Andrea Fercia (@afercia) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: January 25th, 2012
Location: Rome, Italy
Website: linkedin.com/in/andreafercia
GitHub: afercia
Job Title: Accessibility specialist
Employer: Yoast
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Bio

I’ve started a bunch of years ago in the pre-gmail era when websites were built with tables for layout purposes, font-size set to 10px and PHP still stood for “Personal Home Page”.

Contributions Sponsored

Yoast sponsors Andrea Fercia to contribute 40 hours per week to the following teams: Accessibility and Core.

Contribution History

Accessibility Contributor
Accessibility Team
bbPress Contributor
Core Contributor
Core Team
Design Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WordPress.tv Contributor

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Mentioned in [56716] on Core SVN:
Bundled Themes: Import Twenty Twenty-Four, the new default theme for WordPress 6.4.
11 hours ago
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Accessible.
13 hours ago
Wrote a new handbook page, Office Hours, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This page aims to collect discussion points and accessibility related resources emerged during the Accessibility…
13 hours ago
Closed ticket #59229 on Core Trac:
Add new post/page: admin notice when JS is off can't install plugin by ...
2 days ago
Committed [56675] to Core SVN:
Editor: Add missing parameter to the ...
2 days ago
Mentioned in [56671] on Core SVN:
Widgets: Add missing no JS notice in Widgets screen.
2 days ago
Mentioned in [56670] on Core SVN:
Site Health: Improve `wp.a11y.speak()` notifications.
2 days ago
Mentioned in [56657] on Core SVN:
Media: Disable attachment pages for new installations.
5 days ago
Mentioned in [56654] on Core SVN:
Login and Registration: Improve HTML for errors and notices.
5 days ago
Created issue #54689 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Replace inconsistent InspectorControlsTabsHint with a Notice
6 days ago
Pull request #45801 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
Improve the placeholder instructions accessibility.
6 days ago
Mentioned in [56639] on Core SVN:
Administration: Improve control proximity in theme details modal.
6 days ago
Closed issue #54497 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Notice: accessibility improvements and fixes
7 days ago
Merged pull request #54498 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Improve Notice component accessibility.
7 days ago
Created issue #54560 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Interactivity API renders incorrect ARIA attributes for the Navigation block
1 week ago
Created issue #54502 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Command center: Visible label and accesible name mismatch
2 weeks ago
Submitted pull request #54498 to WordPress/gutenberg:
Improve Notice component accessibility.
2 weeks ago
Created issue #54497 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Notice: accessibility improvements and fixes
2 weeks ago
Confirmed as a speaker for Rome Community Day 2023
2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Accessibility office hours, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
+make.wordpress.org/core/ +make.wordpress.org/design/
2 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility office hours, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
In an effort to improve accessibility knowledge in the WordPress project, the accessibility team will…
2 weeks ago
Closed issue #49989 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Inconsistent 'Settings' icon in the Post / Site editor and Widgets page
2 weeks ago
Mentioned in [56515] on Core SVN:
Administration: Add improved context for `add new` links.
3 weeks ago
Mentioned in [56511] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php`.
3 weeks ago
Created issue #54148 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Help modal dialog: inaccurate description for the Insert link keyboard shortcut
3 weeks ago
Created issue #53984 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Review all the 'Add New' strings
4 weeks ago
Mentioned in [56466] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/class-wp-widget.php`.
1 month ago
Mentioned in [56458] on Core SVN:
General: Use regular core button styles for page header actions.
1 month ago
Mentioned in [56438] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/ms-site.php`.
1 month ago
Mentioned in [56430] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/ms-files.php`.
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Roadmap to 6.4, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'd totally second what Joe Dolson said regarding the 'time to read' block. It would…
1 month ago
Created issue #53843 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Abstract the password protected form in a dedicated component
1 month ago
Merged pull request #52885 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Edit site: Add missing label to post status password protected input field
1 month ago
Closed issue #52408 on the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Inconsistent ellipsis icons
1 month ago
Merged pull request #52731 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Replace horizontal ellipsis icon with vertical ellipsis icon.
1 month ago
Mentioned in [56420] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php`.
1 month ago
Mentioned in [56400] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-admin/includes/image-edit.php`.
1 month ago
Mentioned in [56396] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-admin/includes/class-wp-importer.php`.
1 month ago
Mentioned in [56394] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/cron.php`.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56377] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/kses.php`.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56362] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/class-wp.php`.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56361] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor.php`.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56360] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Rewrite loose comparison in `wp_list_categories()`.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56359] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/revision.php`.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56333] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/option.php`.
2 months ago
Pull request #52940 merged into WordPress/gutenberg:
Fix regression with Edit site Navigate regions
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56326] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/functions.php`.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56325] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/formatting.php`.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56324] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/feed-atom-comments.php`.
2 months ago
Mentioned in [56321] on Core SVN:
Coding Standards: Use strict comparison in `wp-includes/class-wp-roles.php`.
2 months ago