[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35191: Remove title attributes: the Tools > Import screen

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#35191: Remove title attributes: the Tools > Import screen
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 Reporter:  afercia            |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |  Milestone:  4.5
Component:  Import             |    Version:  4.4
 Severity:  normal             |   Keywords:  has-screenshots
  Focuses:  ui, accessibility  |
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 See related #24766 and all the following tickets about title attributes.

 In the Import screen, users can install and run plugins ("importers") to
 import posts or comments from other systems. This is a very unique screen
 in WordPress, with some peculiarities.
 The title attributes on the plugin name are the only way the importer
 status (installed, not installed, active...) is communicated to users.
 These title attributes are also "dynamic", meaning they change depending
 on the plugin status. See screenshot below:

 [[Image(https://cldup.com/uc_szP3Wp3.png)]]

 It is worth reminding that only some user groups can access the
 information provided by title attributes and other user groups won't have
 any clue about the importer status. Since it's a relevant information,
 should be provided in plain text.

 Also, the descriptions could be improved: please notice that even when an
 importer is installed, the description still says "install". When it's
 installed and activated, the description is different (it comes from the
 plugin main file headers). This is more clear in the second screenshot
 below:

 [[Image(https://cldup.com/4mtpkmoQsG.png)]]

 I'd propose to consider to:

 - get rid of the table used for layout purposes
 - use more semantic markup: it's a list of plugins, so should be marked up
 as a list (screen readers will announce the number of items in the list)
 - display the importer plugin status in plain text
 - unify the descriptions from the wp.org API, the ones in the core, and
 the ones in the plugin headers

 Would greatly appreciate feedback and help aboht the visual part from UI
 and design people :)

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