[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63895: Accessibility: Alt Text Metadata is not imported but Description is

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#63895: Accessibility: Alt Text Metadata is not imported but Description is
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 Reporter:  jhmonroe                 |       Owner:  sajjad67
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  Media                    |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  accessibility,
  needs-unit-tests                   |  administration
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Comment (by ozgursar):

 == Patch Testing Report

 Patch Tested: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/11135
 Plugin Tested:
 https://gist.github.com/adamsilverstein/e9c9993d938eae80e559d9eda8c0fdcc

 === Environment
 - WordPress: 7.0-beta2-61752-src
 - PHP: 8.2.29
 - Server: nginx/1.29.4
 - Database: mysqli (Server: 8.4.7 / Client: mysqlnd 8.2.29)
 - Browser: Chrome 145.0.0.0
 - OS: macOS
 - Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five 1.4
 - MU Plugins: None activated
 - Plugins:
   * Extract Alt on Upload 1.0.0
   * Test Reports 1.2.1

 === Steps taken
 1. Create a blank post
 2. Add the provided Sponge Bob image that contains embedded data
 3. Check if alt text field captures the embedded description
 4. Without patch or plugin description is not captured.
 5. Apply patch and repeat the steps
 6. ❌ Patch is failing (with PR 11135 alt text field still doesn't capture
 the description)
 7. Remove patch, install plugin by @adamsilverstein and repeat the steps
 8. ✅ Patch is solving the problem

 === Expected result
 - When an image with embedded description is uploaded, alt text field
 captures the data during upload

 === Additional Notes
 - I used the online XMP editing tool https://metaeditor.picvario.com/ and
 tried a few images with various fields XMP data and plugin was able to
 capture the description properly each time.

 === Screenshots/Screencast with results
 Before
 [[Image(https://i.imgur.com/I8dietJ.png)]]

 After
 [[Image(https://i.imgur.com/0eCioQu.png)]]

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