[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63821: Proposal: Drop support for IE conditional scripts and styles

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#63821: Proposal: Drop support for IE conditional scripts and styles
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 Reporter:  jonsurrell                           |       Owner:  joedolson
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  6.9
Component:  General                              |     Version:  4.8
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests needs-      |     Focuses:
  testing has-test-info reviewing has-dev-note   |  javascript, css
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Changes (by afragen):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 == Bug Report
 === Description
 With default theme Twenty Sixteen multiple deprecation notices fire.

 === Environment
 - WordPress: 6.9-RC2
 - PHP: 8.3.23
 - Server: nginx/1.26.1
 - Database: mysqli (Server: 8.0.35 / Client: mysqlnd 8.3.23)
 - Browser: Safari 26.1
 - OS: macOS
 - Theme: Twenty Sixteen 3.6
 - MU Plugins: None activated
 - Plugins:
   * Query Monitor 3.20.0
   * Test Reports 1.2.1
   * WordPress Beta Tester 4.0.0
   * WP Debugging 2.12.2

 === Steps to Reproduce
 1. Install WP 6.9-RC2
 2. Install/activate Twenty Sixteen
 3. Set `WP_DEBUG` to true
 4. Visit home page.
 x. 🐞 Bug occurs.

 === Expected Results
 1.  ✅ What should happen.
 No errors

 === Actual Results
 1.  ❌ What actually happened.
 Errors from TwentySixteen functions.php in `twentysixteen_scripts()` where
 IE conditionals still exist.

 === Additional Notes
 I suspect removing these commands will solve the issue.


 {{{
 // Load the Internet Explorer specific stylesheet.
         wp_enqueue_style( 'twentysixteen-ie', get_template_directory_uri()
 . '/css/ie.css', array( 'twentysixteen-style' ), '20170530' );
         wp_style_add_data( 'twentysixteen-ie', 'conditional', 'lt IE 10'
 );

         // Load the Internet Explorer 8 specific stylesheet.
         wp_enqueue_style( 'twentysixteen-ie8',
 get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/ie8.css', array( 'twentysixteen-
 style' ), '20170530' );
         wp_style_add_data( 'twentysixteen-ie8', 'conditional', 'lt IE 9'
 );

         // Load the Internet Explorer 7 specific stylesheet.
         wp_enqueue_style( 'twentysixteen-ie7',
 get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/ie7.css', array( 'twentysixteen-
 style' ), '20170530' );
         wp_style_add_data( 'twentysixteen-ie7', 'conditional', 'lt IE 8'
 );

 and

         wp_script_add_data( 'twentysixteen-html5', 'conditional', 'lt IE
 9' );

 }}}

 Do we even need the IE specific stylesheets?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63821#comment:47>
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