David A. Kennedy
- Member Since: January 28th, 2011
- Reston, Va.
- davidakennedy.com
- Theminator at Automattic
- @davidakennedy on Slack
- Accessibility Team
- Core Contributor
- Theme Developer
- Theme Review Team
- WordCamp Speaker
Bio/Description
Interests
WordPress Origin Story
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2015 coming up on December 4th
3 weeks ago
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Wrote a new post, Testing Twenty Sixteen, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
By now, I'm sure you've noticed Twenty Sixteen has been released on Github and the…2 months ago
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Closed ticket #31386, in Core Trac:
Add `target="_blank"` to WordPress.org links in dashboard.4 months ago
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Closed ticket #31363, in Core Trac:
Codex link in dashboard should open in a new tab like the others4 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #33218, in Core Trac:
Customizer: Does Not Read the Default wp_page_menu fallback_cb for ...4 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #24771, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Accessible Zen – 1.1.67 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #32232, in Core Trac:
Twenty Twelve: Skip Link Does Not Appear on :focus7 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #32231, in Core Trac:
Twenty Eleven: Skip Link Does Not Appear on :focus7 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #24270, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Accessible Zen – 1.1.48 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Accessible Theme Pattern Library Update for March, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Another month has passed, and work on the Accessibility Theme Pattern has chugged along. What's…8 months ago
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Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Update: Week of March 2, 2015, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This week, the team covered a range of topics, mostly giving each other updates on…9 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #31527, in Core Trac:
Twenty Fifteen: Add ARIA attributes to menu toggle9 months ago
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Created a new ticket, #30305, in Core Trac:
Twenty Fifteen: Simplify Code for h1 on Blog Index Page when Front Page is ...1 year ago
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Created a new ticket, #30178, in Core Trac:
Twenty Thirteen: Replaces ellipses with ellipses and a Continue reading ...1 year ago
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Created a new ticket, #30176, in Core Trac:
Twenty Fourteen: Replaces ellipses with ellipses and a Continue reading ...1 year ago
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Created a new ticket, #30135, in Core Trac:
Twenty Fifteen: Replaces ellipses with a Continue reading link.1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Accessibility testing of the Twenty Fifteen theme, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
I've filed a ticket for the Menu issue: Ticket #30083. cc: @rianrietveld @bramd1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Accessibility testing of the Twenty Fifteen theme, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
I added the tickets assigned to me, along with some patches. Heading structure: Ticket by…1 year ago
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Created a topic, Super Useful, Super Simple, Easy to Configure, on the site WordPress Support Forums
1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Time to Test Twenty Fifteen!, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Hey Bram, Thanks for your thoughts! How would that be different than having the navigation…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Time to Test Twenty Fifteen!, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
That's a good point Sharon, but there is an option in the Customizer that allows…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Time to Test Twenty Fifteen!, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Welcome @nsousa! I've updated the post with some instructions on how to get Twenty Fifteen.…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Time to Test Twenty Fifteen!, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Great idea, Rian! It would be great if people tested before then and came to…1 year ago
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Wrote a new post, Time to Test Twenty Fifteen!, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Today, Twenty Fifteen landed in /trunk. @iamtakashi and others have worked really hard to make…1 year ago
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Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Update: October 8, 2014, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Here's our team update for the week: We're continuing our weekly testing meeting. Be sure…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Twenty Fifteen, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Looks awesome! Ping me as well. I'll contribute whatever code I can as well as…1 year ago
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David A. Kennedy’s profile was updated
1 year ago
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Posted a reply to "4.0 RC 1: Plugin Info Modal Close Button Does Not Announce for Screen Readers", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Thanks, Mika! That's super helpful to know. Most of the testing and Trac-ing I've done…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to "4.0 RC 1: Plugin Info Modal Close Button Does Not Announce for Screen Readers", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Done! https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/29455 Sorry about that, I wasn't thinking and thought this is where you all…1 year ago
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Created a topic, 4.0 RC 1: Plugin Info Modal Close Button Does Not Announce for Screen Readers, on the site WordPress Support Forums
1 year ago
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Wrote a new post, WordPress 4.0 Release Candidate Testing, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
The first release candidate for WordPress 4.0 is out. If you're interested in testing for…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to "Sight-disabilty backend issues - request for help", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hey there! Thanks for the suggestion! I'm a member of the WordPress Accessibility Team, so…1 year ago
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Created a new ticket, #19580, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Accessible Zen - 1.1.31 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Accessibility Team Update: June 18, 2014, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
As I've said in our previous team meetings, I'm in favor of a suitable baseline…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post More WCSF/Team Meetup Planning, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Howdy @jenmylo! Thanks for reaching out. My current schedule isn't looking good for making it,…1 year ago
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Created a new ticket, #19394, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Accessible Zen - 1.1.21 year ago
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Created a new ticket, #19353, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Accessible Zen - 1.1.11 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress needs automated accessibility testing, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Hi Matthieu, Thanks for your comment and for filling us in about Tanaguru. It definitely…2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress needs automated accessibility testing, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Integrating into the existing testing flow is a high priority, probably only below selecting a…2 years ago
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Wrote a new post, WordPress needs automated accessibility testing, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
The Make WordPress Accessibility Team needs help wrapping its arms around WordPress Core as new…2 years ago
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Created a topic, Simple, Useful and Easy-to-Use Plugin, on the site WordPress Support Forums
2 years ago
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David A. Kennedy’s profile was updated
2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordCamp Websites and Accessibility, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
@andreamiddleton That's great! And we're glad to help! To supplement what Joe mentioned above, check…2 years ago
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Lancaster PA 2014 coming up on March 1st
2 years ago
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Created a new ticket, #16004, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Accessible Zen - 1.12 years ago
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Created a topic, Does the Theme Customizer Save Default Options?, on the site WordPress Support Forums
2 years ago
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Posted a reply to "Image gallery customization", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Jetpack is definitely a big plugin, and some things aren't enabled by default, or very…2 years ago
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Posted a reply to "child theme problems when moving menu below header", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi there, Your header.php file should look like this sample, if I'm understanding you correctly.…2 years ago
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Posted a reply to "Image gallery customization", on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hey! You might want to check out the Jetpack plugin. It does what you're looking…2 years ago
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Created a new ticket, #14937, in Themes Trac:
THEME: Accessible Zen - 1.0.32 years ago
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Accessible ZenActive Installs: 700+
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Theme Test Drive
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Regenerate Thumbnails
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Yoast SEO
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User Switching
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Jetpack by WordPress.com
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Akismet
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Posts 2 Posts
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WP Super Cache
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Theme Check
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WordPress Importer
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Monster Widget
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RTL Tester
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Google Authenticator
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