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ADA Website Compliance: What Does It Actually Take?
If you've heard about new accessibility requirements for public organizations, you may be wondering what it takes to make your website ADA compliant. The short answer is: It's probably more work than you expect. The good news is that many websites are already partway...
Julia Wilk Presenting at Burlington WordPress Meetup
The Burlington WordPress Meetup has recently been rebooted. WordPress Meetups are informal community gatherings where people who build, manage, design, market, or simply use WordPress get together to learn from one another. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just...
Default Social Media Icons in the Divi Theme for WordPress
Default Social Media Icons in the Divi Theme for WordPressUnderstanding and Customizing Social Media Icons in WordPress with Divi When you're building a site with WordPress and the Divi theme, it's helpful to know exactly what tools you’re working with—especially when...
Why We are Switching to Live Support in 2025
As we head into 2025, Wheelhorse Web is looking to streamline our processes and provide a better experience for our clients. The #1 thing that is not sparking joy and not adding value in our day-to-day work is unnecessary back and forth with our clients - and we have...
Case Study: Photos by Kintz Website Redesign
Website RedesignCase Study: Photos by KintzLaunched December 2023Photos By Kintz is a celebrated photography team based in Vermont. They approached Wheelhorse Web to redesign their website, upgrading their online presence to reflect new developments in their...
How to Make a CSS Image Sprite Accessible
Last updated: 12/6/2024 Solution: Use transparent text to provide a screen-readable description of your image. Here's a problem we came across on a client's site recently: a previous developer had created a CSS sprite to display a series of logo images on the home...
7 Quick Hacks to Speed up Your Website
I am a huge proponent of prioritizing speed when it comes to website optimization. Speed has been a confirmed Google ranking factor for over 10 years and in most cases, gaining points in the speed department is faster and cheaper than many other SEO tactics (ie...
How to Write Compelling Website Copy
Capture Their Attention I have a job right now: to keep you reading this blog post. Why? Because it contains something that is valuable to you. And yet, it is difficult to get people to stay on a website. In fact, almost everyone skims through text blocks,...
Choose the right SSL certificate for your website
“Warning – your connection is not private.” Not the words you want to see when trying to visit a website. And definitely not the words you want your visitors to see on yours. You may think this only happens to people who try to visit nefarious websites or accidentally...
9 Quick Tips for Stress-free WordPress Software Updates
Routine maintenance of any kind is probably one of the least sexy – but most important – parts of owning your own business. Website maintenance is no exception. DIY website builders like Squarespace include back-end software updates in their service so you don’t have...