How to set up an accessible form using Contact Form 7 in WordPress

Update and disclaimer, April 29, 2021: Gravity Forms 2.5 had a huge accessibility overhaul and a content manager can create accessible forms with this plugin now. Also this is a very old post and doesn’t include recent updates by Contact Form 7 itself. Recently I discovered Contact Form 7 (CF7) by Takayuki Miyoshi. A plugin to create forms… Continue reading How to set up an accessible form using Contact Form 7 in WordPress

WordCamp Europe 2013: lessons learned

This weekend WordCamp Europe 2013 was held for the first time, in Leiden the Netherlands. Great expectations: the schedule of talks promised a lot. But I was there with a mission and really, WordCamp Europe was a success and so much fun.

How accessible is the WordPress CMS for a blind content manager

As we take great effort to make the front-end of WordPress accessible, the next challenge will be to make an equally accessible CMS. In order to get an impression on this challenge awaiting us I have started a study, together with Jaap van de Putte on how accessible the current CMS of WordPress really is.