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A first approach to accessibility testing

October-accessibility

Accessibility is a key aspect of our sites and from the JAT we put our efforts into making Joomla more accessible. But Joomla is just one of the pieces in the final puzzle of your website. The final result depends on your template and other extensions you use.

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Tools to build a Component - 7: Joomla Component Builder

JCM - Buidling Components - Part 7

In this episode we will use Joomla Component Builder to build our example event schedule component.

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Tools to build a Component - 8: Extension Generator

Tools to build a component - part 8

 In this episode we will look at Extension Generator as a tool to to build a component.

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Blind Spots of Accessibility Testing Tools - Colour Contrast

Blind Spots of Accessibility Testing Tools - Colour Contrast Blind Spots of Accessibility Testing Tools - Colour Contrast

Accessibility testing is a never ending story – this is not the first article in our  magazine and will not be the last one.

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The Blind Spots of Accessibility Testing Tools - Labels and Input Fields

The Blind Spots of Accessibility Testing Tools - Labels and Input Fields

Forms are a major area in accessibility testing, and ensuring they are fully accessible is essential. Clicking the wrong link on a website might be annoying, but submitting a credit card number in a text field to the wrong recipient can be costly and may even end up in court. 

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The Blind Spots of Accessibility testing Tools - Buttons

The Blind Spots of Accessibiity testing Tools – Buttons

Buttons.
Yes, buttons. Have you ever noticed how often you click one? It probably seems effortless — after all, you can see the button, use a mouse, or tap a screen. But have you ever stopped to think about what it takes to make a simple button usable for everyone?

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Migrating Content from WordPress to Joomla with the Migration Tool

GSoC Migration Tool

Moving your website from one CMS to another is often seen as a daunting task. For many site owners who start with WordPress but want the flexibility, power, and community of Joomla, the thought of re-creating every article, menu, and media file by hand can feel overwhelming.

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The Joomla Academy: Advanced Migration Graduation

Joomla Academy Advanced Migration Graduation

Open source is a powerful reminder that collaboration often creates results far greater than the sum of their parts.

Volunteering with the Joomla project offers countless benefits: professional development, friendships with peers who understand your work, and business networking opportunities. For me, gratitude has always been central. I’m thankful for the contributions of so many—past, present, and future.

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The Blind Spots of Accessibility testing Tools - The Focus

The Blind Spots of Accessibility testing Tools - the focus

In the last article today's topic was already mentioned: the use of the keyboard on websites. It was found that none of the testing tools detected whether a bypass element was present. In this article, we’ll take a look at what the testing tools have to say about focus.

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The Blind Spots of Accessibility Testing - Bypass

JCM-JULY-Accessibility-Testing

The accessibility tester strikes again! In this article, we introduce another "blind spot" of automated accessibility testing tools: the bypass – and it’s not what you might think at first.

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