June 18, 2024 — This lesson provides an overview of testing and fixing accessibility issues in your WordPress content to ensure it is usable by as many people as possible. It covers the importance of accessibility, built-in WordPress tools for checking semantic structure and color contrast, and recommends plugins like WP Tota11y, Sa11y, and Editoria11y for additional checks. The lesson also suggests using OS apps and browser extensions to test technical aspects and emphasizes that authors and content managers can significantly improve accessibility without coding by being mindful of key elements such as heading levels, text size, color contrast, links, and alternative text for images.

June 18, 2024 — The Cover block allows you to display text and other content on top of an image or video. It is a great block for headers, banner-style displays, call-to-actions, and more. Explore various ways you could utilize this container block.

June 18, 2024 — Accessibility testing is a crucial part of the theme development process.

It ensures that a website with your theme installed is usable by everyone, regardless of their abilities.

This lesson will introduce you to some tools and techniques for testing your theme’s accessibility.

June 18, 2024 — Digital accessibility is a broad term that means ensuring that as many people as possible can use the web.

The easiest way to deliver accessible themes, plugins, or sites is to think about it from the outset.

In this lesson, you’ll learn about the fundamentals of accessible HTML and how to apply them to your WordPress themes.

June 17, 2024 — In this online workshop, we will learn how to set up the header and footer within a template using a block theme. We will also examine how to incorporate the Navigation block within the header and footer template parts and use patterns.

June 13, 2024

June 13, 2024 — The purpose of the project is to create awareness within both our school community and the broader community about the significant importance of preserving nature for future generations.

Our site features articles on environmental conservation, outlines plans and goals for the club and provides information about conservation efforts led by community leaders, including school heads, clubs, local councils and district officials.

Furthermore, the site showcases photos and video clips depicting poorly managed areas within our community, including our school and nearby trading centers, illustrating ongoing efforts to restore these areas and conveying messages to both local and non-local audiences within the Kakumiro district.

Additionally, the site offers downloadable content for visitors to access offline, guiding waste management practices.

It also provides information on environmental conservation practices for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, with advice directed toward various stakeholders, including the central government, local government, cultural leaders, religious leaders and residents.

The project aims to raise awareness about the perils of environmental pollution and promote ways to live in a pollution-free environment.

For site management, we utilized WordPress as our CMS implemented a theme and integrated various plugins such as Elementor Page Builder for page customization, WP Download Manager for downloading readable content and social media plugins for linking to our social media handles.

Additionally, a contact form plugin allows for feedback submission and newsletter registration. We also incorporated the WooCommerce plugin to facilitate funding for our projects by interested donors, provided a list of frequently asked questions and included our contact information for easy access.

June 13, 2024 — LearnHub is an eLearning platform specifically designed to furnish students with high-quality learning materials online. It serves as a resource for students who, for various reasons, may be unable to attend traditional classes.

LearnHub aims to support students in maintaining their learning journey despite facing obstacles that might otherwise disrupt their education. Additionally, it offers supplementary resources to enhance students’ comprehension beyond what is covered in their regular school curriculum.

June 13, 2024 — Discover ‘Find Your School’ by E-zone School of Computing, presented by Ampurire Najib, Ndejje Moses, and Kibalama Shadrack at the WordPress in Education Showcase 2024, Uganda.

June 13, 2024 — This discussion explores the evolution from traditional web authoring tools like Expression Web to WordPress, a versatile and community-supported platform. Learn how these changes are empowering educators and enhancing digital literacy in Uganda, providing teachers with more robust and customizable tools to facilitate learning.