2.4.2 quick fix - cut and paste error

[robert-kinder]

I assume this is a cut and paste error (reference to services on Gov.UK)

[jfhector]

Well spotted @robert-kinder.

Rather than delete the point altogether, I think that it'd be better to modify it. Eg

The title does not indicate that the page is part of a website;

[robert-kinder]

The title does not indicate that the page is part of a website;

@jfhector - Do you have any examples of this being done well or badly?

I hadn't really thought about the original comment beforehand, but (other than consistent text formatting) how does a title indicate it is part of Gov.UK/a website?

[jfhector]

@robert-kinder thanks for asking, it prods me to put it in writing :) This is what I mean. I wrote it so we can use it in the guidelines. Let me know if it doesn't make sense. Feel free to add it to the doc yourself if you agree.

I've added a sub-section within 'Requirements' with best practices. Because the 'common mistake' example we're talking about is not a 'conformance issue' (i.e. it's not a failure to do what's included in the WCAG success criterion), it's a UX issue.

Requirements

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Doing better than the minimum

Web-only best practices

• The title should indicate what's on the page as well as the name of the website/service the page is part of.
  • For example:
    • 'UK Politics - BBC News'
    • 'Technology - BBC News'
    • 'Register to vote - GOV.UK'
  • It's better for the part of the title that's different for every page to come first, and the name of the website to come last. This makes it quick and easy to tell each page apart.

Common mistakes

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• The title doesn't indicate the name of the website that the page is part of.

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[robert-kinder]

Hmmm... I think I'm starting to get out of my depth.

Based solely on your examples, from a non-technical perspective I think saying hyperlink text would be clearer than title.

However, I just checked the GOV.UK website and noticed that the HTML Title Tag follows your format and is not identical to the heading/title text at the top of the web page (what I would call a 'Page Title'):

I'm starting to feel out of my depth because I don't know why, or understand the implications of this.

However, for the sake of the guidelines, I guess my questions are:

1. Are Android and iOS the same as web (i.e. there is a coded 'Title' tag which is not identical to the text displayed at the top of the page)? If not, would it be worth calling this a 'Web Only Requirement'?
2. Is there a way of making it clearer when we are referring to the the coded 'Title' tag and not the heading/title text at the top of the page?

[jfhector]

Thanks, this is very useful. Your comments and questions helped me realise that there's a problem here. I've opened an issue.