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

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

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


Comment:

 Thank you for the bug report, @henry.wright!

 As @kraftbj mentioned, there are no security implications in allowing
 `acronym`, so it wouldn't be removed from KSES. On top of that, themes
 don't necessarily declare themselves as HTML5, many are still HTML4 or
 XHTML, so they can still display the `acronym` tag within spec.

 All of the other uses are around plugin and theme headers. Due to the
 burden of requiring all plugins and themes to update their headers to the
 `abbr` tag instead, I don't think this is a feasible change.

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