From eea7f83a055762287385285788bb5f85f95512dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Dolson <design@joedolson.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:38:32 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Add aria-describedby to post link with hierarchy info

Conveys the immediate parent, if assigned. Moves dash characters out of the link so they don't impact naming.
---
 src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index 18c76169eb81c..efc742cf294e4 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -1131,17 +1131,23 @@ public function column_title( $post ) {
 			echo '<div class="locked-info"><span class="locked-avatar">' . $locked_avatar . '</span> <span class="locked-text">' . $locked_text . "</span></div>\n";
 		}
 
-		$pad = str_repeat( '&#8212; ', $this->current_level );
+		$pad = str_repeat( '<span class="aria-hidden">&#8212;</span> ', $this->current_level );
+		$described = '<span id="post_hierarchy_' . $post->ID . '" class="hidden">';
+		if ( $parent_name ) {
+			$described .= sprintf( __( 'Child of %s' ), $parent_name );
+		}
+		$described .= '</span>';
 		echo '<strong>';
 
 		$title = _draft_or_post_title();
 
 		if ( $can_edit_post && 'trash' !== $post->post_status ) {
 			printf(
-				'<a class="row-title" href="%s">%s%s</a>',
+				'%2$s<a class="row-title" href="%1$s" aria-describedby="post_hierarchy_%1$s">%3$s</a>%4$s',
 				get_edit_post_link( $post->ID ),
 				$pad,
-				$title
+				$title,
+				$described
 			);
 		} else {
 			printf(

From 8957b77d81395d296f60c1cae84c257bfb962f86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Dolson <design@joedolson.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:45:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Verify var is set

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index efc742cf294e4..fd82cc3ce6957 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ public function column_title( $post ) {
 
 		$pad = str_repeat( '<span class="aria-hidden">&#8212;</span> ', $this->current_level );
 		$described = '<span id="post_hierarchy_' . $post->ID . '" class="hidden">';
-		if ( $parent_name ) {
+		if ( isset( $parent_name ) ) {
 			$described .= sprintf( __( 'Child of %s' ), $parent_name );
 		}
 		$described .= '</span>';

From cd1a87f7fa3f006bfdbb8319fa310eaedc6c1f3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Dolson <design@joedolson.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:47:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Pass post ID and use

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index fd82cc3ce6957..b6d6f4f2aa2c3 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -1143,11 +1143,12 @@ public function column_title( $post ) {
 
 		if ( $can_edit_post && 'trash' !== $post->post_status ) {
 			printf(
-				'%2$s<a class="row-title" href="%1$s" aria-describedby="post_hierarchy_%1$s">%3$s</a>%4$s',
+				'%2$s<a class="row-title" href="%1$s" aria-describedby="post_hierarchy_%4$s">%3$s</a>%4$s',
 				get_edit_post_link( $post->ID ),
 				$pad,
 				$title,
-				$described
+				$described,
+				$post->ID
 			);
 		} else {
 			printf(

From 88f06c5812cb1e3d04f0043eb87ee49bdb61aa09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Dolson <design@joedolson.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:48:06 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Wrong num

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index b6d6f4f2aa2c3..cfc5c57c49402 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ public function column_title( $post ) {
 
 		if ( $can_edit_post && 'trash' !== $post->post_status ) {
 			printf(
-				'%2$s<a class="row-title" href="%1$s" aria-describedby="post_hierarchy_%4$s">%3$s</a>%4$s',
+				'%2$s<a class="row-title" href="%1$s" aria-describedby="post_hierarchy_%5$s">%3$s</a>%4$s',
 				get_edit_post_link( $post->ID ),
 				$pad,
 				$title,

From dadf5fc989ea97c7941d79100e5317a70eeb7543 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Dolson <design@joedolson.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:58:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Switch so not dependent on second page wrappers.

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index cfc5c57c49402..fee23748d0723 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -1133,8 +1133,10 @@ public function column_title( $post ) {
 
 		$pad = str_repeat( '<span class="aria-hidden">&#8212;</span> ', $this->current_level );
 		$described = '<span id="post_hierarchy_' . $post->ID . '" class="hidden">';
-		if ( isset( $parent_name ) ) {
-			$described .= sprintf( __( 'Child of %s' ), $parent_name );
+		if ( 0 !== $post->post_parent ) {
+			$parent       = get_post( $post->post_parent );
+			$parent_title = apply_filters( 'the_title', $parent->post_title, $parent->ID );
+			$described   .= sprintf( __( 'Child of %s' ), esc_html( $parent_title ) );
 		}
 		$described .= '</span>';
 		echo '<strong>';