WordPress 7.1 continues to polish accessibility across WordPress Core and Gutenberg, advancing the goals to meet accessibility standards. In this release, high-impact changes include the new accessible tooltips API, improved predictability for screen readers, and improved labeling in many places in the admin. The editor ships with new Tab and Playlist blocks and extensive improvements to editor navigation and interaction.
Core
Enhancements to WordPress core include 45 accessibility enhancements and bug fixes. Major changes include enhancements to focus states, improvements to screen reader support in post list tables, and the introduction of a tooltip mechanism for exposing accessible names in
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