[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12056: target="_blank" being stripped from Profile Bio and Category Description

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#12056: target="_blank" being stripped from Profile Bio and Category Description
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 Reporter:  lovewpmu                             |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  6.8
Component:  Formatting                           |     Version:  2.9.2
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  gsoc kses has-patch needs-testing-   |     Focuses:
  info has-unit-tests has-screenshots            |
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Changes (by joedolson):

 * focuses:  accessibility =>


Comment:

 Overall, I'd prefer not to allow `target=_blank` any more than absolutely
 necessary; it mostly introduced accessibility problems. However, when it
 comes to content creation, the reality is that we have no way of knowing
 how that content will be used - it's hypothetically possible it could be
 in a context where opening in a new tab is important.

 I don't see any particularly good reason to change this, but I don't have
 a particularly good reason to block it on the accessibility front, either.

 Removing the accessibility focus, as this doesn't impact the accessibility
 of anything produced directly in WordPress, only the user's content
 output.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12056#comment:45>
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