Automattic / Automattic/jetpack
Comments: Form is missing label element
Open
[Feature] Comments
[Focus] Accessibility
[Pri] Normal
Bug
Customer Report [LEGACY]
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- PHP
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Description
Raised by @davidakennedy:
> The comment form area is missing a label element. The hidden textarea that expands the form appears to try and compensate for this, but it’s still not as intuitive for a screen reader user.
More information on the use of the label element can be [found here](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/HTML/Element/label).
Contributor guide
Research direction
Locate the comment form and its hidden textarea in the Jetpack codebase. Inspect the rendered form with accessibility tools or a screen reader, then verify that the comment control has an associated label and remains usable when the form expands.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- html
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100