[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31696: Select2 integration in core

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#31696: Select2 integration in core
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 Reporter:  section214                      |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration                  |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                          |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui, javascript, administration  |
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 I know this has been brought up before, but can't find the original
 ticket. That said, a few months ago Helen brought up a potential
 integration of the Select2 library but, due to licensing issues, we were
 unable to proceed with it at the time
 ([https://github.com/select2/select2/issues/2468 GH issue]). The licensing
 issue has now been resolved and, since I've been unable to find the
 original ticket, I'm opening a new one along with a preliminary patch to
 add Select2 to core.

 At the moment, this patch is based on a new CSS class (select2) being
 added to any select field that should implement the Select2 library. I've
 added it to the select fields on the Settings->General page as an example,
 but didn't want to implement it system-wide until the community had a
 chance to speak up RE: where does/doesn't Select2 belong, or should it
 actually be implemented everywhere. The language and timezone fields
 seemed an obvious choice given their inherent size, but things like the
 emoji field under Settings->Reading that have a finite number of options
 seem less obvious.

 Discuss!

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