No Stress Web Success

No Stress Web Success is a friendly, practical podcast for leaders who want to understand web accessibility, WCAG, and maintaining a secure, compliant website without getting buried in the technical language. New episodes publish twice a week, with clear explanations and manageable steps you can take to your website and digital content.

In our first episode of No Stress Web Success, we introduce the Accessibility for Humans series that will break down WCAG accessibility standards in easy to manage pieces, starting this week with WCAG 1.1, or often called "ALT Tags".
We'll explain what the guidance is, who is affected by it, and what quick steps you can take to help make your website more accessible to those with various needs.

Welcome to the No Stress Web Success podcast from Fivepenny Web Studio.  This is our series, Web Understood. After a short intro to our studio, we'll discuss cookie notifications and policies, how they affect you both positively and negatively, and what you should be aware of when it comes to compliance and data.
If your website is using website analytics and advertising trackers, this is an episode you don't want to miss. 

What happens when important information on your website is delivered through audio? In this episode of No Stress Web Success, Accessibility for Humans, we explain WCAG 1.2 and why time-based audio content should include an accessible alternative, such as a transcript.
You’ll learn what time-based audio is, when transcripts are needed, what to check on your website, and how providing text alternatives helps more people access your content, including visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing, prefer reading, or cannot listen in their current environment.
We’ll also discuss practical examples for nonprofit and marketing websites, including podcasts, audio testimonials, recorded messages, and embedded media.
Learn how to apply this WCAG principle with clear, approachable guidance from Fivepenny Web Studio.
Topics covered:
WCAG 1.2 and time-based audio
Audio alternatives and transcripts
Captions vs. Subtitles
Common website accessibility barriers
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WordPress websites are powerful—but they can also be vulnerable when core software, plugins, themes, or page builders aren’t kept up to date.
In this episode of No Stress Web Success, we discuss recent WordPress Core and Elementor Builder vulnerabilities and the practical steps you can take to better protect your website. We’ll cover how to check your WordPress and Elementor versions, inventory your user accounts and access permissions, confirm that your backups are working, and clarify who is responsible for maintaining and securing your site.
We’ll also talk about an important question many website owners overlook: Do you know what to do if your website needs to be restored—and who would handle it?
For help getting organized, contact me at Fivepennyweb.com and ask for the Website Inventory Checklist. It’s a simple way to document your website, accounts, access, backups, and responsibilities before an emergency happens.

In Episode 5 of No Stress Web Success: Accessibility for Humans, we explain how to make important visual information in audio and video accessible on your website. We’ll look at WCAG 1.2.1, 1.2.3, and 1.2.5, and explore when to use descriptive transcripts or audio description. Then, try a simple review of one video on your website.