On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 6:22 AM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) <<a href="mailto:philip@frumph.net">philip@frumph.net</a>> wrote:<br>> ** Correct content-type meta declaration: <nowiki><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="<?php bloginfo('html_type'); ?>; charset=<?php bloginfo('charset'); ?>" /></nowiki> declared before <nowiki><title></nowiki><br>
> <br>> This has been verified with the core team as being not a requirement due to elements in it are HTML5, removed from the theme_review codex as a requirement.<br>> <br>> - Phil<div><br></div><div>HTML5 allows for <meta charset> instead of the longer version. Charset should remain a requirement, but it is up to the developer to chose their doctype and which tag they wish to use. No different than requiring a doctype but not mandating which one, as long as it is syntactically correct.</div>