[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22888: Block <a> tags are getting stripped from the Editor

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#22888: Block <a> tags are getting stripped from the Editor
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 Reporter:  georgestephanis  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high             |   Milestone:  3.5.1
Component:  Editor           |     Version:  3.5
 Severity:  major            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch      |
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Comment (by bradyvercher):

 The problem I'm having is that by specifying the href attribute in the
 style format, it will overwrite an existing href attribute in the editor
 when the only thing that needs to be done is add a class. I don't want to
 define a wrapper, but rather merge the attributes, which would seem to
 indicate that I shouldn't define an href in the style format. The only
 problem is the style format will then add the <a> tag without an href and
 the "Insert/edit link" button will then be disabled.

 In any case, I dug through the code and found where this is being handled.
 From the discussion so far, it sounds like the only reason the button is
 being disabled is to account for named anchors. If so, are there any
 downsides to making the change in the patch so href-less <a> tags can be
 treated like links?

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/22888#comment:18>
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