[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41612: "URL" field in Media Modal confusing for newer users

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#41612: "URL" field in Media Modal confusing for newer users
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 Reporter:  melchoyce                  |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  enhancement                |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                     |   Milestone:  5.2
Component:  Media                      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                     |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots has-patch  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Comment (by afercia):

 Only thing left here is finding a better text to replace the temporary:

 `Functional replacement for the image. Leave empty if the image is not a
 key part of the content.`

 It needs to:
 - clarify that the alt text is not a description of the image
 - instead, the alt text needs to describe the function or purpose of the
 image in its specific context
 - only in some cases it can be the image content, for linked images it can
 be the link destination, for purely decorative images it needs to be an
 empty string, etc.
 - maybe add a link to the [https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images
 /decision-tree/ W3C "alt decision tree" tutorial]

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