Feature Request: Add support for 'prefers-reduced-motion'

[fellyph]

Problem Statement

Animations and motion effects can be visually distracting or even cause physical discomfort (e.g., motion sickness, vestibular disorders) for some users. The current scroll-driven animations in the plugin do not respect the user's operating system preference for reduced motion, potentially leading to a poor user experience for these individuals.

Proposed Solution

Implement support for the prefers-reduced-motion media query to disable or significantly reduce scroll-driven animations when a user has this preference enabled in their operating system settings.

This can be achieved by:

1. CSS-only Approach: Utilizing @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) in the CSS to override animation properties. This is the most efficient method given the project's pure-CSS animation strategy.
2. Conditional Class/Attribute: Adding a class or data attribute to the body or animated elements when prefers-reduced-motion is detected (if JavaScript is necessary for other parts of the system, though ideally this would be CSS-driven).

The ideal solution would leverage pure CSS to respond to this media query, aligning with the project's existing animation philosophy.

Documentation Reference

For more information on prefers-reduced-motion and its implementation, please refer to:
https://web.dev/articles/prefers-reduced-motion

Acceptance Criteria

• When a user has prefers-reduced-motion: reduce enabled in their OS settings, all scroll-driven animations (including parallax and other effects) provided by this plugin should be either:
  • Completely disabled, or
  • Replaced with a significantly simpler, non-moving effect (e.g., a simple fade-in instead of a slide-in or scale-up).
• The implementation should primarily use CSS to respect the prefers-reduced-motion media query.
• The change should be tested on platforms that support prefers-reduced-motion (e.g., macOS, Windows).

[github-actions]

🤖 Hi @fellyph, I've received your request, and I'm working on it now! You can track my progress in the logs for more details.

[fellyph]

@gemini-cli can you suggest some solutions for this issue?

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🤖 Hi @fellyph, I've received your request, and I'm working on it now! You can track my progress in the logs for more details.

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🤖 AI Assistant: Plan of Action

I have analyzed the request and propose the following plan. This plan will not be executed until it is approved by a maintainer.

Resource Estimate:

• Estimated Tool Calls: ~1
• Files to Modify: 0 (This is a suggestion, no files will be modified by me)

Proposed Steps:

• 1. I will provide a general CSS solution to implement the prefers-reduced-motion feature based on the issue description. This will include a code snippet that can be adapted to your project's specific CSS files. The solution will demonstrate how to disable animations and transitions for users who have enabled the reduced motion setting in their operating system.

Please review this plan. To approve, comment /approve on this issue. To reject, comment /deny.

[github-actions]

As I have not received approval for my proposed plan, I will be closing this task for now. If you would like me to continue with this task, please comment /approve on my plan and I will be happy to pick it up again.

[github-actions]

Thanks for the clarification. Here is a CSS-based solution to address the prefers-reduced-motion feature request.

You can add the following CSS snippet to your project's stylesheet. This will disable animations and transitions for users who have enabled the reduced motion setting in their operating system.

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }
}

How to Apply This Solution

1. Identify the main stylesheet: Locate the primary CSS file in your project that controls the animations. Based on common WordPress plugin structures, this might be in a file named style.css, main.css, or something similar, likely within an assets or css directory.
2. Add the CSS snippet: Copy and paste the code block above into the identified stylesheet.
3. Test the changes: After adding the code, test the feature by enabling the "reduce motion" setting in your operating system's accessibility settings.

This approach ensures that your plugin respects the user's accessibility preferences without requiring any changes to your JavaScript code. Let me know if you have any other questions.

[github-actions]

✅ Task Complete

I have successfully executed the approved plan.

Summary of Changes:

• Provided a CSS-based solution to implement the prefers-reduced-motion feature.
• Included a code snippet and instructions on how to apply it to the project.

My work on this issue is now complete.