Vance Bell
@vancebell.bsky.social
Freelance consultant providing web design, development and online marketing. Owner http://pixelengine.net.
Odd WordPress database errors occasionally need some attention.... #wordpress
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Troubleshoot the WordPress Error: One or more database tables are unavailable. The database may need to be repaired.
Learn how to fix the 'One or more database tables are unavailable' WordPress error with two proven methods: wp-config.php repair and phpMyAdmin.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Odd WordPress database errors occasionally need some attention.... #wordpress
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Typepad users may have noticed the steady decline of Typepad over the last several years, but everyone has until the end of the month to leave and take there content with them.... #typepad #wordpress #websitemigration
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Typepad is shutting down
We have made the difficult decision to discontinue Typepad, effective September 30, 2025. What Does This Mean for You? After September 30, 2025, access to Typepad – including account management, blogs...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Typepad users may have noticed the steady decline of Typepad over the last several years, but everyone has until the end of the month to leave and take there content with them.... #typepad #wordpress #websitemigration
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I have been logged out of my toothbrush.
May 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I have been logged out of my toothbrush.
State of Virginia passed a bill updating to their Information Technology Access Act increasing the accessibility requirements for vendors of websites, applications and other software. The bill has delayed effective dates of April 24, 2026, and April 26, 2027 a11yblog.com/2025/05/19/v... #a11y
Virginia’s New IT Accessibility Law: What You Need to Know – a11yblog
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May 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
State of Virginia passed a bill updating to their Information Technology Access Act increasing the accessibility requirements for vendors of websites, applications and other software. The bill has delayed effective dates of April 24, 2026, and April 26, 2027 a11yblog.com/2025/05/19/v... #a11y
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Take a break and put an hour or two into improving the accessibility of your website. You'll be doing yourself and others a great service. 👍 accessibility.day #a11y #accessibility #GAAD #wcag #section508
GAAD
Thursday, May 15, 2025, help us celebrate the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, ...
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May 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Take a break and put an hour or two into improving the accessibility of your website. You'll be doing yourself and others a great service. 👍 accessibility.day #a11y #accessibility #GAAD #wcag #section508
The State of SEO in 2025 - Plenty of details in this overall of the concerning state of search this year.... #seo #google #search detailed.com/state-of-seo/
The State of SEO in 2025 - Detailed.com
With the growing presence of AI in search results and legitimate pressure on Google’s dominance in the space, the SEO industry is seeing some huge changes. As someone who has been focused on SEO for m...
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May 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The State of SEO in 2025 - Plenty of details in this overall of the concerning state of search this year.... #seo #google #search detailed.com/state-of-seo/
To all those wonderful, supportive mothers that contribute so much without adequate thanks....we love and appreciate all you do.
We wish you all the best. You deserve it!
❤️ Mom
#mothersday
We wish you all the best. You deserve it!
❤️ Mom
#mothersday
May 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
To all those wonderful, supportive mothers that contribute so much without adequate thanks....we love and appreciate all you do.
We wish you all the best. You deserve it!
❤️ Mom
#mothersday
We wish you all the best. You deserve it!
❤️ Mom
#mothersday
It might be encouraging that .io domain homepages whose sites are typically newer than those on .com and .org, have fewer accessibility errors on average...
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The State of Website Homepage Accessibililty 2025
Further analysis of the 2025 WebAIM Million report on the accessibility of the top 1,000,000 home pages.
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April 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It might be encouraging that .io domain homepages whose sites are typically newer than those on .com and .org, have fewer accessibility errors on average...
vancebell.com/blog/the-sta... #a11y #accessibility #wcag #section508
vancebell.com/blog/the-sta... #a11y #accessibility #wcag #section508
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A million-dollar blunder: How the FTC’s settlement with software provider accessiBe can help your business avoid similar missteps | Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov/business-gui... #a11y
A million-dollar blunder: How the FTC’s settlement with software provider accessiBe can help your business avoid similar missteps
It’s advertising law 101: before you claim your product can perform a certain task, you need evidence it will work as promised.
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April 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A million-dollar blunder: How the FTC’s settlement with software provider accessiBe can help your business avoid similar missteps | Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov/business-gui... #a11y
Watching ChatGPT's o3 model identifying location from photos....
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Watching o3 guess a photo’s location is surreal, dystopian and wildly entertaining
Watching OpenAI’s new o3 model guess where a photo was taken is one of those moments where decades of science fiction suddenly come to life. It’s a cross between the …
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April 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Watching ChatGPT's o3 model identifying location from photos....
simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/26/... #ai #chatgpt #o3 #Geoguessr
simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/26/... #ai #chatgpt #o3 #Geoguessr
Just thought I would share before giving it a closer read....
www.ftc.gov/news-events/... #a11y #accessibility #wcag
www.ftc.gov/news-events/... #a11y #accessibility #wcag
FTC Approves Final Order Requiring accessiBe to pay $1 Million
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order against accessiBe Inc. and accessiBe Ltd. (accessiBe).
