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From: Dustin Healy <54083382+dustinhealy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:15:43 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=94=97=20feat:=20More=20Accessible=20Link?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20Behaviors=20and=20Minor=20UI=20Improvements=20(#11549)?=
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* fix: accessibility issues with links and link descriptions + minor ui tweaks

* fix: link accessibility in archived chats table

* fix: remove open in new tab behavior for other footer links

* chore: remove unused translation string

* style: formatting

* refactor: rename searchState to searchStore for clarity

* chore: Reorganize imports and state variables in SharedLinks

* chore: re-organize imports/hooks

---------

Co-authored-by: Danny Avila <danacordially@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Danny Avila <danny@librechat.ai>
---
 client/src/components/Chat/Footer.tsx         |  22 +---
 .../Nav/SettingsTabs/Data/SharedLinks.tsx     | 102 +++++++++--------
 .../General/ArchivedChatsTable.tsx            | 106 +++++++++++-------
 client/src/locales/en/translation.json        |   4 +-
 4 files changed, 129 insertions(+), 105 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Footer.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Footer.tsx
index 72aa04be57..75dd853c4f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Chat/Footer.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Footer.tsx
@@ -13,30 +13,14 @@ export default function Footer({ className }: { className?: string }) {
   const termsOfService = config?.interface?.termsOfService;
 
   const privacyPolicyRender = privacyPolicy?.externalUrl != null && (
-    <a
-      className="text-text-secondary underline"
-      href={privacyPolicy.externalUrl}
-      target={privacyPolicy.openNewTab === true ? '_blank' : undefined}
-      rel="noreferrer"
-    >
+    <a className="text-text-secondary underline" href={privacyPolicy.externalUrl} rel="noreferrer">
       {localize('com_ui_privacy_policy')}
-      {privacyPolicy.openNewTab === true && (
-        <span className="sr-only">{' ' + localize('com_ui_opens_new_tab')}</span>
-      )}
     </a>
   );
 
   const termsOfServiceRender = termsOfService?.externalUrl != null && (
-    <a
-      className="text-text-secondary underline"
-      href={termsOfService.externalUrl}
-      target={termsOfService.openNewTab === true ? '_blank' : undefined}
-      rel="noreferrer"
-    >
+    <a className="text-text-secondary underline" href={termsOfService.externalUrl} rel="noreferrer">
       {localize('com_ui_terms_of_service')}
-      {termsOfService.openNewTab === true && (
-        <span className="sr-only">{' ' + localize('com_ui_opens_new_tab')}</span>
-      )}
     </a>
   );
 
@@ -67,12 +51,10 @@ export default function Footer({ className }: { className?: string }) {
               <a
                 className="text-text-secondary underline"
                 href={href}
-                target="_blank"
                 rel="noreferrer"
                 {...otherProps}
               >
                 {children}
-                <span className="sr-only">{' ' + localize('com_ui_opens_new_tab')}</span>
               </a>
             );
           },
diff --git a/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Data/SharedLinks.tsx b/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Data/SharedLinks.tsx
index eee7414bc2..af1803adf7 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Data/SharedLinks.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/Data/SharedLinks.tsx
@@ -4,33 +4,33 @@ import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
 import { useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import {
-  TrashIcon,
-  MessageSquare,
-  ArrowUpDown,
   ArrowUp,
+  TrashIcon,
   ArrowDown,
+  ArrowUpDown,
   ExternalLink,
+  MessageSquare,
 } from 'lucide-react';
-import type { SharedLinkItem, SharedLinksListParams } from 'librechat-data-provider';
-import type { TranslationKeys } from '~/hooks';
 import {
+  Label,
+  Button,
+  Spinner,
   OGDialog,
-  useToastContext,
-  OGDialogTemplate,
-  OGDialogTrigger,
-  OGDialogContent,
+  DataTable,
   useMediaQuery,
-  OGDialogHeader,
   OGDialogTitle,
   TooltipAnchor,
-  DataTable,
-  Spinner,
-  Button,
-  Label,
+  OGDialogHeader,
+  OGDialogTrigger,
+  OGDialogContent,
+  useToastContext,
+  OGDialogTemplate,
 } from '@librechat/client';
+import type { SharedLinkItem, SharedLinksListParams } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import type { TranslationKeys } from '~/hooks';
 import { useDeleteSharedLinkMutation, useSharedLinksQuery } from '~/data-provider';
-import { useLocalize } from '~/hooks';
 import { NotificationSeverity } from '~/common';
+import { useLocalize } from '~/hooks';
 import { formatDate } from '~/utils';
 import store from '~/store';
 
