Lighthouse shows invalid ARIA role error for role="group"

[dilipbheda]

I've found the Accessibility role error in the admin bar.
Ref: ​https://tinyurl.com/2cp6mj4c

As per the ARIA docs suggestion, we can fix it by adding a none role in the li tag.
Docs: ​https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.9/aria-allowed-role

[narenin]

Test Report

I have tested latest patch and it is working as expected. https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/61795/61795.patch

Environment

WordPress: 6.7-alpha-58576-src
PHP: 8.1.23
Server: nginx/1.16.0
Database: mysqli (Server: 8.0.16 / Client: mysqlnd 8.1.23)
Browser: Chrome 126.0.0.0 (macOS)
Theme: Twenty Twenty Version: 2.7

Expected Results

✅ Aria role error has been fixed.

Screenshot (Before Patch) - ​https://prnt.sc/ys7Sq7EI92PX
Screenshot (After Patch) - ​https://prnt.sc/34-zMvx9-wVn

[sabernhardt]

Related: #60919

[joedolson]

The test in Lighthouse is incorrect; the group role is permitted on list items as long as the parent list does *not* have the list role. The parent node in this case is a ul with role="menu", so it is correct.

This is correct per ​the HTML ARIA specifications for `li`.

Recommend closing.

[joedolson]

Closing as invalid following discussion in the accessibility bug scrub.

[phatakraj]

I recently face this, but as read above mentioned​. Now How to fix this? Is this forum closed?

[joedolson]

You're welcome to make comments if you believe that this is a problem that needs to be addressed. However, we're not going to remove existing semantics just because some testing tools incorrectly register this as an error.

[joedolson]

#63542 was marked as a duplicate.

[yanshgupta]

Thank you for the clarification. I completely understand the reasoning behind keeping the current semantics. That said, I’ve also encountered the same ARIA role error in my environment, particularly in the admin bar​. Just wanted to share in case it’s helpful for ongoing accessibility considerations. Appreciate the team's attention to detail!

[phatakraj]

It's great to know the semantics are working as intended overall, but your note about the ARIA role in the admin bar is definitely valuable​. We'll keep that in mind as we continue refining accessibility across the board. Really appreciate your thoughtful input and attention to detail as well!