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April 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Just thought I would share before giving it a closer read....
www.ftc.gov/news-events/... #a11y #accessibility #wcag
www.ftc.gov/news-events/... #a11y #accessibility #wcag
Talk to your tax professional and see how you can reduce your Web Accessibility costs through the Disabled Access Credit, Form 8826 #a11y #accessibility #tax #irs #taxes #wcag #section508
Reduce Your Web Accessibility Costs Using This Tax Credit
The Disabled Access Credit offers you a practical way to offset the costs of making your website accessible and lighten your tax load
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April 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Talk to your tax professional and see how you can reduce your Web Accessibility costs through the Disabled Access Credit, Form 8826 #a11y #accessibility #tax #irs #taxes #wcag #section508
Often it's all the little things that matter the most. Here's a tale of how to lose a great deal of money by neglecting the fundamentals.... #cro #webdesign #ux #ui
The High Cost of Long Forms
Small changes often have large impact at scale. Sometimes that one little change to a form could cost you millions.
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April 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Often it's all the little things that matter the most. Here's a tale of how to lose a great deal of money by neglecting the fundamentals.... #cro #webdesign #ux #ui
WebAIM published their 'WebAIM Million' report on the the state of homepage accessibililty. Here's some follow up commentary for you.... vancebell.com/blog/the-sta... via @vancebell #webaim #a11y #accessibility #wcag #section508 #ada #EAA
The State of Website Homepage Accessibililty 2025
Further analysis of the 2025 WebAIM Million report on the accessibility of the top 1,000,000 home pages.
vancebell.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
WebAIM published their 'WebAIM Million' report on the the state of homepage accessibililty. Here's some follow up commentary for you.... vancebell.com/blog/the-sta... via @vancebell #webaim #a11y #accessibility #wcag #section508 #ada #EAA
How should you approach the process of reviewing vendor VPAT documents as part of your procurement process. What are the red flags that say 'all is not quite right'? #a11y #section508 #accessibility #ada
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How to Review Vendor VPAT Documents
What should a procurement office look for when evaluating VPAT/ACR documents from a vendor? What are some of the red flags you might encounter?
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March 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
How should you approach the process of reviewing vendor VPAT documents as part of your procurement process. What are the red flags that say 'all is not quite right'? #a11y #section508 #accessibility #ada
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Tax season is upon us! If your business has paid for accessibilty improvements to your website in the current tax year, you may be eligible for a tax credit... #a11y #irs #taxes #CPA
Reduce Your Web Accessibility Costs Using This Tax Credit
The Disabled Access Credit offers you a practical way to offset the costs of making your website accessible and lighten your tax load
vancebell.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
If you haven't yet addressed the impact of Apple Mail Privacy Protections on your email marketing campaigns, you are likely behind. Here are some thoughts on how to get caught up. #marketing #email #apple #applemail vancebell.com/blog/the-imp...
The Impact of Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection on Your Email Marketing and How to Adapt to the New Normal
Apple Mail's Privacy Protection features undermined marketers ability to track and manage their campaigns. What can you do to help yourself succeed?
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March 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If you haven't yet addressed the impact of Apple Mail Privacy Protections on your email marketing campaigns, you are likely behind. Here are some thoughts on how to get caught up. #marketing #email #apple #applemail vancebell.com/blog/the-imp...
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Holy shit this is gross
Focus on designing for ai agents?? Disabled people will only use ai agents??
I’m so tired of all these design and accessibility “leaders” who don’t understand a damn thing about disabled people
Focus on designing for ai agents?? Disabled people will only use ai agents??
I’m so tired of all these design and accessibility “leaders” who don’t understand a damn thing about disabled people
February 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Holy shit this is gross
Focus on designing for ai agents?? Disabled people will only use ai agents??
I’m so tired of all these design and accessibility “leaders” who don’t understand a damn thing about disabled people
Focus on designing for ai agents?? Disabled people will only use ai agents??
I’m so tired of all these design and accessibility “leaders” who don’t understand a damn thing about disabled people
Disappearing Google reviews? Are they gone or just being filtered? Some relief in site and how to export your Google My Business data just in case. #gmb #google #googlereviews #googlemybusiness
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Missing Google Reviews, Solved? - Pixel Engine, Philadelphia, PA
Google My Business reviews seem to be disappearing? Might be temporary, but perhaps it's time to check on your reviews and export your review data if needed.
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February 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Disappearing Google reviews? Are they gone or just being filtered? Some relief in site and how to export your Google My Business data just in case. #gmb #google #googlereviews #googlemybusiness
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Starting last Friday, businesses have reported that their Google Reviews were apparently disappearing. Seems like the issue may be a bug 🪳 and that Google is working on a fix (we can hope). For now keep calm and carry on. #gmb #Google #GoogleMaps #seo
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GBP Review Count Known Issue Update - Google Business Profile Community
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February 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Starting last Friday, businesses have reported that their Google Reviews were apparently disappearing. Seems like the issue may be a bug 🪳 and that Google is working on a fix (we can hope). For now keep calm and carry on. #gmb #Google #GoogleMaps #seo
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A brief, but interesting, take on how to approach building your presence on someone else's digital land.... #twitter #social #bluesky Note the valuable "six rules:"
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How I’m trying to use BlueSky without getting burned again - Welcome
Some quick thoughts on moving from Twitter/X to BlueSky and how I'll try to use social media after being burned once by Twitter.
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December 30, 2024 at 2:45 PM
A brief, but interesting, take on how to approach building your presence on someone else's digital land.... #twitter #social #bluesky Note the valuable "six rules:"
chrisholdgraf.com/blog/2024/bl...
chrisholdgraf.com/blog/2024/bl...