[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32095: Link Text box in Insert/edit link

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#32095: Link Text  box in Insert/edit link
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 Reporter:  Enticknap     |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Editor        |     Version:  4.2
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Enticknap):

 Replying to [comment:4 DrewAPicture]:
 > Just to give you a more complete answer:
 >
 > The 'Title' field was intentionally removed from the wpLink modal in
 #28206 largely because it was often confused with the actual link text
 itself.
 >
 > In recent years, we've begun to actively discourage the use of title
 attributes in links as they are largely useless outside of providing the
 "hover tooltip" many visual users enjoy, and more importantly, they don't
 promote good accessibility.
 >
 > If you'd like to continue using title attributes in links, you can add
 them manually using the Text mode in the editor.

 Thanks for explaining that - I've always found that field handy but I
 understand the logic of changing it if users are confused. Manual text
 mode is good. Apologies for raising it as a bug, I did search to see if it
 was deliberate but couldn't find anything. Congrats with 4.2 which looks
 great.

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