[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37272: <acronym> HTML element is now obsolete

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Tue Jul 5 01:13:06 UTC 2016


#37272: <acronym> HTML element is now obsolete
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 Reporter:  henry.wright  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Changes (by kraftbj):

 * version:  4.5.3 =>


Comment:

 I disagree on removing it. `allowed_html` is meant to be a security/safety
 feature to only allowed html that would not have security implications.
 While `acronym` may no longer be in spec, it doesn't harm anyone to leave
 it in and browsers still support it.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37272#comment:2>
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