[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34625: wp-login.php site title link points to wordpress.org

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#34625: wp-login.php site title link points to wordpress.org
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 Reporter:  ovann86         |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |    Version:  4.3.1
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  accessibility   |
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 In the WordPress administration login page, the site title at the top of
 the page is linked to wordpress.org

 From an accessibility perspective, this is misleading. Specifically, WCAG
 2.0 has a focus on making link text that describes the purpose of a link -
 which this does not.

 The WC3 have several articles covering this topic, but this gives the
 general idea of what they're advising
 [http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H30.html]

 I am suggesting that we change this text to link to the home url, like
 happens for multi-sites.

 The specific change would be

 wp-login.php - line 101 and line 102

 FROM
 {{{
 $login_header_url   = __( 'https://wordpress.org/' );
 $login_header_title = __( 'Powered by WordPress' );
 }}}

 TO
 {{{
 $login_header_url   = home_url();
 $login_header_title =
 wp_specialchars_decode(get_option('blogdescription'), ENT_QUOTES);
 }}}


 If this was done deliberately, such as to promote the wordpress.org
 website or to help users identify the CMS - you should consider adding a
 link to the bottom of the login form.

 If you're wondering why the link title is not adequate, it's because by
 default screen readers do not read out the link title - they read the
 linked text.

 Here's an article that touches on this and has a video showing how
 ineffective it is: [https://silktide.com/i-thought-title-text-improved-
 accessibility-i-was-wrong/]

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