[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40656: WordPress Facebook integration does not obey locale

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#40656: WordPress Facebook integration does not obey locale
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 Reporter:  ChrisBAshton  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Embeds        |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Changes (by johnbillion):

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


Comment:

 This is probably something you should report to Facebook (good luck), as
 WordPress is correctly outputting the `lang` attribute on the `html`
 element. Facebook likely uses heuristics to determine if the actual page
 language is indeed English or not when `en_US` is used, similar to what
 Google Chrome does.

 This is the unfortunate situation that the web finds itself in when
 services cannot trust web standards due to incorrect implementations (ie.
 sites not in US English but still using `en_US` as the lang).

 In your situation you may be able to make use of the `og:locale` OpenGraph
 tag to persuade Facebook that your content really is in US English.

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