[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47670: RSS widget creates an accessibility problem when used more than once

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#47670: RSS widget creates an accessibility problem when used more than once
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 Reporter:  tpaw                                 |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
                                                 |  Release
Component:  Widgets                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots 2nd-opinion has-     |     Focuses:
  patch                                          |  accessibility
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Changes (by joedolson):

 * milestone:  5.9 => Future Release


Comment:

 If the two links had duplicate targets, this would be a viable path -
 hiding a duplicate link is reasonable. However, with two different links,
 we've now created a link that's only accessible to sighted mouse users, so
 it's a whole new problem.

 I propose that instead we focus on improving the labeling of the RSS icon.
 We have the title of the feed from the feed source, so we could use an alt
 attribute in the format `RSS Feed: feed source title`; then each link has
 a unique title, as long as there aren't multiple widgets pointing to the
 same feed. (Which I'd consider outside the scope of what we can account
 for.)

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/47670#comment:25>
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