[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64389: Breaking change in 6.9 -> WP Core CSS now forces all links to underline.

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Wed Feb 4 12:15:43 UTC 2026


#64389: Breaking change in 6.9 -> WP Core CSS now forces all links to underline.
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 Reporter:  mmorris8           |       Owner:  westonruter
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  6.9.2
Component:  Themes             |     Version:  6.9
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:  css
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Comment (by vanonsopensource):

 Replying to [comment:11 westonruter]:
 > Is anyone (everyone) using Elementor?
 >
 > @vanonsopensource (and others), please provide steps that I can use to
 reproduce the issue on a fresh install of WordPress. Without knowing how
 to reproduce the issue it is very difficult to fix.

 As long as you have a theme.json global inline styles will be loaded,
 these include this css line:


 {{{
 a:where(:not(.wp-element-button)) {
     text-decoration: underline;
 }
 }}}

 The problem still persists in 6.9.1 (and in the 6.9.2 alpha)

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64389#comment:13>
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