Remove title attributes: author-template.php

[joedolson]

Related: #24766

// author-template.php
get_the_author_link()
the_author_posts_link()
wp_list_authors()

[joedolson]

None of these appear to contribute anything of value.

[joedolson]

Remove title attribute patch for author-template.php

[johnbillion]

In 27593:

Remove a redundant title attribute. See #26559. Props joedolson.

[johnbillion]

[27593] removes the redundant title attribute from wp_list_authors() (the title simply mirrors the link text) but leaves the other changes in 26559.patch​. Those titles aren't a lot of use but they are different from the link text. Should they stay or should they go?

[afercia]

The screenshot below highlights what's left in this ticket. As I see it, some of these title attributes clarify and better describe the link's destination but this would depend on context and the way they're used. Not sure they can be removed. Maybe we should give theme's authors a dedicated function argument?

[afercia]

Would like to come to a decision here, thinking we have 2 options:

• provide an additional argument, something like output_title_attr which defaults to true
• close this ticket :)

Any thoughts welcome.

[obenland]

I think we should avoid a flag for this.

[SergeyBiryukov]

Closing as fixed in [27593].

[joedolson]

In 61745:

Users: A11y: Improve title attributes in author link functions.

Remove the title attribute from the_author_posts_link() and related functions, retaining text for use in the_author_posts_link filter, and add parameter to disable title attributes in the_author_link().

Default behavior will still differentiate the two links, but adds the option to remove all title attributes.

Props sabernhardt, alh0319, adnanlimdi, audrasjb, joedolson.
Fixes #62835. See #26559.