May 8, 2026 Open Lab Notes

What We Are Working on

  • News website: Progressing nicely. Plan to get a preview of the site at the end of the month.
  • Advanced Open Lab: Join us for a new monthly Advanced Open Lab on the last Thursday of every month focused on development questions and projects, as well as advanced WordPress topics.
  • Updated Affordability page: The updated WSU Affordability page is live and features up-to-date content and a refreshed look and feel.

New at Digital Accessibility

Upcoming Events

Note About Trainings

These trainings from around the web may be of interest. These trainings are free unless noted. See the event’s information page for details on registration, changes, or cancellation.

Glitch List

Submit a web support ticket to Report a Bug/Issue if you find a glitch.

Byte Size Tutorial

  • Invisible link error: Sometimes the Accessibility & Usability Panel will report a “link with missing or invalid href” error, but the details pane will be empty and no broken link will be visible on the front-end. Usually this happens when copy-pasting or modifying a link accidentally creates an empty link tag (<a></a>) or link with an empty URL (<a href="">). A quick way to track down the problem tag is to select the Options menu in the WordPress editor (the button with three vertical dots in the upper right of the window) and select Code Editor. Once there, you can search (Ctrl + F) for “<a></a>“, “href=""“, or “<a” to step through the links and find the broken link.
  • Feature requests: If you have a suggestion for a new feature or need new functionality, open a Web Support Ticket, select General Help, and describe both the need and the suggested feature in the description field.

Resources

  • Gravity Forms: Guides and suggestions for using the Gravity Forms plugin.
  • Audio and Video: Audio and video media need alternatives to ensure people with varying abilities have equal access to information.
  • Audio, Video, and Accessibility: A review of captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions for audio, videos, and multimedia.