[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40676: wpautop adds opening & closing p tags around the opening a tag and around the closing a tag when the link contains certain flow content elements like div, h1, h2...

[WordPress Trac]

#40676: wpautop adds opening & closing p tags around the opening a tag and around
the closing a tag when the link contains certain flow content elements like
div, h1, h2...
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 Reporter:  diegocanal                           |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Formatting                           |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-unit-tests 2nd-    |  Resolution:
  opinion                                        |     Focuses:
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Changes (by afercia):

 * keywords:  needs-patch needs-unit-tests => needs-patch needs-unit-tests
     2nd-opinion
 * version:  4.7.4 =>


Comment:

 Worth noting
 `<a href="https://example.com/"><div>DIV inside link</div></a>`
 is valid in HTML5. However, WordPress shouldn't assume all the themes use
 HTML5 as this would be invalid in HTML 4.0.1.

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