Frontend Release v3.4.8 and a call for a11y testing


v3.4.8 of the Openverse frontend released today. View the full changelog in GitHub.

Most crucially, we have released a new version of our audio track component with accessibility improvements. We would love if folks with #accessibility expertise could test the component and provide any feedback. Specifically, we’re looking for feedback on the experience of using our audio component with keyboard controls in a screen reader. Here is an example URL:

https://wordpress.org/openverse/search/audio?q=dance

Any identified bugs or concerns can be shared here in GitHub. Thank you!

We also fixed a bug with the ‘load more’ button disappearing when one media type returned zero results, along with a number of small improvements.

Thank you to all contributors!