[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30076: Twenty Fifteen: Alt text of a thumbnail in archives can lead to confusing link texts

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#30076: Twenty Fifteen: Alt text of a thumbnail in archives can lead to confusing
link texts
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 Reporter:  rianrietveld   |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  4.1
Component:  Bundled Theme  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch    |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by joedolson):

 I just took a look, and my previous comment misunderstood the issue; a
 blank alt attribute is absolutely *not* appropriate in this case, because
 the image and the title are two separate links -- I'd had the idea that
 they were a single block-level anchor.

 In this case, I propose that the link should include the alt attribute of
 the image, but also note that the image is a link to the post. This could
 get very verbose in some cases, but I don't think we want to lose the alt
 attribute data, if it's present; it could be helpful.

 I'll prep a patch for this.

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