Posts by Jackie Latham
Five of the best WordPress plugins for accessibility, but are they a magic fix?
A whopping 20% of the population have a disability of some kind or another. Some may use screen readers, some may need specific colour contrast between different elements of the page. Others will have cognitive disabilities or mobility disabilities. Whatever their need, you do not want to alienate One in Five of your target audience…
Read MoreAre Your Usernames Just As Important As Passwords – Or More So?
Each time you set up a new account, you probably spend some time coming up with a strong password for it (or use a password generator). But how much thought do you dedicate to your username? Chances are, you’ve been using the same one for years. Some kind of nickname or a combination of your…
Read MoreHow to Make Sticky Posts in WordPress
Sticky Posts Did you know that WordPress allows you to feature a post by using ‘sticky posts’, one of the least known features of WordPress, though it is a standard part of the posting process? This is a feature that places a chosen post at the top of your blog, keeping it there for as…
Read MoreSSL Certificate And Why Your Website Needs One
An SSL Certificate is a digital certificate providing authentication for a website, enabling an encrypted connection. In plain English, this means that any data (messages, login details, payment card details) are encoded so that a hacker can’t intercept them when they’re passed from your device to the website. The authentication process is often described as…
Read MoreWhat Is A Parallax Website And Do You Need One?
Wikipedia definition: Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines Due to foreshortening, nearby objects show a larger parallax than farther objects when observed from different positions, so parallax…
Read MoreCase Study: The Fostering Company
Imagine you work with children and young people who desperately need your help and one of the main ways you have to try to facilitate that help is through a website that doesn’t work properly. What do you do? Situational Analysis The Fostering Company already had a self-built website on Moonfruit. Most of the information…
Read MoreJackdaw Web Design – Now A Full Service Agency
I’m delighted to be able to tell you that after years of searching for the right associates, I can now proudly call Jackdaw Web Design a full service design agency. What does that mean? Simply put, it now means that I, together with my associates, can handle every aspect of your online marketing needs. From…
Read MoreWill Google’s intention to move UK data to the US affect small business GDPR compliancy?
In February 2020, Google announced its intention to move all its data about British users of its services, including Gmail, YouTube and the Android Play store, to the US. But how will this affect GDPR compliancy of small businesses? And how will it affect the privacy of UK Google app users? As with all of…
Read MoreWhy do you need a rebrand?
A rescue mission and a rebrand lead to a happy client and a happy web designer.
Read MoreWhat is web accessibility and why is it important?
Just imagine what would happen if you could tap into a market of over 11.5 million people, and that’s just in the UK. Imagine how that would benefit your business or organisation. Imagine how that increased revenue could help you help your clients. You may have a brand new website, and you’re undoubtedly really proud…
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