How to add / replace the aria-label of an element

[Juanjo]

Hi,
I’m dealing with some accessibility improvements and I’d like to know if there is a way to add or replace the aria-label of an element.

I need, eg, to change the aria labbel for the toggle modal content" on a modal navigation menu that should be “toggle menu content” since the screen readers can’t identify this element as a menu and cannot be correctly referred to by dictation users.

Thank you!

[ruenel]

Hey @Juanjo,

Thanks for writing in! The aria labels were added to the elements as they are registered as an element. If you want to change the label, you can use the PHP gettext() filter instead like how it is used here:

• Translation pb

For example;

// Translate texts
// =============================================================================
function change_aria_label($translated) { 
  $translated = str_ireplace('Toggle Modal Content', 'Toggle Menu Content', $translated);
  
  return $translated; 
}
add_filter('gettext', 'change_aria_label' );
// =============================================================================

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Best Regards.

[Juanjo]

@ruenel

function change_aria_label($translated) { 
  $translated = str_ireplace('Toggle Modal Content', 'Toggle Menu Content', $translated);
  
  return $translated; 
}
add_filter('gettext', 'change_aria_label' );

Thank you @ruenel it works well!

I think it would be a good idea for future updates to offer the possibility of customizing the aria-label since accessibility is becoming increasingly prioritized.

Thank you very much

[ruenel]

You are most welcome, @Juanjo.