[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40331: The placeholder attribute should not be used as a replacement for a label

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#40331: The placeholder attribute should not be used as a replacement for a label
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 Reporter:  afercia                    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)               |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                     |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Administration             |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                     |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots a11y-task  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Comment (by afercia):

 Important news: The `placeholder` and `aria-placeholder` attributes are
 going to don't contribute any longer to the accessible name computation,
 so that's one more reason to don't use them as replacement for labels.
 It is not intended for that usage.
 https://twitter.com/stevefaulkner/status/854632033515122688
 See also:
 https://github.com/w3c/html-aam/issues/87
 https://w3c.github.io/html-aam/#att-placeholder
 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1303429
 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=713600
 https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-
 edge/platform/issues/11729402/

 This is more and more something that should be brought to every designers
 attention! 🙂

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