Robustness in Chaos: the Evolution of Drupal's Primary Menu

Olivero is the brand new front-end theme for #Drupal. Developing this carried with it lofty requirements, knowing that it will be used with millions of people and devices during its lifetime.

A website's primary navigation is a critical part of its #usability and #accessibility, and is relevant across all websites throughout the web. What may seem simple at first glance rests on a complex foundation, the intricacies of which we will walk through in this in-depth exploration of primary nav development. In this highly entertaining and informative talk we take attendees on a journey through the development of Olivero's primary navigation.

Attendees will learn about:
- Various accessible #navigation patterns
- The challenges of designing a primary navigational bar for a theme in an open source content management system
- Proper use of aria roles and attributes within this context
- Issues (and solutions) to specific accessibility issues
- Real-world accessibility and usability testing on various assistive devices and environments.

While this presentation delves heavily into accessibility, and #UX, attendees will also learn about testing, usability, and even squashing an errant XSS security vulnerability.

🎤 Presenter(s): Mike Herchel
🔗 Session details: LINK TO SESSION ON DGC WEBSITE

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