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Add accessible names to datepicker and single fileupload widgets - #1527

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Adds accessible names to two backend form-widget partials. These are purely additive ARIA changes — no markup structure, CSS class, or behaviour changes, so nothing else in the backend is affected.

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Datepicker (_picker_date.php, _picker_time.php)

  • The field's <label for> targets the hidden data-locker input, leaving the visible date/time text boxes without an accessible name (WCAG 1.3.1 / 4.1.2). Add aria-label from the field label — the time box is suffixed (time) so it's distinguishable from the date box in datetime mode, where both share one label.
  • aria-hidden="true" on the decorative calendar/clock icons.

Single fileupload (_file_single.php)

  • The icon-only upload button had no accessible name (WCAG 4.1.2). Add an sr-only label (using the existing backend::lang.fileupload.upload_file string) and aria-hidden="true" on the icon.

Notes

  • aria-label is only emitted when the field has a label, so unlabelled fields are unchanged.
  • .sr-only is already defined in storm.css (loaded on every backend page).
  • Verified live in the backend: the datepicker inputs now expose aria-label="<field label>" / "<field label> (time)" and the icons are hidden from assistive tech.

Extracted from a downstream site's theme-level partial overrides so the fix lives upstream once and the override can be dropped. (Related follow-ups — native-select dropdown, balloon-selector keyboard support, heading semantics — were intentionally left out as they carry behaviour/UX changes unsuitable for core.)

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  • Accessibility Improvements
    • Improved screen reader support for date and time picker fields with accessible labels.
    • Marked decorative calendar and clock icons as hidden from assistive technologies.
    • Added an accessible name to the file upload button while keeping its visual appearance unchanged.

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The date picker hides its decorative calendar icon and adds a translated field label to the date input when available. The time picker hides its decorative clock icon and adds a translated field label with a (time) suffix when available. The file upload button hides its decorative icon and includes a translated visually hidden Upload file label.

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The change improves accessible names for date and time controls, but standalone time fields currently receive an unnecessary "(time)" suffix; the PR is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner awareness or a small follow-up correction.

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In `@modules/backend/formwidgets/datepicker/partials/_picker_date.php`:
- Line 11: Reformat the conditional aria-label blocks in
modules/backend/formwidgets/datepicker/partials/_picker_date.php lines 11-11 and
modules/backend/formwidgets/datepicker/partials/_picker_time.php lines 12-12 as
multiline PHP blocks, placing each aria-label attribute and its closing endif on
separate lines while preserving the existing conditional behavior.

In `@modules/backend/formwidgets/datepicker/partials/_picker_time.php`:
- Line 12: Update the aria-label construction in _picker_time.php so the
“(time)” suffix is appended only when $mode === 'datetime'; preserve the
translated field label without the suffix for standalone time mode.
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Comment thread modules/backend/formwidgets/datepicker/partials/_picker_date.php Outdated
id="<?= $this->getId('time') ?>"
class="form-control align-right"
autocomplete="off"
<?php if ($field->label): ?>aria-label="<?= e(trans($field->label)) ?> (time)"<?php endif ?>

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add the (time) suffix only in datetime mode.

The datepicker renders _picker_time.php for both datetime and time modes. This line appends (time) whenever $field->label exists, so standalone time fields receive an unnecessary suffix. Guard the suffix with $mode === 'datetime'.

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[error] 12-12: PHPCS: Newline required after opening brace.


[error] 12-12: PHPCS: Closing brace must be on a line by itself.

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[error] 12-12: PHPCS: Newline required after opening brace.


[error] 12-12: PHPCS: Closing brace must be on a line by itself.

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In `@modules/backend/formwidgets/datepicker/partials/_picker_time.php` at line 12,
Update the aria-label construction in _picker_time.php so the “(time)” suffix is
appended only when $mode === 'datetime'; preserve the translated field label
without the suffix for standalone time mode.

Three additive ARIA fixes to backend form-widget partials (no markup structure,
class, or behaviour changes):

- datepicker: the field <label for> targets the hidden data-locker input, so the
  visible date/time boxes had no accessible name. Add aria-label from the field
  label (time box suffixed "(time)" to distinguish it in datetime mode) and
  aria-hidden the decorative icon (WCAG 1.3.1 / 4.1.2).
- single fileupload: the icon-only upload button had no accessible name. Add an
  sr-only label (existing backend::lang.fileupload.upload_file) and aria-hidden
  the icon (WCAG 4.1.2).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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