[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63060: Add an option to support all HTML5 theme support options

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#63060: Add an option to support all HTML5 theme support options
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 Reporter:  joedolson    |       Owner:  joedolson
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch    |     Focuses:
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Comment (by joedolson):

 The only reason not to change the defaults or remove these settings is
 that there are still old themes that are in use and don't expect HTML5.
 This isn't a problem from a rendering standpoint; browsers render
 everything as HTML5 regardless of what they're given; but it *is* a
 problem from a CSS perspective. Older themes are likely to have styles
 that presume the HTML they were designed with.

 Because this is entangled with theme support, I'm not sure we could make a
 change to presume it as the default for new sites; a new site could
 theoretically still use a very old theme. (Why, I have no idea, but it's
 certainly possible.)

 But there's no question we should at least make it easier to use the full
 range of HTML5 support.

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