Accessibility Issue: Ambiguous Anchor Text + Invisible Element

  • Resolved diegor3

    (@diegor3)


    7 months, 3 weeks ago

    The Equalize Digital scanner flags an ambiguous anchor text issue for a hidden link with the text “More…” coming from the AddToAny plugin.

    • The element is not visible and seems unused.
    • It’s part of the plugin’s a2a_mini dropdown.
    • The link text is ambiguous and fails WCAG 2.2.
    • No known way to disable or customize it via plugin settings.
    <a href="#addtoany" id="a2apage_show_more_less" class="a2a_more a2a_localize" title="Show all" data-a2a-localize="title,ShowAll">
      <span class="a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_a2a a2a_logo_color">
        <svg focusable="false" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 32 32">
          <g fill="#FFF">
            <path d="M14 7h4v18h-4z"></path>
            <path d="M7 14h18v4H7z"></path>
          </g>
        </svg>
      </span>
      <span class="a2a_localize" data-a2a-localize="inner,More">More…</span>
    </a>

    We will ignore this error as it originates from a third-party plugin outside our control.
    This is just to raise awareness in case this is revisited in the future or the plugin is replaced.
    Also sharing in case there’s an opportunity to work with the plugin developer to improve accessibility and follow best practices going forward.

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  • Plugin Author micropat

    (@micropat)

    7 months, 3 weeks ago

    This is a non-issue that should be ignored as that scanner is already doing.

    The scanner’s output is unnecessary gibberish that doesn’t account for varying configurations and looks like it might be useful, but really isn’t.

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