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ const DEFAULT_PARAMS: SharedLinksListParams = {
 export default function SharedLinks() {
   const localize = useLocalize();
   const { showToast } = useToastContext();
-  const isSmallScreen = useMediaQuery('(max-width: 768px)');
-  const isSearchEnabled = useRecoilValue(store.search);
-  const [queryParams, setQueryParams] = useState<SharedLinksListParams>(DEFAULT_PARAMS);
-  const [deleteRow, setDeleteRow] = useState<SharedLinkItem | null>(null);
-  const [isDeleteOpen, setIsDeleteOpen] = useState(false);
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const searchStore = useRecoilValue(store.search);
+  const [isDeleteOpen, setIsDeleteOpen] = useState(false);
+  const isSmallScreen = useMediaQuery('(max-width: 768px)');
+  const [deleteRow, setDeleteRow] = useState<SharedLinkItem | null>(null);
+  const [queryParams, setQueryParams] = useState<SharedLinksListParams>(DEFAULT_PARAMS);
 
   const { data, fetchNextPage, hasNextPage, isFetchingNextPage, refetch, isLoading } =
     useSharedLinksQuery(queryParams, {
@@ -173,17 +173,23 @@ export default function SharedLinks() {
             ariaSort = 'ascending';
           }
           return (
-            <Button
-              variant="ghost"
-              onClick={() => column.toggleSorting(column.getIsSorted() === 'asc')}
-              className="px-2 py-0 text-xs hover:bg-surface-hover sm:px-2 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm"
-              aria-sort={ariaSort}
-              aria-label={localize('com_ui_name_sort')}
-              aria-current={sortState ? 'true' : 'false'}
-            >
-              {localize('com_ui_name')}
-              <SortIcon className="ml-2 h-3 w-4 sm:h-4 sm:w-4" />
-            </Button>
+            <TooltipAnchor
+              description={localize('com_ui_name_sort')}
+              side="top"
+              render={
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  onClick={() => column.toggleSorting(column.getIsSorted() === 'asc')}
+                  className="px-2 py-0 text-xs hover:bg-surface-hover sm:px-2 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm"
+                  aria-sort={ariaSort}
+                  aria-label={localize('com_ui_name_sort')}
+                  aria-current={sortState ? 'true' : 'false'}
+                >
+                  {localize('com_ui_name')}
+                  <SortIcon className="ml-2 h-3 w-4 sm:h-4 sm:w-4" />
+                </Button>
+              }
+            />
           );
         },
         cell: ({ row }) => {
@@ -207,7 +213,7 @@ export default function SharedLinks() {
           );
         },
         meta: {
-          size: '35%',
+          size: '32%',
           mobileSize: '50%',
         },
       },
@@ -225,17 +231,23 @@ export default function SharedLinks() {
             ariaSort = 'ascending';
           }
           return (
-            <Button
-              variant="ghost"
-              onClick={() => column.toggleSorting(column.getIsSorted() === 'asc')}
-              className="px-2 py-0 text-xs hover:bg-surface-hover sm:px-2 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm"
-              aria-sort={ariaSort}
-              aria-label={localize('com_ui_creation_date_sort' as TranslationKeys)}
-              aria-current={sortState ? 'true' : 'false'}
-            >
-              {localize('com_ui_date')}
-              <SortIcon className="ml-2 h-3 w-4 sm:h-4 sm:w-4" />
-            </Button>
+            <TooltipAnchor
+              description={localize('com_ui_date_sort')}
+              side="top"
+              render={
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  onClick={() => column.toggleSorting(column.getIsSorted() === 'asc')}
+                  className="px-2 py-0 text-xs hover:bg-surface-hover sm:px-2 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm"
+                  aria-sort={ariaSort}
+                  aria-label={localize('com_ui_date_sort')}
+                  aria-current={sortState ? 'true' : 'false'}
+                >
+                  {localize('com_ui_date')}
+                  <SortIcon className="ml-2 h-3 w-4 sm:h-4 sm:w-4" />
+                </Button>
+              }
+            />
           );
         },
         cell: ({ row }) => formatDate(row.original.createdAt?.toString() ?? '', isSmallScreen),
@@ -247,7 +259,7 @@ export default function SharedLinks() {
       {
         accessorKey: 'actions',
         header: () => (
-          <Label className="px-2 py-0 text-xs hover:bg-surface-hover sm:px-2 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm">
+          <Label className="px-2 py-0 text-xs sm:px-2 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm">
             {localize('com_assistants_actions')}
           </Label>
         ),
@@ -330,7 +342,7 @@ export default function SharedLinks() {
             onFilterChange={debouncedFilterChange}
             filterValue={queryParams.search}
             isLoading={isLoading}
-            enableSearch={isSearchEnabled}
+            enableSearch={searchStore.enabled === true}
           />
         </OGDialogContent>
       </OGDialog>
diff --git a/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/General/ArchivedChatsTable.tsx b/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/General/ArchivedChatsTable.tsx
index 4147db1b93..46752da5d1 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/General/ArchivedChatsTable.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Nav/SettingsTabs/General/ArchivedChatsTable.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,18 @@ import { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Trans } from 'react-i18next';
 import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
 import { useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
-import { TrashIcon, ArchiveRestore, ArrowUp, ArrowDown, ArrowUpDown } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import {
+  ArrowUp,
+  TrashIcon,
+  ArrowDown,
+  ArrowUpDown,
+  ExternalLink,
+  ArchiveRestore,
+} from 'lucide-react';
 import {
-  Button,
   Label,
+  Button,
   Spinner,
   OGDialog,
   DataTable,
@@ -17,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   OGDialogContent,
 } from '@librechat/client';
 import type { ConversationListParams, TConversation } from 'librechat-data-provider';
-import type { TranslationKeys } from '~/hooks';
 import {
   useConversationsInfiniteQuery,
   useDeleteConversationMutation,
@@ -42,10 +49,10 @@ export default function ArchivedChatsTable({
   onOpenChange: (isOpen: boolean) => void;
 }) {
   const localize = useLocalize();
-  const isSmallScreen = useMediaQuery('(max-width: 768px)');
   const { showToast } = useToastContext();
   const searchState = useRecoilValue(store.search);
   const [isDeleteOpen, setIsDeleteOpen] = useState(false);
+  const isSmallScreen = useMediaQuery('(max-width: 768px)');
   const [queryParams, setQueryParams] = useState<ConversationListParams>(DEFAULT_PARAMS);
   const [deleteConversation, setDeleteConversation] = useState<TConversation | null>(null);
 
