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WPCoffeeTalk episode with Maryann Reissig

WPCoffeeTalk Podcast Episode – That’s Me!

A few months ago, I was a guest on my friend, Michelle’s, podcast. We talked about our experiences in the WordPress Community here in Rochester, as well as my experience with WPCampus, a community for and by folks who work with WordPress in Higher Ed. I’m so honored that Michelle asked me to on her show, I’ve been a little scared to put this out there because, well, it’s scary! But here it is, and I’m so happy to be part of these communities, where I’ve learned more than I ever though I would and has put me on a path to make the world a more accessible place! (#a11y).

Check out the podcast, send some love to Michelle, too! Tip your barista, why don’t ya??

Accessibility Links

What is Web Accessibility (#a11y)

Web accessibility means that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them. View comprehensive explanation at w3.org

Why it’s important

Avoid lawsuits
Be more inclusive on your website
Get more customers

You want all those things, right? Getting your website accessible will open your business to more opportunities and your site will work better for everyone.

Tools to check your sites

Start here to get the Wave tool for your browser. Install it for Chrome, and then check your website – how many errors do you get? This will give you a short view into what you can do to improve your website accessibility. Contact me to talk more about it, and help you get to the next level of accessibility for your website.

WPCampus 2019 #trucksheep

I am posting this tonight so that I don’t forget about it, and to show how much this organization means to me. I’ve learned heaps and heaps from these awesome people. They help me do a better job every day!

Thread by @bamadesigner: “Happy Friday, friends. It’s time I tell you about all of of the amazing people that helped make this year’s @wpcampusorg conference not only […]” #WPCampus #planning #WPCampus2020

Gravity Forms conference Session - How to Make your Data Processors Love You

WPCampus 2019 – How to Make your Data Processors Love You (Gravity Forms Automation)

Gravity Forms (or other forms) Automation

Do you use Gravity Forms or other web forms to gather lots of data your processing center needs? Do you still send them individual emails from each form submission?

Let’s talk about how to automate that data collection using the Gravity Forms API!

Even if you don’t use Gravity Forms, you can still gain insight on how to work with your institution to deliver better data they can use without having to reformat or manipulate it to make that data useful.

You can create data formats for uploading into your SIS, create pdfs to index in your systems, and deliver that data to the folks who need it. Scripted. Automated. Done. They will love you.

From my session at WPCampus 2019 in Portland, OR. Contact me if you have any questions!

Session Video

Slides

[slideshare id=158369646&doc=howtomakeyourdataprocessorsloveyou-190727190230]

Resources

Gravity Forms
Gravity Forms API documentation
Gravity PDF
Cron Jobs

Divi section global template example

I use ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) to create the field sets for the pages they want to create/update for and then created a divi global section template that pull the fields into the page. The client then updates the fields on the post, they never have to touch the divi editor.

Affiliate Links

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Plugins

AI

Bertha AI (ChatGPT for WordPress)

Privacy Policy

You need a Privacy Policy on your website. Check out the Termageddon’s blog to learn more about the great work they’re doing in the online privacy space.

Termageddon (affiliate)

iThemes

BackupBuddy
iThemes Plugin Suite
iThemes Security Pro

WPMU DEV

Manage, update, monitor, scan, backup and improve unlimited WordPress sites, in one place with WPMU DEV’s robust lineup of plugins and tools. I use their Defender plugin to secure many sites and have been pleased with its performance.

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