[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32298: Remove convert to smilies option

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#32298: Remove convert to smilies option
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 Reporter:  chriscct7    |       Owner:  pento
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  4.3
Component:  Formatting   |     Version:  1.2
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by pento):

 Historically, there've been two ways of removing options:

 - [23588], where we only remove it for new installs.
 - [21539], where it's removed when the option setting is the default
 value.

 I went with removing it on new installs only for a couple of reasons:

 - There's no extra functionality that depends on it being removed.
 - I'm more inclined to think that people will play with formatting
 settings more freely, and having them magically disappear seems like a
 weird (and potentially off-putting) UX.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/32298#comment:6>
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