@@ -138,35 +145,50 @@ export default function ArchivedChatsTable({
             ariaSort = 'ascending';
           }
           return (
-            <Button
-              variant="ghost"
-              onClick={() => column.toggleSorting(column.getIsSorted() === 'asc')}
-              className="px-2 py-0 text-xs hover:bg-surface-hover sm:px-2 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm"
-              aria-sort={ariaSort}
-              aria-label={localize('com_nav_archive_name_sort' as TranslationKeys)}
-              aria-current={sortState ? 'true' : 'false'}
-            >
-              {localize('com_nav_archive_name')}
-              <SortIcon className="ml-2 h-3 w-4 sm:h-4 sm:w-4" />
-            </Button>
+            <TooltipAnchor
+              description={localize('com_ui_name_sort')}
+              side="top"
+              render={
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  onClick={() => column.toggleSorting(column.getIsSorted() === 'asc')}
+                  className="px-2 py-0 text-xs hover:bg-surface-hover sm:px-2 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm"
+                  aria-sort={ariaSort}
+                  aria-label={localize('com_ui_name_sort')}
+                  aria-current={sortState ? 'true' : 'false'}
+                >
+                  {localize('com_nav_archive_name')}
+                  <SortIcon className="ml-2 h-3 w-4 sm:h-4 sm:w-4" />
+                </Button>
+              }
+            />
           );
         },
         cell: ({ row }) => {
           const { conversationId, title } = row.original;
           return (
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              className="flex items-center gap-2 truncate rounded-sm"
-              onClick={() => window.open(`/c/${conversationId}`, '_blank')}
-            >
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
               <MinimalIcon
                 endpoint={row.original.endpoint}
                 size={28}
                 isCreatedByUser={false}
                 iconClassName="size-4"
               />
-              <span className="underline">{title}</span>
-            </button>
+              <Link
+                to={`/c/${conversationId}`}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                className="group flex items-center gap-1 truncate rounded-sm text-blue-600 underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-2 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-ring"
+                title={title}
+                aria-label={localize('com_ui_open_archived_chat_new_tab_title', { title })}
+              >
+                <span className="truncate">{title}</span>
+                <ExternalLink
+                  className="size-3 flex-shrink-0 opacity-70 group-hover:opacity-100"
+                  aria-hidden="true"
+                />
+              </Link>
+            </div>
           );
         },
         meta: {
@@ -188,17 +210,23 @@ export default function ArchivedChatsTable({
             ariaSort = 'ascending';
           }
           return (
-            <Button
-              variant="ghost"
-              onClick={() => column.toggleSorting(column.getIsSorted() === 'asc')}
-              className="px-2 py-0 text-xs hover:bg-surface-hover sm:px-2 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm"
-              aria-sort={ariaSort}
-              aria-label={localize('com_nav_archive_created_at_sort' as TranslationKeys)}
-              aria-current={sortState ? 'true' : 'false'}
-            >
-              {localize('com_nav_archive_created_at')}
-              <SortIcon className="ml-2 h-3 w-4 sm:h-4 sm:w-4" />
-            </Button>
+            <TooltipAnchor
+              description={localize('com_ui_date_sort')}
+              side="top"
+              render={
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  onClick={() => column.toggleSorting(column.getIsSorted() === 'asc')}
+                  className="px-2 py-0 text-xs hover:bg-surface-hover sm:px-2 sm:py-2 sm:text-sm"
