[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #51786: Accessibility issue with the logo on the login page

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#51786: Accessibility issue with the logo on the login page
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 Reporter:  roytanck                |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement             |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Login and Registration  |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                  |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  accessibility           |
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 Currently, the login page (wp-login.php) contains a logo, that is created
 using the following HTML markup:


 {{{
 <h1><a href="https://wordpress.org/">Powered by WordPress</a></h1>
 }}}

 Both the href URL and the link text can be filtered. Through CSS, the link
 text is placed off-screen, and a logo is added to the link as a
 background.

 The <h1> is required for proper a11y, but it should contain the title for
 the page below. Something like "Log in" would probably be ideal. Instead,
 it currently contains a link that takes the user off the page, with no
 description of the login page's content.

 This is causing serious issues for client who are required to conform to
 WCAG standards, as required by European law.

 I'd like to suggested removing the <h1> from around the logo link, and
 adding an actual <h1> title to the white box below, with relevant textual
 content.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51786>
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