[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41147: Alternative Text Issue

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#41147: Alternative Text Issue
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 Reporter:  BNOTP         |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media         |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close         |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by adamsilverstein):

 Replying to [comment:2 BNOTP]:
 > So sad that those making these decisions don't get input from blogs of
 all types before making such important changes.

 Susan,

 That is absolutely not the case and if you read the ticket @afercia
 referenced you will see the wide-ranging discussion. Your accusatory tone
 is disheartening and unfair to the many volunteers who work so hard to
 bring you the free software you use to run your site.

 The reason you don't see an option to change this behavior in the admin is
 that one of the [https://wordpress.org/about/philosophy/ core WordPress
 philosophies] is "Decisions not Options." This change was a well-reasoned,
 careful and deliberate decision that improves the software for the vast
 majority of users.

 That said, we are deeply committed to extensibility, and allowing users
 and developers to meld the software to suit their needs. We do this in
 part by providing code hooks that can change nearly every part of
 WordPress.

 In your case, the following code snippet should restore the behavior you
 desire (warning - I wrote this up quickly and without testing, so make
 sure you test it out locally before running on your live site - let me
 know if it doesn't work as expected).

 This code should be added to your theme's `function.php` file:

 {{{
 #!php
 /**
  * Filter the image tag html, setting the alt attribute to the image
 title.
  */
 function my_filter_the_image_tag( $html, $id, $alt, $title, $align, $size
 ) {
         list( $img_src, $width, $height ) = image_downsize( $id, $size );
         $hwstring = image_hwstring( $width, $height );
         $class = 'align' . esc_attr( $align ) .' size-' . esc_attr( $size
 ) . ' wp-image-' . $id;

         return '<img src="' . esc_attr( $img_src ) . '" alt="' . esc_attr(
 $title ) . '" ' . $title . $hwstring . 'class="' . $class . '" />';
 }
 add_filter( 'get_image_tag', 'my_filter_the_image_tag' );
 }}}

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