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Slated for Next Release (33 matches)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#63895 Accessibility: Alt Text Metadata is not imported but Description is sajjad67 Media normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) 11/11/2025
#63972 Bulk actions status messages not announced by screen readers Quick/Bulk Edit normal major 7.0 defect (bug) 11/11/2025
#64013 Color contrast below WCAG standards for newly-added items in customizer menus Customize normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) has-patch 11/23/2025
#33085 Customizer: controls description inside labels are not real labels nor descriptions Customize high normal 7.0 defect (bug) 11/18/2025
#63970 Disabled .handle-actions button receives keyboard focus Administration normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) has-patch 11/11/2025
#50486 Improve the admin notices accessibility joedolson* Administration normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) dev-feedback 10/21/2025
#32892 List table: Select %s shouldn't be a row header Administration normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) has-patch 11/20/2025
#33002 List table: avoid redundant Edit links and reduce noise for screen readers Administration normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) 11/18/2025
#64271 Move screen options and help to after the main screen heading joedolson* Help/About normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) 11/18/2025
#63985 Profile Update success message not announced by screen readers Users normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) 11/11/2025
#64015 Reconsider removal of import map polyfill Script Loader normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) 11/11/2025
#62835 Remove title attributes from author link functions joedolson* Users normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) has-patch 10/28/2025
#63980 Set featured image button incorrectly coded as link and missing required ARIA attributes Posts, Post Types normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) 11/11/2025
#63838 Site logo block should provide a way to specify alt text Media normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) 11/11/2025
#63208 Slider: Revision page slider does not support touch interactions on mobile devices joedolson* Revisions normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) dev-feedback 10/28/2025
#63372 Tags page UI inconsistencies when adding or deleting tags joedolson* Administration normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) has-patch 11/07/2025
#63981 Taxonomy meta box tabs not programmatically identified joedolson* Posts, Post Types normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) 11/11/2025
#60726 The WordPress core password reset needs to pre-populate the username to meet WCAG 2.2 joedolson* Login and Registration normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) has-patch 10/28/2025
#47051 Twenty Nineteen theme sub-menu returns error in WAVE accessibility tool joedolson* Bundled Theme normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) has-patch 10/28/2025
#64064 Twenty Ten: remove auto-focus script from 404 template Bundled Theme normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) has-patch 11/11/2025
#62982 Twenty Twenty-Five: The Written by pattern on single posts has too low color contrast in some variations Bundled Theme normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) has-patch 11/12/2025
#47359 Unable to distinguish post formats when viewing list tables on mobile joedolson* Post Formats normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) 11/11/2025
#23562 Using Speech Recognition Software with the Add Media Panel joedolson* Media normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) reporter-feedback 11/18/2025
#43084 dashboard confuses published posts count with all posts joedolson* Posts, Post Types normal normal 7.0 defect (bug) commit 11/16/2025
#63199 Allow to control aria-live attribute in settings_errors() joedolson* General normal normal 7.0 enhancement has-patch 10/19/2025
#63984 Assess if the tabpanels in the media modals should receive focus joedolson* Media normal normal 7.0 enhancement 11/11/2025
#64065 Dragging theme/plugin ZIP outside file input field, downloads file instead of uploading. General normal normal 7.0 enhancement has-patch 11/19/2025
#63861 Explore removing wpmu activation styles General normal normal 7.0 enhancement 11/11/2025
#50699 Fix and improve arranging metaboxes joedolson* Administration normal normal 7.0 enhancement 11/11/2025
#63728 In WP Admin -> Posts add 'Filter by author' dropdown and add visible labels for filters joedolson* Administration normal normal 7.0 enhancement has-patch 11/11/2025
#63941 About Page - 6.9 Help/About normal normal 6.9 task (blessed) has-patch 11/24/2025
#23432 Review usage of target="_blank" in the admin sabernhardt* Administration normal normal 7.0 task (blessed) has-patch 11/18/2025
#26504 Semantic elements for non-link links joedolson* Administration normal normal 7.0 task (blessed) 11/18/2025

