diff --git a/easy-recent-posts.php b/easy-recent-posts.php
index dd847cf..f51eb7f 100644
--- a/easy-recent-posts.php
+++ b/easy-recent-posts.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Description: An easy-to-use WordPress widget and shortcode to add recent posts to any theme.
  * Author:      Christopher Ross
  * Author URI:  https://thisismyurl.com/
- * Version:     26.6147
+ * Version:     26.6148.2110
  * License:     GPL-2.0-or-later
  * License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
  * Text Domain: easy-recent-posts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 }
 
 define( 'THISISMYURL_EREP_NAME',      'Easy Recent Posts' );
-define( 'THISISMYURL_EREP_VERSION',   '26.6147' );
+define( 'THISISMYURL_EREP_VERSION',   '26.6148.2110' );
 define( 'THISISMYURL_EREP_FILENAME',  plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'THISISMYURL_EREP_FILEPATH',  plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'THISISMYURL_EREP_URL',       plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );
@@ -223,16 +223,20 @@ public function easy_recent_posts( $options = null ) {
 
 				if ( 1 === (int) $options['include_link'] ) {
 					$rel  = ( 1 === (int) $options['nofollow'] ) ? ' rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"' : '';
+					// No title attribute: it would duplicate the visible link text and cause
+					// doubled screen-reader announcements (WCAG 2.4.4 / 4.1.2).
 					$item = sprintf(
-						'<span class="title-link"><a href="%s" title="%s"%s>%s</a></span>',
+						'<span class="title-link"><a href="%s"%s>%s</a></span>',
 						esc_url( get_permalink( $recent_post->ID ) ),
-						esc_attr( get_the_title( $recent_post->ID ) ),
 						$rel,
 						$item
 					);
 				}
 
 				if ( 1 === (int) $options['feature_image'] && has_post_thumbnail( $recent_post->ID ) ) {
+					// Alt text is controlled by the attachment's own alt-text field
+					// (Media Library > Alternative Text); WP core emits it here. A post
+					// with a decorative thumbnail should set an empty alt on the attachment.
 					$item = sprintf(
 						'<div class="thumbnail">%s</div>%s',
 						get_the_post_thumbnail( $recent_post->ID, 'thumbnail' ), // Escaped internally by WP core.
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 429ce88..34f0547 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Tags: recent posts, recent, sidebar, widget
 Requires at least: 6.0
 Tested up to: 7.0
 Requires PHP: 7.4
-Stable tag: 26.6147
+Stable tag: 26.6148.2110
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ Features:
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 26.6148 =
+* Accessibility: removed redundant `title` attributes from recent-post links and the widget credit link; they duplicated the visible link text and caused doubled screen-reader announcements (WCAG 2.4.4 / 4.1.2).
+* Documented that featured-image alt text is controlled by the attachment's Alternative Text field.
+
 = 26.6147 =
 * Unified plugin versioning to the x.Yddd calendar-version scheme.
 * Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 7.0.
diff --git a/widgets/class-thisismyurl-easy-recent-posts-widget.php b/widgets/class-thisismyurl-easy-recent-posts-widget.php
index 3069eea..fe2d9e9 100644
--- a/widgets/class-thisismyurl-easy-recent-posts-widget.php
+++ b/widgets/class-thisismyurl-easy-recent-posts-widget.php
@@ -159,10 +159,11 @@ public function widget( $args, $instance ) {
 		$title = ! empty( $instance['title'] ) ? $instance['title'] : '';
 
 		if ( 1 === (int) $instance['show_credit'] && $title ) {
+			// No title attribute: it would duplicate the visible link text and cause
+			// doubled screen-reader announcements (WCAG 2.4.4 / 4.1.2).
 			$title = sprintf(
-				'<a href="%s" title="%s">%s</a>',
+				'<a href="%s">%s</a>',
 				esc_url( 'https://thisismyurl.com/downloads/easy-recent-posts/' ),
-				esc_attr__( 'Easy Recent Posts', 'easy-recent-posts' ),
 				esc_html( $title )
 			);
 		} elseif ( $title ) {