Joe Dolson
@joedolson on WordPress.org and Slack
Bio
Current Job
WordPress Origin Story
Contributions Sponsored
- Member Since: October 28th, 2008
- Location: Saint Paul, MN
- Website: joedolson.com
- GitHub: joedolson
- Job Title: Owner
- Employer: Accessible Web Design
Contribution History
Joe Dolson’s badges:- Accessibility Contributor
- Accessibility Team
- bbPress Contributor
- Core AI Contributor
- Core Contributor
- Core Team
- Meta Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- Theme Developer
- Themes Team
- Translation Contributor
- WordCamp Speaker
- WordPress.tv Contributor
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Posted a reply to Empty “Upgrade Notes” error is still around, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'd removed the extraneous code, but I hadn't removed the empty Upgrade Notice from the… -
Committed [3542901] to Plugins SVN:
Add 3.7.13, remove 3.7.11, change stable. ... -
Posted a reply to Problems with legacy templates and WP7, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Found a case that still needed to be handled, and I'm shipping an update to… -
Posted a reply to Locations Search Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Any CSS in the Customizer will load across the entire site; but whether it affects… -
Posted a reply to Restoring events after Reinstalling (and Update-Fatal-Error), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
That template key is referencing a template managed in the template editor at My Calendar… -
Posted a reply to Problems with legacy templates and WP7, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
This is directly related to a change made in WordPress 7 in the wp_kses sanitization… -
Posted a reply to Restoring events after Reinstalling (and Update-Fatal-Error), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
For the fatal error, it seems like you must have received an invalid install. Having… -
Committed [3540338] to Plugins SVN:
Add 3.7.12; remove 3.7.10; change stable. ... -
Posted a reply to Locations Search Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The Customizer is under Appearance > Customize. 'Additional CSS' is an option in the sidebar… -
Posted a reply to I’m not able to add an event anymore, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
My apologies; it was a stupid error, and I missed it. It's literally a missing… -
Committed [3539710] to Plugins SVN:
Add 2.2.0, remove 2.1.1, change stable. ... -
Posted a reply to Locations Search Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Here are some styles you can put in that might help get you closer to… -
Committed [3538140] to Plugins SVN:
Add 5.0.9, remove 5.0.7, change stable. ... -
Posted a reply to Locations Search Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Did you go in and make the changes I requested? If so, you may have… -
Posted a reply to Locations Search Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
OK. When you say "able to be resized, freely", do you mean that you want… -
Committed [3537795] to Plugins SVN:
Add 3.7.11, remove 3.7.9, change stable. ... -
Posted a reply to Locations Search Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Can you provide a detailed description of what you're trying to do? I don't honestly… -
Posted a reply to Shortcode-attribute to exclude events depending on event-status / possible bug?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Setting the event status is something I accidentally broke in the last release; that's getting… -
Created issue #78413 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
A11y Regression: Individual image lightbox toggle has no accessible name -
Posted a reply to Additional fields in ticketing (participant) / confirmation-workflow, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Yes, that would be possible, I believe. My Tickets supports custom fields either associated with… -
Merged pull request #77671 into WordPress/gutenberg:
Revisions diff markers: enforce 24×24px minimum target size (WCAG 2.5.8) -
Created ticket #65222 on Core Trac:
Polish discrepances between new and old settings pages -
Closed ticket #65100 on Core Trac:
Accessibility issues in admin Font Library -
Posted a reply to Empty ‘Upgrade Notes’ on Plugin page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Done: https://github.com/joedolson/my-calendar/commit/c025523e95740bbeed533907fe4c262b96106eea Thanks! -
Posted a reply to Empty ‘Upgrade Notes’ on Plugin page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I keep intending to deal with that, but keep forgetting about it... It's just because… -
Posted a reply to display events until the end of the day it occurs, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I think that this should be fixed in the latest release; but please let me… -
Committed [3527861] to Plugins SVN:
Add 3.7.10, remove 3.7.8, change stable. ... -
Closed ticket #40688 on Core Trac:
there is a bug in deleting a photo and replacing it by the new photo ... -
Closed ticket #35837 on Core Trac:
The auto-update in media editor rewrites user inputs -
Closed ticket #35793 on Core Trac:
Something Wrong with UI in Administration -
Closed ticket #32750 on Core Trac:
If changing the checkbox state "organize my uploads..." in the media ... -
Closed ticket #31980 on Core Trac:
Customizer Theme Switcher Details Modal: previous/next/close buttons ... -
Closed ticket #19691 on Core Trac:
Cannot modify admin messages for /wp-admin/edit.php -
Closed ticket #54660 on Core Trac:
Comment is missing for the bulk_footer function -
Closed ticket #64948 on Core Trac:
Media Modal: Can no longer set attachment filters -
Committed [62327] to Core SVN:
Media: Restore usage of attachment filters in media modal. [61757] ... -
Pushed 1 commit to WordPress/WordPress:
Media: Restore usage of attachment filters in media modal. -
Reopened ticket #64948 on Core Trac:
Media Modal: Can no longer set attachment filters -
Closed ticket #64948 on Core Trac:
Media Modal: Can no longer set attachment filters -
Committed [62326] to Core SVN:
Media: Restore usage of attachment filters in media modal. [61757] ... -
Posted a reply to Problem with Skip links in Twenty Twenty Four theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
On the main WP Accessibility settings screen, there's a field for toolbar location. That accepts… -
Posted a reply to Problem with Skip links in Twenty Twenty Four theme, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can change the attachment point of the accessibility toolbar so that it attaches somewhere… -
Wrote a comment on the post Accessibility-Ready Requirements Updated, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
+make.wordpress.org/themes/ -
Committed [3524692] to Plugins SVN:
New icons -
Wrote a new post, Accessibility-Ready Requirements Updated, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
Learn about the updated WordPress Theme Requirements for the accessibility-ready tag. The new guidelines come… -
Wrote a new handbook page, Recommended, on the site Make WordPress Themes:
The accessibility-ready requirements have been updated on May 6, 2026 and no longer include “recommendations”. -
Wrote a new handbook page, Resources, on the site Make WordPress Themes:
Please visit the Accessibility Team’s documentation site for information about: Start with accessibility Standards and… -
Mentioned in [62301] on WordPress SVN:
Admin Reskin: Correct Customizer “Publish” button size. -
Posted a reply to Locations Search Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I advise you to use a different plugin. My Calendar has always been a developer-focused… -
Posted a reply to iCal Export: Biweekly recurrences are exported as weekly (missing INTERVAL=2), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I'm looking at this to debug; it definitely *should* be there, just have to see…
Developer
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Able Player, accessible HTML5 media player
Active Installs: 300+
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Contact Form 7: Accessible Defaults
Active Installs: 5,000+
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My Calendar - Accessible Event Manager
Active Installs: 20,000+
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My Tickets - Accessible Event Ticketing
Active Installs: 700+
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WP Accessibility
Active Installs: 60,000+
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XPoster - Share to Bluesky and Mastodon
Active Installs: 10,000+
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Milky WayActive Installs: 60+
Plugins
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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
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Child Theme Check
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Contact Form 7
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Exclude Pages
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GNU Terry Pratchett
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My Calendar - Accessible Event Manager
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My Tickets - Accessible Event Ticketing
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Query Monitor
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Show Hidden Post Meta
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String locator
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Subscribe to Comments
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User Switching
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WordPress Beta Tester
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WP Accessibility
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WP Crontrol
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XPoster - Share to Bluesky and Mastodon
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Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI