Category: Block Editor

WordPress blocks affect Core Web Vitals through rendered media, layout, scripts, styles, and server work. Measure the public page first. Then connect each weak metric to its responsible layer. Changing blocks blindly can improve nothing while damaging useful content. Know the three current metrics Core Web Vitals currently cover loading, responsiveness, and visual stability. Largest…

An accessible WordPress slider needs labelled controls, stable focus, and controlled movement. Inactive slides must leave the reading and focus order. Autoplay should remain off. Test every control with keyboards, touch, zoom, and assistive technology. Question the slider first A slider hides content behind interaction. Many visitors never reach later slides. Movement, focus, announcements, and…

Build accessible WordPress tables with structural headers, simple relationships, and meaningful visible context. Use tables only for related data. Never use them merely for page layout. Test the published table with zoom, keyboard access, and assistive technology. Start with the data relationship A data table connects values through rows and columns. Those connections need programmatic…

Decide what each image contributes in its current context before writing alternative text. Use concise contextual text for informative images. Use an empty alternative for decorative images. WordPress Media Library text becomes an insertion default. Block edits apply only to that instance. Start with image purpose Alternative text replaces an image’s relevant purpose when the…

Measure the actual foreground and background colours rendered on the public WordPress page. Normal text needs 4.5:1 contrast for WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Large text and essential non-text interface parts generally need 3:1. Test every interaction state. Measure the rendered pair A theme palette lists available colours. It does not prove which colours meet. Blocks,…

Start from the browser address bar, put the mouse away, and complete every important task. Use Tab, Shift+Tab, Enter, Space, arrow keys, and Escape where expected. Record unreachable controls, invisible focus, confusing order, traps, and unexpected actions. Test the frontend, not the editor This workflow tests public WordPress blocks. It does not test block-editor keyboard…

They can. But almost never for the reason people worry about. The number everyone watches is block count — 20 blocks, 80 blocks, 100. That number is nearly irrelevant. What slows a site is what a plugin loads on the front end. On pages visitors actually see. Here’s where that weight comes from — and…

WordPress block accessibility depends on the rendered combination of content, blocks, plugins, and theme. Test the public page using keyboard, zoom, screen readers, and automated tools. No editor badge can guarantee conformance. Real interaction reveals the remaining barriers. Start with the rendered outcome The block editor stores content and settings. The frontend combines many independent…

Add review schema only for genuine visible reviews about one specific eligible item. Keep authors, rating scales, counts, and review text accurate. Never import invented stars. Valid markup creates possible eligibility. It never guarantees a review snippet. Understand what review schema describes Review markup describes an evaluation of an item. It identifies evidence, author, and…

Google no longer shows standalone HowTo rich results. Adding HowTo schema creates no current eligibility there. Schema.org still defines HowTo vocabulary. Other consumers may interpret it. Build clear visible instructions first. Then justify every markup dependency with documented support. Understand the current Google status Google deprecated HowTo rich results during 2023. They disappeared from mobile…