[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26504: Semantic elements for non-link links

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#26504: Semantic elements for non-link links
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 Reporter:  GaryJ                    |       Owner:  joedolson
     Type:  task (blessed)           |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  6.8
Component:  Administration           |     Version:  3.8
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  semantic-buttons a11y-   |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  task needs-patch                   |  javascript
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Changes (by joedolson):

 * milestone:  Future Release => 6.8


Comment:

 One major decision that needs to be addressed is whether WordPress will
 continue to support the 'no JS' scenario in core. Historically, it has
 used links to perform button actions when the action is supported without
 JS. But, practically speaking, the no JS scenario is increasingly rare and
 - more importantly - very poorly tested, so it is extremely unpredictable
 what will and won't work without jS.

 If we end the practice of supporting the no JS scenario, we can relatively
 easily fix these issues by switching a large number of links to buttons.
 Shifting all links that behave as buttons to actually be buttons would
 make the most common user interface significantly more consistent and
 stable.

 See also discussions in #60663, particularly in the associated PR.

 Pinging @afercia for an opinion on ending the practice of supporting link
 behaviors for interactions that are executed via AJAX.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/26504#comment:62>
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