esc_html__( 'Linked Image Empty Alternative Text', 'accessibility-checker' ), 'info_url' => 'https://a11ychecker.com/help1930', 'slug' => 'img_linked_alt_empty', 'rule_type' => 'error', 'summary' => esc_html__( 'This image is inside a link and has an empty alt attribute and there is no other text within the link.', 'accessibility-checker' ), 'summary_plural' => esc_html__( 'These images are inside links and have empty alt attributes and there is no other text within the links.', 'accessibility-checker' ), 'why_it_matters' => esc_html__( 'An empty alt attribute on a linked image causes screen reader users to hear just "link" with no context. This makes navigation confusing and may cause them to skip important content.', 'accessibility-checker' ), 'how_to_fix' => esc_html__( 'Replace the empty alt attribute with meaningful alternative text that clearly describes the link’s destination or purpose.', 'accessibility-checker' ), 'references' => [ [ 'text' => __( 'W3C Tutorial on Images: Functional Images', 'accessibility-checker' ), 'url' => 'https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/functional/', ], ], 'ruleset' => 'js', 'wcag' => '1.1.1', 'severity' => 1, // Critical. 'affected_disabilities' => [ AffectedDisabilities::BLIND, AffectedDisabilities::LOW_VISION, AffectedDisabilities::DEAFBLIND, ], ]; } }