[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30180: wp_get_attachment_image_src does not return alt or meta

[WordPress Trac]

#30180: wp_get_attachment_image_src does not return alt or meta
----------------------------+-----------------------------
 Reporter:  joedolson       |       Owner:  antpb
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Media           |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-dev-note  |     Focuses:  accessibility
----------------------------+-----------------------------

Comment (by afercia):

 @azaozz thanks for your feedback.

 I do realize you're considering this issue mainly from a technical
 perspective. In that vein, this ticket might be considered a "minor
 enhancement".

 However

 I'm not sure considering issues merely from a technical perspective and
 ignoring the practical consequences for the existence of this function is
 the best way to address this issue.

 > `wp_get_attachment_image_src()` is a function to retrieve the src of an
 image. Nothing more

 The point is that WordPress provides a function that, in its practical
 usage, produces inaccessibile output.

 Regardless of the original intent of this function or any documentation
 WordPress may provide to explain developers they have to add an alt
 attribute, this function can be (and is) abused.

 This is also the reason why two experienced members of the accessibility
 team requested this function to be deprecated. See comments 38 and 39.

 > As @joemcgill and I mention above the current implementation is "not
 there yet"

 This is unfortunate and, frankly, disappointing. Six months ago the team
 stated this ticket was "very close". I'm surprised it took six months to
 realize "it's not there yet" instead. This ticket was punted from 5.2 to
 5.3 and should have been tackled at the very beginning of the 5.3 release
 cycle. It didn't happen. It's not a matter of taking a new technical
 direction (which took only a few days to be identified). It just didn't
 receive the necessary attention.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/30180#comment:75>
WordPress Trac <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/>
WordPress publishing platform