From 19539b0aab327cfd83575f43a4ec18390e653427 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mehraz Morshed <mehrazmorshed@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:35:58 +0600
Subject: [PATCH] Accessibility: Fix invalid role="presentation" usage on login
 page

Removes role="presentation" from the <h1> element on the login page where it contained semantically meaningful child elements (a link). According to W3C ARIA specification, role="presentation" should not be applied to semantic containers that hold semantically meaningful children.

Fixes an accessibility violation (WCAG 1.3.1) where screen readers could improperly announce the heading structure. The role is moved to a wrapper <div> while preserving the visual appearance and maintaining proper heading semantics.

Files changed: wp-login.php

Core Trac Ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64460
---
 src/wp-login.php | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-login.php b/src/wp-login.php
index c9db31826bbdb..e0d227ec5873a 100644
--- a/src/wp-login.php
+++ b/src/wp-login.php
@@ -219,7 +219,11 @@ function login_header( $title = null, $message = '', $wp_error = null ) {
 	endif;
 	?>
 	<div id="login">
-		<h1 role="presentation" class="wp-login-logo"><a href="<?php echo esc_url( $login_header_url ); ?>"><?php echo $login_header_text; ?></a></h1>
+		<div role="presentation" class="wp-login-logo">
+			<h1>
+				<a href="https://wordpress.org/">Powered by WordPress</a>
+			</h1>
+		</div>
 	<?php
 	/**
 	 * Filters the message to display above the login form.