Tickets Awaiting Review (3 matches)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#63760 Single key arrow navigation in theme and media modals can interfere with screen reader navigation joedolson* General normal normal Awaiting Review defect (bug) 11/11/2025
#63968 Theme 2025 on wordpress.com using voice over on apple phone the primary menu does not open Bundled Theme normal critical Awaiting Review defect (bug) 11/11/2025
#63161 Unable to Navigate Autocomplete Suggestions via Keyboard in Theme & Plugin File Editor General normal normal Awaiting Review defect (bug) has-patch 11/11/2025

Tickets with Patches (1 match)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#60091 Improve language dropdown usability I18N normal normal Future Release defect (bug) dev-feedback 10/01/2024

Tickets Needing Feedback (1 match)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#63261 Menu items incorrectly marked as current when page and taxonomy share the same object_id audrasjb Menus normal normal Future Release defect (bug) reporter-feedback 10/28/2025

Tickets with Patches (2 matches)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#47670 RSS widget creates an accessibility problem when used more than once audrasjb Widgets normal normal Future Release defect (bug) dev-feedback 05/30/2025
#56320 Update mediaelement.js to the latest version adamsilverstein* External Libraries normal normal Future Release defect (bug) dev-feedback 08/12/2025

Tickets Needing Feedback (1 match)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#49714 Explore UI for destructive controls & contexts Travel_girl Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement reporter-feedback 01/29/2024

Tickets with Patches (1 match)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#39441 Improve the Settings API for accessibility and ease of use. Plugins normal normal Future Release enhancement dev-feedback 01/10/2023

Tickets Needing Feedback (1 match)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#61585 Modify Events and News Widget to Show Global Events Separate from Local Events + Improve Accessibility of the Widget joedolson* Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement reporter-feedback 06/08/2025

Unpatched Enhancements (2 matches)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#55535 Pre-populate Image Alt Text field with IPTC Photo Metadata Standard Alt Text rcreators Media normal critical Future Release enhancement dev-feedback 09/23/2025
#52480 Refine the display of the comment approval notification opt-in confirmation message Comments normal normal Future Release enhancement dev-feedback 07/02/2024

Tickets Needing Feedback (1 match)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#43178 Rethinking what “captions” means for video postphotos Media normal normal Future Release enhancement reporter-feedback 10/19/2023

Candidates for Closure (1 match)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#40486 Standard Themes: Logic for translated strings in connection with Screen Reader text can be improved Bundled Theme normal normal Awaiting Review enhancement close 11/14/2025

Unpatched Enhancements (1 match)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#50673 Create "Accessibility Statement" tool with features equivalent to Privacy Policy Tools audrasjb General normal normal Future Release feature request dev-feedback 07/21/2023

Tickets Needing Feedback (10 matches)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#41876 Add inline help to Custom HTML widget rcreators Widgets normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 03/25/2025
#55343 Add Tooltip to "Remember Me" (WP Login Form) rajinsharwar Login and Registration normal normal Future Release enhancement dev-feedback 09/02/2025
#62864 Add padding and color changes to buttons and inputs fabiankaegy Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 09/02/2025
#13273 Allow "'non-clickable" menu items Menus normal normal Future Release enhancement dev-feedback 09/23/2025
#48641 Discussion: links that look like buttons (and vice versa) Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement dev-feedback 01/25/2025
#48644 Establish guidelines for button order Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement 01/27/2025
#31634 Minor UI improvements to bulk editing joedolson* Quick/Bulk Edit normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 01/23/2025
#47012 Proposal: Simplify WordPress Admin Navigation Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement dev-feedback 02/08/2022
#48452 Proposal: improve distinction between buttons and other controls Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement 03/02/2021
#36447 Responsive preview icons in Customizer need tooltips joedolson* Customize normal normal Future Release enhancement dev-feedback 09/02/2025

