wordpress-mobile / wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS

Alt text of the media on the self hosted sites is not visible in Media Browser

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[Pri] High [Type] Bug Accessibility Media
Dominant language
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Description

Corresponding android issue.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. On self-hosted website navigate to media browser.
  2. Open media settings of an image.
  3. Add Alt text.

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  1. Open the media details of same image in the App.
  2. Notice that Alt text is missing.

Image from Gyazo

Screenshots are from Android.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in the iOS Media Browser using the listed steps, then trace how media details are loaded and displayed. Compare the behavior with the corresponding Android issue; done means alt text saved on a self-hosted site appears in the image's media details.

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Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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