Joe Dolson
@joedolson on WordPress.org and Slack
Bio
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Contributions Sponsored
- Member Since: October 28th, 2008
- Location: Saint Paul, MN
- Website: joedolson.com
- GitHub: joedolson
- Job Title: Owner
- Employer: Accessible Web Design
Contribution History
Joe Dolson’s badges:- Accessibility Contributor
- Accessibility Team
- bbPress Contributor
- Core Contributor
- Core Team
- Meta Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- Theme Developer
- Themes Team
- WordCamp Speaker
- WordPress.tv Contributor
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Committed [3312205] to Plugins SVN:
Add 3.6.6, remove 3.6.4, change stable. ... -
Mentioned in [60304] on Core SVN:
Comments: Remove `novalidate` attribute from comments form by default. -
Posted a reply to Clicking <> generates error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sounds like something that's blocking the AJAX query to fetch the new pages; I might… -
Made 4 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Accessible.
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Closed ticket #63542 on Core Trac:
Mobile Accessibility: Fix ARIA role usage on admin bar icons when ... -
Pushed 2 commits to WordPress/WordPress:
Administration: Hide skip to toolbar link on small viewports. -
Committed [60286] to Core SVN:
Administration: Hide skip to toolbar link on small viewports. Since ... -
Mentioned in [60285] on Core SVN:
Media: Remove inline scripts targeting `IE < 9`. -
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Users: A11y: Use autocomplete attributes for user name and email. -
Closed ticket #63286 on Core Trac:
User profile first name, last name, nickname and email fields should ... -
Committed [60283] to Core SVN:
Users: A11y: Use autocomplete attributes for user name and email. ... -
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Themes: A11y: Fix scroll jump when closing modal navigation. -
Closed ticket #52116 on Core Trac:
Twenty Twenty: Menu + Search can cause a scroll jump on close -
Committed [60280] to Core SVN:
Themes: A11y: Fix scroll jump when closing modal navigation. Fix an ... -
Posted a reply to My Calendar – Show Icon & Text Instead of Dot on Mobile View, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, you can do that. Under My Calendar > Settings > Display, find the setting… -
Posted a reply to copying able player code, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Testing this with a core theme, it rendered as expected. My guess is that something… -
Posted a reply to Toolbar icon not loading after update to version 2.1.18, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for following up! -
Committed [3304504] to Plugins SVN:
Remove 2.1.16, add 2.1.18, change stable. ... -
Committed [3304481] to Plugins SVN:
Add 1.1.9, change stable. ... -
Committed [3304471] to Plugins SVN:
Remove 3.6.3, add 3.6.5, change stable. ... -
Committed [3304447] to Plugins SVN:
Remove 5.0.2, add 5.0.4, change stable. ... -
Posted a reply to Featured Image not showing on X, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
In order to do anything to help with this, I would need to at least… -
Committed [3304412] to Plugins SVN:
Remove 2.0.17, add 2.0.19, change stable. ... -
Posted a reply to Mini calendar display, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
OK. You'll want to add the format="mini" attribute, to tell the shortcode to use the… -
Posted a reply to Unable to edit event since update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
After following up with @jolo677 externally, I've resolved the issue and will be releasing an… -
Posted a reply to Google Maps is Showing Grey Screen, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Are there any errors in the browser console? That often indicates an error in the… -
Posted a reply to Mini calendar display, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That's a screenshot of the regular calendar view, not the mini calendar. I don't have… -
Pushed 2 commits to WordPress/WordPress:
Upgrade/Install: Avoid setting focus on password during install. -
Closed ticket #63281 on Core Trac:
Password field has wrongly focus on installations -
Committed [60268] to Core SVN:
Upgrade/Install: Avoid setting focus on password during install. On ... -
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Media: Screen reader improvements for upload media errors. -
Closed ticket #63114 on Core Trac:
No screen reader announcements for upload image errors -
Committed [60263] to Core SVN:
Media: Screen reader improvements for upload media errors. Add a ... -
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Embeds: Increase color contrast on preview content. -
Closed ticket #63460 on Core Trac:
Increase color contrast for embed template -
Committed [60260] to Core SVN:
Embeds: Increase color contrast on preview content. Fix the color ... -
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Revisions: Improve revisions layout on mobile viewports. -
Closed ticket #63029 on Core Trac:
Better align restore revision buttons on mobile devices -
Committed [60259] to Core SVN:
Revisions: Improve revisions layout on mobile viewports. On small ... -
Created a topic, Accessible Video Library closed, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi! For anybody interested in Accessible media in Word… -
Committed [3300321] to Plugins SVN:
Add 3.6.4, remove 3.6.2, change stable. ... -
Posted a reply to [NSFW] configuration of calendar, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The plugin uses the day set as the start of the week in WordPress >… -
Posted a reply to Missing ARIA label IDs – accessibility error, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That aria-labelledby attribute is only relevant when the event is being displayed in a modal;… -
Posted a reply to Mini calendar display, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hmm. The mini calendar has never shown the titles of events. Do you have a… -
Posted a reply to Embed Video Codes not working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
What I'd suggest is writing a small custom shortcode to render the script tag, instead… -
Posted a reply to my_calendar_upcoming showing past events, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The 'year' view does show a full year of events, including past events. It specifically… -
Posted a reply to My Tickets could not contact PayPal, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Generally speaking, a problem with HTTP resolution is going to be some kind of network… -
Posted a reply to My Calendar excessive hits, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
These mostly seem to be targeting the print view. Links to the print view are… -
Posted a reply to Unable to edit event since update, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
No status. I haven't yet received any actionable data to work on. I'd either need… -
Posted a reply to Custom details template – How can I ..?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Your best path is to use PHP templating; that gives you a great deal more…
Developer
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Able Player, accessible HTML5 media player
Active Installs: 200+
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Contact Form 7: Accessible Defaults
Active Installs: 5,000+
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My Calendar - Accessible Event Manager
Active Installs: 20,000+
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My Tickets - Accessible Event Ticketing
Active Installs: 900+
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WP Accessibility
Active Installs: 50,000+
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XPoster - Share to Bluesky and Mastodon
Active Installs: 10,000+
Plugins
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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
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Child Theme Check
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Contact Form 7
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Exclude Pages
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GNU Terry Pratchett
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My Calendar - Accessible Event Manager
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My Tickets - Accessible Event Ticketing
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Query Monitor - The developer tools panel for WordPress
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Show Hidden Post Meta
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String locator
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Subscribe to Comments
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User Switching
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WordPress Beta Tester
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WP Accessibility
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WP Crontrol
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XPoster - Share to Bluesky and Mastodon
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Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI