[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47595: Re-evaluate whether comment form should still get the HTML5 novalidate attribute

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#47595: Re-evaluate whether comment form should still get the HTML5 novalidate
attribute
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 Reporter:  westonruter              |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Comments                 |     Version:  3.6
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch input-         |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  validation                         |  template
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Comment (by bugnumber9):

 The default behavior is indeed anything but good UX in 2024.

 It was mentioned in https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49039#comment:4
 that 27% of browsers in use don't support the `required` attribute, but
 that was 4 years ago.
 As of today, more than 97% of browsers in use support it:
 https://caniuse.com/mdn-api_htmlinputelement_required

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