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Adds legible fonts and background color selector to TwentySeventeen.
Install
Upload it under Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin, then activate.
Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:
wp plugin install https://github.com/xxsimoxx/legible-2017/releases/download/1.2.0/legible-2017-1.2.0.zipAdds a menu in Customizer to make the site more legible with TwentySeventeen theme.
- Legible fonts selector
- Font size selector
- Font color picker
- Line height selector
- Background color picker
The plugin is intended to make the site more accessible to people with reduced vision or dyslexia.
Supported themes
- Twenty Seventeen
- ClassicPress TwentySeventeen
- The ClassicPress Theme
Please report other themes where this plugin works.
Fonts
The plugin uses 4 Google Fonts: Atkinson Hyperlegible, Atkinson Hyperlegible Next, Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono and Lexend Deca. You can add your preferred fonts using a filter linke this:
add_filter( 'legible_2017_fonts' , function( $list ) {
$list[] = 'Roboto';
return $list;
});
Editor
Fonts and colors can also be used in the editor. This feature can be enabled in the Customizer or using a filter:
add_filter( 'legible_2017_editor' , '__return_true' );
Loading font locally
This plugin works well with Local Google Fonts plugin.
Credits
- This plugin was originally forked from Customize Twenty Seventeen by BOLDThemes.
- ODAM is the name of the site for which this plugin was designed. Thanks to my client Elisa Botton.
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Releases
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Active-site estimate ≈10 comes from the median of recent superseded releases. Method.