[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #55535: Pre-populate Image Alt Text field with IPTC Photo Metadata Standard Alt Text

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#55535: Pre-populate Image Alt Text field with IPTC Photo Metadata Standard Alt
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 Reporter:  eatingrules              |       Owner:  rcreators
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Media                    |     Version:
 Severity:  critical                 |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  needs-patch 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Changes (by joedolson):

 * status:  assigned => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 In [61841]:

 Media: Import images Alt text IPTC metadata.

 This changeset introduce a new wp_get_image_alttext() function that
 extracts Image Alt text metadata from image IPTC metadata.

 Props jhmonroe, rishabhwpn, adamsilverstein, sajjad67, ozgursar,
 joedolson, audrasjb, huzaifaalmesbah, sabernhardt, valentingrenier,
 louischan, penelopeadrian, mathiaspeguet.
 Fixes #63895.

 Props amended in the core props tool to include this ticket.

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