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Cobble & Candle is a WordPress block theme I built for restaurants, taverns and inns. It handles menus, live opening hours, table bookings and rooms to stay, with no page builder. Here is what it does, how it is built and what I learned.
My AI workflow for WordPress development on a Mac: which AI tool writes, which one reviews, how a change moves from branch to release, and what I check.
Overlay plugins can’t fix headings, labels, focus, contrast, alt text, or link text. What the FTC and DOJ said, a 30-minute keyboard and screen reader check, and where accessibility fits in a build.
I’m a self-taught WordPress developer with about 17 years of in-house web work: Dreamweaver and ASP, Germanna webmaster work on WP Engine, higher-ed marketing web, and a return from Power Apps.
Coming back to WordPress after Germanna webmaster work, Dreamweaver & ASP to PHP on WP Engine, then Power Apps—why I’m returning to WordPress.
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