[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48170: Switch link list widgets to nav blocks

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#48170: Switch link list widgets to nav blocks
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 Reporter:  joedolson    |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  5.4
Component:  Widgets      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch  |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Changes (by audrasjb):

 * owner:  joedolson => audrasjb
 * status:  assigned => accepted


Comment:

 Hi @afercia @joedolson

 Most of these widgets are here for years, it would be very hard (= frankly
 impossible) to keep backward compatibility with all themes. I'd propose
 two alternative solutions for this issue:

 - Keep the current markup but adding `role="navigation"` that doesn't hurt
 and it's still a good first step.
 - Switch to `<nav>` for themes that declare HTML5 support for widgets.

 I'd vote for the option 2. We just have to add a new option to the HTML5
 features list.

 For reference:
 https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_theme_support/#html5

 Cheers,
 Jb

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