This is a question that esmi has brought up in make.accessible: Cited example: Should the Twenty Thirteen drop the use of the role attribute on the HTML5 nav element on the grounds that the element, by definition, has the role of navigation? Or should role=”navigation” be retained in order to support technologies that are not yet HTML5 aware? My own opinion that the role attribute should be retained for the time being in order to support the widest range of technologies. Dropping it would offer only a marginal benefit in reducing page bloat. Please do weigh in with your opinions on the ticket. Great question and I love the focus […]
WP.com Launches Cities, Approved Hosting for Feds
WordPress.com and Automattic continue to push out their vertical marketing and engagement by introducing what they are dubbing “Cities” in an attempt to grab more customers as well as save those same customers tons of cash: City administrators: Don’t spend thousands of dollars on a proprietary system for your city’s website. We’ve launched WordPress.com/cities as the go-to place to start a site for your city or other municipal body, and there’s no charge to get started. (“Free” is a price that will get every taxpayer on board, and since WordPress.com has been approved as a hosting site for federal government agencies, you […]
WP_Query Generator via GenerateWP
Looking for another great and simple tool to add to your list of already-large tools? Perhaps not, but at least check this one out when you have a chance – it’s Rami’s 9th generator via GenerateWP. The concept is quite simple: Use the tool to create custom code for WordPress Query with WP_Query class. Try it out for yourself – fill out the form, update the code, copy the code to your theme/plugin. Done and done:
6 Helpful Tips to Choose the Right Plugin
Being a WordPress web site owner you can’t ignore plugins. In fact, there are thousands of them developed for any purpose: Contact form plugins, image editing plugins, social media plugins, security plugins etc. A good plugin, as many of you know, can improve your web site usability or just add some really useful functions. On the flip-side, of course, a wrong one can make lots of trouble like security issues or problems with functioning of your site. Your plugins should help you, not cause problems. Here are a few helpful tips that might give you an idea of how to […]
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 6.25.2013
I hope you all are having a great start to the week! I have a few new and updated plugins along with some themes as well. I’m a big fan of the Superhero theme and glad to see it’s being maintained and updated. Check it out and the others after the jump!

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