Don Nelson
@donnelson.dev
Frontend developer | Musician | Husband | Father
WordPress developer and certified accessibility professional. Also a motion graphics artist and SEO dabbler.
🍍 does NOT belong on 🍕
Location: Wisconsin, USA 🇺🇸
WordPress developer and certified accessibility professional. Also a motion graphics artist and SEO dabbler.
🍍 does NOT belong on 🍕
Location: Wisconsin, USA 🇺🇸
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Don Nelson
@donnelson.dev
· Nov 25
Hello, World! (A.k.a. Bluesky). I've been a professional developer since 2009 but built my first site in 1996. I'm a WordPress developer and certified accessibility specialist currently working in a couple of contract roles while also freelancing. My posts are [mostly] tech and a bit of sarcasm.
Accessibility isn’t about just slapping some JavaScript on it for a fix. That seems to be the go-to for some developers. Always start first with native HTML. #a11y
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Accessibility isn’t about just slapping some JavaScript on it for a fix. That seems to be the go-to for some developers. Always start first with native HTML. #a11y
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My best advice for becoming a digital accessibility specialist is to make it your job, regardless of your title.
Making a presentation? Putting together a design? Building something in code?
In anything you do, be curious about what it takes to make it more accessible
Making a presentation? Putting together a design? Building something in code?
In anything you do, be curious about what it takes to make it more accessible
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My best advice for becoming a digital accessibility specialist is to make it your job, regardless of your title.
Making a presentation? Putting together a design? Building something in code?
In anything you do, be curious about what it takes to make it more accessible
Making a presentation? Putting together a design? Building something in code?
In anything you do, be curious about what it takes to make it more accessible
Oxygen for WordPress caught my attention recently after I discovered an agency I used to work for is using it now on client sites. Curious how it stacks up to something like KadenceWP, which I’m a big fan of myself.
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Oxygen for WordPress caught my attention recently after I discovered an agency I used to work for is using it now on client sites. Curious how it stacks up to something like KadenceWP, which I’m a big fan of myself.
Question for my #a11y followers: Is there a way to accurately test color contrast for text and background when there’s a vertical gradient between an image and the text on top of it? This is the first time I’ve ever had to test this specific situation.
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Question for my #a11y followers: Is there a way to accurately test color contrast for text and background when there’s a vertical gradient between an image and the text on top of it? This is the first time I’ve ever had to test this specific situation.
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Gah. Now my MacBook has the gross liquid glass theme too. There's icons... EVERYWHERE!
I cannot believe this has been rubber stamped with the Apple brand. It's like they've forgotten everything they know about design and just let an intern go wild in Figma. Awful.
I cannot believe this has been rubber stamped with the Apple brand. It's like they've forgotten everything they know about design and just let an intern go wild in Figma. Awful.
November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Gah. Now my MacBook has the gross liquid glass theme too. There's icons... EVERYWHERE!
I cannot believe this has been rubber stamped with the Apple brand. It's like they've forgotten everything they know about design and just let an intern go wild in Figma. Awful.
I cannot believe this has been rubber stamped with the Apple brand. It's like they've forgotten everything they know about design and just let an intern go wild in Figma. Awful.
The “tinted” Liquid Glass setting in iOS 26.1 doesn’t appear to get applied consistently to elements. It looks like it works in some places but not others.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The “tinted” Liquid Glass setting in iOS 26.1 doesn’t appear to get applied consistently to elements. It looks like it works in some places but not others.
Using DoorDash for the first time today. I feel like I’m really behind the times on things like this sometimes. I’ll readily admit that I’ve only ever used Uber once, too.
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Using DoorDash for the first time today. I feel like I’m really behind the times on things like this sometimes. I’ll readily admit that I’ve only ever used Uber once, too.
All UPS delivery estimates should just be “at some time on one of these days hopefully”.
October 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
All UPS delivery estimates should just be “at some time on one of these days hopefully”.
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Defaults matter. Remember that people tend to internalize bad UI as their own personal failing, and that people also may not identify as disabled. Combined this means they'll feel bad using inaccessible experiences and not think to check how to fix the problem. www.theverge.com/news/802963/...
