sidebar. I love how it and the content are side-by-side.

@courtneyr_dev @stevejonesdev @EqualizeDigital Oddly enough, I also installed it and am reviewing a site this evening. First time trying out the new sidebar approach, this is a fantastic improvement!

Making use of the accessibility scanning results from @EqualizeDigital's plugin and finally fixing up my own #WordPress site 👩🏻‍💻

Mom said it’s my turn to be #1 on the WordPress plugin directory.😌

@FriendlyWebGuy @heyamberhinds Early reports are showing a decent download bump. We're keeping an eye on the affect of being featured.

@heyamberhinds I spotted you in the 1st position a couple of days ago, will be interesting to see a bump in installs.

@bgardner @heyamberhinds @Will_Patton_88 Thanks Brian!

@heyamberhinds @stevejonesdev @Will_Patton_88 Well deserved, and much needed. Congrats! 😊

@RobbyMcCullough @heyamberhinds @Will_Patton_88 @bgardner Thanks Robby!

@heyamberhinds @stevejonesdev @Will_Patton_88 I noticed this yesterday and was cheering for you guys. @bgardner's words sum it up perfectly. "Well deserved!"

@brettatkin @heyamberhinds @Will_Patton_88 Unfortunately, that problem isn't exclusive to those three plugins. But, they could use Accessibility Checker to test their frontend outputs.

@heyamberhinds @stevejonesdev @Will_Patton_88 Is there any irony in that the other three featured plugins would likely create accessibility issues?

@MediaRonLLC Are you running a WordPress 7.0 beta? The beta and the Plugin Check Plugin have a known conflict.

This WordPress error is sponsored by the word "Frustration." The last thing I tried to run was Plugin Check lol. Good thing this isn't on prod.

@williamsba @MarcusAnthony Regardless of who set it up, addressing the notices would clear up the dashboard.

@stevejonesdev @MarcusAnthony You think I set this site up? lol

I look forward to the day WordPress actually tackles this problem. 😵‍💫😵

@MarcusAnthony @williamsba Yes, properly set up the plugins and maintain the site would solve this.

@williamsba That is not a WordPress problem. It’s a ‘you’ problem.

@euthelup @williamsba 👆This!

@williamsba Why should WordPress click dismiss buttons for you? I get it notices are annoying, but not maintaining your site is worse

@williamsba @SethRubenstein Sure the UI could be improved but you could also actually address the issues listed in those notices.

@DerekAshauer Yeah, that's a tricky balance because you not only spend time confirming the issue but also the time you could have spend on something else.

@stevejonesdev I knew it the moment the ticket came in it was caching or security. The customer insisted it was "because of the recent update." I've always investigated until I am blue in the face but I'm trying to be more business-minded and know that my energy needs to be elsewhere sometimes.

I just spent an hour trying to debug an issue with Sunshine Photo Cart. Turns out they had an .htaccess security rule targeting Sunshine URLs preventing all POST data. Is this too far for product support or should the customer have sorted this out?