[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64501: Consider leaving title field blank as default for images in library

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#64501: Consider leaving title field blank as default for images in library
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 Reporter:  drw158       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media        |     Version:  6.9
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close        |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Changes (by sabernhardt):

 * keywords:   => close


Comment:

 Populating the Title field is necessary.

 If attachment pages are enabled, the Title field is important for use in
 the page's `<title>` element.

 64501.diff creates errors when uploading because then the `$title`
 variable is undefined. If that line sets `$title` to an empty string
 instead, the list view of the Media Library would have "(no title)" as the
 link text for every image uploaded after the change.

 The image's Title field is not the same as a `title` attribute. I'm aware
 that the Avada theme and WPBakery Page Builder plugin can add `title`
 attributes to images on the front end from the Title field, but that is
 not core usage.

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