Apple adds a new toggle to make Liquid Glass less glassy
Make things more opaque with a new Tinted option.
www.theverge.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Defaults matter. Remember that people tend to internalize bad UI as their own personal failing, and that people also may not identify as disabled. Combined this means they'll feel bad using inaccessible experiences and not think to check how to fix the problem. www.theverge.com/news/802963/...
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you saw (streaming included):
Back to the Beginning (livestream)
The Beach Boys
Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey
Greta Van Fleet
Ben Folds
Back to the Beginning (livestream)
The Beach Boys
Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey
Greta Van Fleet
Ben Folds
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you saw (streaming included):
Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
Beyoncé
Silk Sonic
Beyoncé’s husband
Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
Beyoncé
Silk Sonic
Beyoncé’s husband
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you saw (streaming included):
Beyoncé
Anthony Hamilton, Frank McComb, Eric Robertson & friends
Jordi Savall's The Routes of Slavery
Toshi Reagon's The Parable of the Sower
Janelle Monáe
(not counting Verzuz - ! - or a Ramsay Lewis livestream I missed)
Beyoncé
Anthony Hamilton, Frank McComb, Eric Robertson & friends
Jordi Savall's The Routes of Slavery
Toshi Reagon's The Parable of the Sower
Janelle Monáe
(not counting Verzuz - ! - or a Ramsay Lewis livestream I missed)
October 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you saw (streaming included):
Back to the Beginning (livestream)
The Beach Boys
Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey
Greta Van Fleet
Ben Folds
Back to the Beginning (livestream)
The Beach Boys
Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey
Greta Van Fleet
Ben Folds
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Big announcement! 🛎️ I teamed up with @thewpminute.com to create a free course aimed at #WordPress freelancers and agencies. It's called "WordPress Hosting Decoded" and will help you make the right hosting choices for your clients (with no sales pitches). Get started: thewpminute.com/course/wordp...
WordPress Hosting Decoded – The WP Minute
Learn how to select the best web host for your clients with our comprehensive course. Enhance your skills in hosting, performance, security, and WordPress integration.
thewpminute.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Big announcement! 🛎️ I teamed up with @thewpminute.com to create a free course aimed at #WordPress freelancers and agencies. It's called "WordPress Hosting Decoded" and will help you make the right hosting choices for your clients (with no sales pitches). Get started: thewpminute.com/course/wordp...
The new iPadOS 26 makes me glad that I’m really picky about my responsive layouts now that you can easily drag a corner to resize browser windows.
October 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The new iPadOS 26 makes me glad that I’m really picky about my responsive layouts now that you can easily drag a corner to resize browser windows.
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Day 2 of posting this with hopes we can cross that line in 30 days.
My partner is in need of some medical assistance and future surgery and treatments.
We are 6% of the way there. More details and you can donate if you can here. gofund.me/231d524bb
Your help is greatly appreciated.
My partner is in need of some medical assistance and future surgery and treatments.
We are 6% of the way there. More details and you can donate if you can here. gofund.me/231d524bb
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Donate to Fundraiser for Paula Johnson's Medical & Recovery Fund, organized by Todd Libby
My name is Todd Libby, and I am starting this on the behalf of my pa… Todd Libby needs your support for Fundraiser for Paula Johnson's Medical & Recovery Fund
gofund.me
October 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Day 2 of posting this with hopes we can cross that line in 30 days.
My partner is in need of some medical assistance and future surgery and treatments.
We are 6% of the way there. More details and you can donate if you can here. gofund.me/231d524bb
Your help is greatly appreciated.
My partner is in need of some medical assistance and future surgery and treatments.
We are 6% of the way there. More details and you can donate if you can here. gofund.me/231d524bb
Your help is greatly appreciated.
I’m excited that it’s release day for my son’s band. Their first single dropped on Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and other streaming services today.
Annie & Jay by Juicebox on Apple Music
music.apple.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I’m excited that it’s release day for my son’s band. Their first single dropped on Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and other streaming services today.
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I'm very excited to announce the release of the #WebComponents CLI validator! Now you can validate your web components in your build pipelines.
#html #javascript
#html #javascript
October 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I'm very excited to announce the release of the #WebComponents CLI validator! Now you can validate your web components in your build pipelines.
