[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23250: make_clickable is not creating title attribute

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#23250: make_clickable is not creating title attribute
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 Reporter:  Confridin     |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Formatting    |     Version:  3.5
 Severity:  minor         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback  |
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Comment (by esmi):

 Title attributes are almost always a terrible idea

 Loudly seconded!

 Most experienced screen reader users use their software in non-verbose
 mode - which means that title attribute rendering is turned '''off'''. As
 an aside, this is almost certainly the result of sites in the past using
 title attributes for keyword stuffing which resulted in lots of unwanted
 "noise".

 Voice recognition (VR) users and other sighted keyboard navigators (e.g.
 switch users) have absolutely no access to the title attribute.

 tl;dr: The title attribute should '''never''' be relied upon to convey
 important information. If it's important enough to be added to a page,
 then (ideally) it should be in clear text where everyone can see it.

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