[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #51628: add arg "aria-label" to wp_dropdown_categories

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#51628: add arg "aria-label" to wp_dropdown_categories
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 Reporter:  greghy             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:
Component:  Themes             |     Version:  5.5
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Changes (by joedolson):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 Hi, @greghy! After discussion, this isn't something we're going to pursue.
 There are a couple of reasons; mostly, there's a problem that an aria-
 label attribute would always override any visible label, so this could
 easily create a new issue with mismatched labeling, if somebody was trying
 to add a visible label to a field that had been passed an aria-label.

 Having a label on the field in a theme is easily resolved by using a
 `.screen-reader-text` class to hide the label (or, of course, by leaving
 it visible.)

 The purpose of the function is just to generate the select list; any
 labeling should be left to the usage.

 If necessary, you could use the existing `wp_dropdown_cats` filter to
 modify the output HTML.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51628#comment:6>
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