#html #javascript
#html #javascript
I had to contact PayPal customer support by
phone today, and they were excellent. Took a bit to get through their AI menu and speak with an actual person, but it was worth it.
phone today, and they were excellent. Took a bit to get through their AI menu and speak with an actual person, but it was worth it.
September 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I had to contact PayPal customer support by
phone today, and they were excellent. Took a bit to get through their AI menu and speak with an actual person, but it was worth it.
phone today, and they were excellent. Took a bit to get through their AI menu and speak with an actual person, but it was worth it.
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Yup I blogged it!
Calling it a "starter" instead of a "reset" as it's not massively about stripping away styles.
I quite like it and I'm extra interested in thoughts/critique.
Calling it a "starter" instead of a "reset" as it's not massively about stripping away styles.
I quite like it and I'm extra interested in thoughts/critique.
September 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Yup I blogged it!
Calling it a "starter" instead of a "reset" as it's not massively about stripping away styles.
I quite like it and I'm extra interested in thoughts/critique.
Calling it a "starter" instead of a "reset" as it's not massively about stripping away styles.
I quite like it and I'm extra interested in thoughts/critique.
Yes, I’m jumping into Josh’s new course this weekend. The examples and his teaching style drew me in, and I didn’t want to miss out on the early pricing either.
We’re live!! My brand-new course, “Whimsical Animations”, is now available. 🥳🎉
whimsy.joshwcomeau.com
I’m so excited to share all of my animation tools and techniques with y’all. 😄
whimsy.joshwcomeau.com
I’m so excited to share all of my animation tools and techniques with y’all. 😄
Whimsical Animations
Learn how to create charming interactions and delightful touches using the magic of CSS, JavaScript, SVG, and Canvas. I’m sharing all my tricks in this one!
whimsy.joshwcomeau.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Yes, I’m jumping into Josh’s new course this weekend. The examples and his teaching style drew me in, and I didn’t want to miss out on the early pricing either.
Not sure why it’s taken me this long to start digging into web components, but today is the day.
September 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Not sure why it’s taken me this long to start digging into web components, but today is the day.
Reposting because I’m so incredibly proud of this kid. Excited for the full album to be released.
Proud parent moment. My son’s band dropped their first single on Bandcamp today ahead of its official release on all other major streaming platforms on 10/1.
juiceboxison.bandcamp.com/track/annie-...
juiceboxison.bandcamp.com/track/annie-...
Annie & Jay, by Juicebox
track by Juicebox
juiceboxison.bandcamp.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Reposting because I’m so incredibly proud of this kid. Excited for the full album to be released.
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Anyone FE-oriented, UX heavy (like we use react but it's not that complex, we'd rather you "know" react a bit and be really good at UI/UX) out there looking for a job?
FT, US-based preferred but there could be options for intl contract
It's fully remote and nice people, I can DM/signal w/deets
FT, US-based preferred but there could be options for intl contract
It's fully remote and nice people, I can DM/signal w/deets
September 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Anyone FE-oriented, UX heavy (like we use react but it's not that complex, we'd rather you "know" react a bit and be really good at UI/UX) out there looking for a job?
FT, US-based preferred but there could be options for intl contract
It's fully remote and nice people, I can DM/signal w/deets
FT, US-based preferred but there could be options for intl contract
It's fully remote and nice people, I can DM/signal w/deets
Proud parent moment. My son’s band dropped their first single on Bandcamp today ahead of its official release on all other major streaming platforms on 10/1.
juiceboxison.bandcamp.com/track/annie-...
juiceboxison.bandcamp.com/track/annie-...
Annie & Jay, by Juicebox
track by Juicebox
juiceboxison.bandcamp.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Proud parent moment. My son’s band dropped their first single on Bandcamp today ahead of its official release on all other major streaming platforms on 10/1.
juiceboxison.bandcamp.com/track/annie-...
juiceboxison.bandcamp.com/track/annie-...
My son’s band is releasing their first single on 10/1, and I’m so stoked. I’ve been playing the final mix of the track on repeat since he sent it to me a few days ago. So good.
September 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
My son’s band is releasing their first single on 10/1, and I’m so stoked. I’ve been playing the final mix of the track on repeat since he sent it to me a few days ago. So good.