Tickets with Patches (22 matches)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#47491 Avoid double colouring in privacy request rows w/ notices Privacy normal normal Future Release defect (bug) has-patch 08/14/2025
#46307 Custom admin menu items don't provide their title on medium breakpoint garrett-eclipse Administration normal normal Future Release defect (bug) has-patch 08/16/2024
#46964 ID attribute value are used multiple times in "Custom Field" form Editor normal normal Future Release defect (bug) has-patch 05/03/2025
#50561 Links Widget display: Image alt text and link name are redundant for screen readers sabernhardt Widgets normal minor Future Release defect (bug) has-patch 03/04/2025
#18801 Accessibility Enhancements to Settings API joedolson* Options, Meta APIs high normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 04/01/2025
#51006 Add a mechanism for accessible tooltips in core joedolson* General normal normal Future Release enhancement needs-unit-tests 09/02/2025
#62866 Adjust background alternate row on post and page tables Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 09/02/2025
#19958 Allow custom post types as "home" and get_posts() to return results for more than one post type pbearne* Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 09/10/2025
#38636 Allow data attributes to be added to WP Admin Bar menu items Toolbar normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 04/08/2025
#39004 Alt attributes should be searchable in media library joedolson* Media normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 05/11/2025
#49616 Audit /wp-admin and sentence-case UI elements (buttons, drop-downs) for better readability Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 01/19/2021
#62831 Bring in lighter background for admin audrasjb Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 09/23/2025
#49876 Identify items used in current menu in menu selection panels. joedolson* Customize normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 10/14/2025
#48894 Improve the small user sub window at the right corner on the admin bar a.k.a. the Howdy fly-out Toolbar normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 10/23/2024
#63010 Make "Create a New Menu" a Clear CTA link Menus normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 07/22/2025
#39239 Persist the video header state between requests Themes normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 10/31/2025
#49930 Replace wp-admin color schemes with CSS custom properties Administration normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 06/05/2025
#53356 Themes admin page: make theme details, active, and preview links always visible Travel_girl Themes normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 07/02/2024
#51284 Update style for side meta boxes azhiyadev Editor normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 07/09/2024
#59414 XML-RPC - add updateMedia endpoint joedolson* XML-RPC normal normal Future Release enhancement has-patch 02/12/2025
#49715 Alternate views for WP List Tables audrasjb Administration normal normal Future Release task (blessed) has-patch 04/29/2025
#37486 Make emojis accessible Emoji normal normal Future Release task (blessed) has-patch 05/15/2025

Unpatched Bugs (20 matches)

Ticket Summary Owner Component Priority Severity Milestone Type Workflow Modified
#48996 Add lang attribute to the content in the backend I18N normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 04/29/2025
#31177 Captions video not saved with the post and are lost on attachment page postphotos Media normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 01/24/2024
#42586 Code Editor: Inconsistent results between finding in CodeMirror vs browser Administration normal major Future Release defect (bug) 11/17/2022
#42822 CodeMirror: HTML attributes values hints not fully operable with a keyboard Widgets normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 05/17/2025
#47505 Create a comprehensive input validation API for WordPress editor and administration interface audrasjb* Administration normal normal Future Release defect (bug) needs-unit-tests 10/04/2019
#42540 Don't move focus to the editor when switching editor mode Editor normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 05/15/2025
#47130 Drop files to upload is also available except Upload Media tab Media normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 08/12/2021
#52535 Excess text read with errors in Media Library rcreators Media normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 02/13/2025
#39044 HTML5 Comments create an `article` element without headings, generating validation errors. Comments normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 04/08/2025
#45910 Improve and extend focus styles for Windows High Contrast mode rcreators Administration normal normal Future Release defect (bug) has-patch 01/03/2025
#47456 Improve the user interface to ensure correct usage of the image alt text joedolson* Media high normal Future Release defect (bug) 03/23/2024
#47137 Insufficient form semantics joedolson* Media normal minor Future Release defect (bug) 02/01/2024
#47148 Insufficient labelling and inappropriate nesting of form controls joedolson* Media normal minor Future Release defect (bug) 02/05/2024
#50182 Majority of bundled themes have broken mobile nav menus when JS turned off Bundled Theme normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 04/29/2025
#50273 Media modal uses incorrect 'checkbox' role for list items joedolson Media normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 01/26/2021
#48710 Media uploader does not restrict file upload `accepts` parameters based on current context joedolson* Media normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 10/07/2025
#51419 Reconsider the UX impact of up/down arrows on meta boxes sarahricker Editor normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 07/09/2024
#39793 Scrolling up in the sticky post text editor does not scroll the page up to top Editor normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 04/15/2025
#25103 Submit buttons on form fields in the Add Media panel joedolson* Media normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 02/17/2025
#47144 Text inadvertently rendered by assistive technologies joedolson* Media normal normal Future Release defect (bug) 10/28/2022
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