[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #4466: Serve application/xhtml+xml if browser compliant

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#4466: Serve application/xhtml+xml if browser compliant
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 Reporter:  werwin                        |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement                   |       Status:  reopened 
 Priority:  normal                        |    Milestone:  2.7.1    
Component:  Optimization                  |      Version:  2.7      
 Severity:  normal                        |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  xhtml, application/xhtml+xml  |  
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Changes (by sampablokuper):

  * priority:  low => normal
  * severity:  minor => normal

Comment:

 DD32 wrote:
 >The actual filter is "pre_option_" + option_name, The 'pre_option_' is
 listed in the filter reference

 Ah, so it is. However, because searching for 'pre_option_html_type' didn't
 yield any results, and presumably this would be true of any
 'pre_option_...' hooks that aren't explicitly documented, I wonder if it
 mightn't be worth documenting them all (even if only with a link to the
 documentation on 'pre_option_'), so that people can find what they're
 searching for.

 >You can use the Plugin API within your themes functions.php file as well.

 OK, I didn't know this. It isn't mentioned at
 [http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API]

 >This is not a bug, its how WordPress operates, Theres the ability for
 people to change it via a theme/plugin if required, ... i'd be surprised
 if the output of all WP functions would pass validation when served with
 application/xhtml+xml which would cause even more problems.

 If this is how WP operates, then WP needs enhancement, as this ticket
 indicates. With the growing need to incorporate elements of MathML, SVG,
 RDFa, etc, in web pages, it's increasingly important that CMS systems are
 capable of XHTML Strict compliance. Drupal's
 [http://groups.drupal.org/node/16597 on the case]. Other platforms are
 getting their acts together too. The ability to serve
 application/xhtml+xml is rapidly becoming mandatory for any web platform
 worth its salt.

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