+                  aria-sort={ariaSort}
+                  aria-label={localize('com_ui_date_sort')}
+                  aria-current={sortState ? 'true' : 'false'}
+                >
+                  {localize('com_nav_archive_created_at')}
+                  <SortIcon className="ml-2 h-3 w-4 sm:h-4 sm:w-4" />
+                </Button>
+              }
+            />
           );
         },
         cell: ({ row }) => formatDate(row.original.createdAt?.toString() ?? '', isSmallScreen),
@@ -219,7 +247,7 @@ export default function ArchivedChatsTable({
           return (
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
               <TooltipAnchor
-                description={localize('com_ui_unarchive')}
+                description={localize('com_ui_unarchive_conversation')}
                 render={
                   <Button
                     variant="ghost"
@@ -230,8 +258,8 @@ export default function ArchivedChatsTable({
                         isArchived: false,
                       })
                     }
-                    title={localize('com_ui_unarchive')}
-                    aria-label={localize('com_ui_unarchive')}
+                    title={localize('com_ui_unarchive_conversation')}
+                    aria-label={localize('com_ui_unarchive_conversation')}
                     disabled={unarchiveMutation.isLoading}
                   >
                     {unarchiveMutation.isLoading ? (
@@ -243,7 +271,7 @@ export default function ArchivedChatsTable({
                 }
               />
               <TooltipAnchor
-                description={localize('com_ui_delete')}
+                description={localize('com_ui_delete_conversation_tooltip')}
                 render={
                   <Button
                     variant="ghost"
@@ -252,8 +280,8 @@ export default function ArchivedChatsTable({
                       setDeleteConversation(row.original);
                       setIsDeleteOpen(true);
                     }}
-                    title={localize('com_ui_delete')}
-                    aria-label={localize('com_ui_delete')}
+                    title={localize('com_ui_delete_conversation_tooltip')}
+                    aria-label={localize('com_ui_delete_conversation_tooltip')}
                   >
                     <TrashIcon className="size-4" />
                   </Button>
diff --git a/client/src/locales/en/translation.json b/client/src/locales/en/translation.json
index addf32e08a..7651b5a51d 100644
--- a/client/src/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/client/src/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -883,6 +883,7 @@
   "com_ui_delete_confirm_prompt_version_var": "This will delete the selected version for \"{{0}}.\" If no other versions exist, the prompt will be deleted.",
   "com_ui_delete_confirm_strong": "This will delete <strong>{{title}}</strong>",
   "com_ui_delete_conversation": "Delete chat?",
+  "com_ui_delete_conversation_tooltip": "Delete conversation",
   "com_ui_delete_memory": "Delete Memory",
   "com_ui_delete_not_allowed": "Delete operation is not allowed",
   "com_ui_delete_preset": "Delete Preset?",
@@ -1176,11 +1177,11 @@
   "com_ui_off": "Off",
   "com_ui_offline": "Offline",
   "com_ui_on": "On",
+  "com_ui_open_archived_chat_new_tab_title": "{{title}} (opens in new tab)",
   "com_ui_open_source_chat_new_tab": "Open Source Chat in New Tab",
   "com_ui_open_source_chat_new_tab_title": "Open Source Chat in New Tab - {{title}}",
   "com_ui_open_var": "Open {{0}}",
   "com_ui_openai": "OpenAI",
-  "com_ui_opens_new_tab": "(opens in new tab)",
   "com_ui_optional": "(optional)",
   "com_ui_page": "Page",
   "com_ui_people": "people",
@@ -1376,6 +1377,7 @@
   "com_ui_ui_resource_not_found": "UI Resource not found (index: {{0}})",
   "com_ui_ui_resources": "UI Resources",
   "com_ui_unarchive": "Unarchive",
+  "com_ui_unarchive_conversation": "Unarchive conversation",
   "com_ui_unarchive_error": "Failed to unarchive conversation",
   "com_ui_unavailable": "Unavailable",
   "com_ui_unknown": "Unknown",