[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32124: Add "title" attribute support back to TinyMCE

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#32124: Add "title" attribute support back to TinyMCE
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 Reporter:  dmchale      |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:
Component:  Editor       |     Version:  4.2
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:  duplicate
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
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Changes (by ocean90):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => duplicate
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Old description:

> In [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28206 #28206]  the OP had
> simply suggested adding a new field for the link text, and instead we
> ended up removing the ability for authors to touch the title attribute
> entirely. See:
>
> [[Image(http://www.binarytemplar.com/wp-
> content/uploads/2015/04/missingTitleField.gif)]]
>
> For example, I have a link that I made in a pre-4.2 post with this code
> for a link...
>
> {{{
> <a title="WordPress 4.1 - Dinah"
> href="https://wordpress.org/news/2014/12/dinah/" target="_blank">View the
> 4.1 release notes here</a>
> }}}
>
> In the old editor, I had a field for the URL and a field for the title
> attribute. The text between the <a> tags took care of itself. And while I
> definitely support the ADDITION of the "Link Text" field in 4.2, I don't
> see why the title attribute support was removed.
>
> My old content still has all of the old values that I had entered when I
> wrote my posts before 4.2, but the only way to edit them now is manually
> via the Text view. I doubt I'm the only author who utilized the title
> attribute, and would love to see the editor support come back for this
> value without forcing me to edit my links in the Text view if I want to
> add this content.

New description:

 In #28206  the OP had simply suggested adding a new field for the link
 text, and instead we ended up removing the ability for authors to touch
 the title attribute entirely. See:

 [[Image(http://www.binarytemplar.com/wp-
 content/uploads/2015/04/missingTitleField.gif)]]

 For example, I have a link that I made in a pre-4.2 post with this code
 for a link...

 {{{
 <a title="WordPress 4.1 - Dinah"
 href="https://wordpress.org/news/2014/12/dinah/" target="_blank">View the
 4.1 release notes here</a>
 }}}

 In the old editor, I had a field for the URL and a field for the title
 attribute. The text between the <a> tags took care of itself. And while I
 definitely support the ADDITION of the "Link Text" field in 4.2, I don't
 see why the title attribute support was removed.

 My old content still has all of the old values that I had entered when I
 wrote my posts before 4.2, but the only way to edit them now is manually
 via the Text view. I doubt I'm the only author who utilized the title
 attribute, and would love to see the editor support come back for this
 value without forcing me to edit my links in the Text view if I want to
 add this content.

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Comment:

 Duplicate of #32095.

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