[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43191: Add aria-current to output of Walker_Nav_Menu for front-end navs

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#43191: Add aria-current to output of Walker_Nav_Menu for front-end navs
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 Reporter:  williampatton  |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes         |    Version:
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:  needs-patch
  Focuses:  accessibility  |
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 With recent passes on navigations to add `aria-current` the idea was
 brought up about placing it on frontend menus too.

 See https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40833 and other related tickets
 here https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?keywords=~aria-current

 Modifications would be required inside the Walker_Nav_Menu class. I will
 look closer at the required modifications but something as simple as this
 could be all that is needed:

 {{{
 if ( in_array( 'current-menu-item', $classes, true ) ) {
         $atts['aria-current'] = 'page';
 }
 }}}

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