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

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#64389: Breaking change in 6.9 -> WP Core CSS now forces all links to underline.
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 Reporter:  mmorris8           |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes             |     Version:  6.9
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:  css
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Comment (by joezappie):

 On my Tailpress sites, this is a breaking change from 6.8.3 to 6.9 with no
 other changes.

 Previously, the global styles were added before all the theme CSS was
 enqueued. Just by upgrading to 6.9, all my links are now underlined and
 looking at the source, the global styles now come after the themes styles.
 To fix it, I did increase the specificity from `a {}` to `:root a {}`.

 That said, this rule in general has been a nuisance. I do not think that
 WordPress should be enforcing all links (except their own button) to have
 underlines by default and that it should be up to the theme to decide. The
 majority of clickable links on the internet probably do not have
 underlines, unless its in some large content block such as an article. I
 prefer additive not subtractive CSS, and when using more modern features
 like @layer, things like this require !important to override.

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