Error · server-side-image-map

Clickable image map that needs a mouse

Q: What does the server-side-image-map error mean?

Clickable image map that needs a mouse. An old-style image map can only be used with a mouse.

Q: Who does it affect?

people who can't use a mouse, blind people (screen readers)

An old-style image map can only be used with a mouse.

Who it leaves out: people who can't use a mouse · blind people (screen readers)

How to fix it

Replace it with normal links. Developer task.

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