[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #57675: Placeholder for tagline is confusing

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#57675: Placeholder for tagline is confusing
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 Reporter:  Cybr            |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |    Version:  6.1
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                  |
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 Previous: #6479 (Encourage people to change default tagline).

 The default tagline got emptied. To maintain the iconic phrase "Just
 another WordPress site," it was put as a placeholder for the field.

 Placeholders are generally bad for accessibility because many users cannot
 discern whether it's actual input or the real value. See
 https://www.nngroup.com/articles/form-design-placeholders/.

 The highlights:

 > 4. Placeholder text that disappears when the cursor is placed in a form
 field is irritating for users navigating with the keyboard.
 > 5. Fields with stuff in them are less noticeable.
 > 6. Users may mistake a placeholder for data that was automatically
 filled in.
 > 7. Occasionally users have to delete placeholder text manually.

 By putting `e.g., ` in front of the placeholder, this may be somewhat
 alleviated. Perhaps it might be best to let go of the iconic phrase
 altogether until a proper admin interface is found where we may
 reintroduce it.

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