Poor Accessibility

  • Resolved greenclosetdev

    (@greenclosetdev)


    5 days ago

    We are performing an accessibility audit on several websites and have found that the language switcher component does not meet WCAG 2.1 guidelines. The modal becomes a keyboard trap. To replicate the issue, tab navigate the page. You can enter the modal and tab through the languages but the modal does not close. You are able to continue tabbing down the page but nothing receives proper focus because the modal is still open.

    Can this be resolved?

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  • Plugin Author edo888

    (@edo888)

    4 days, 8 hours ago

    Hi,

    Unfortunately not all language selectors are WCAG compatible, Popup look is not.

    Please use a simpler language switcher like regular Dropdown, or use Flags/Flags with language names/codes option place the selector into your menu and it should be fine.

    Thanks! 🙂

    Thread Starter greenclosetdev

    (@greenclosetdev)

    2 days, 1 hour ago

    Thanks, but that’s not really a resolution. Is there anything that can be done to make the popup version compliant?

    Plugin Author edo888

    (@edo888)

    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Hi,

    Possibly you need to modify wp-content/plugins/gtranslate/js/popup.js and make it WCAG compliant. Unfortunately I have not invested time to make that happen. Feel free to share your findings.

    Thanks! 🙂

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