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Test various places in views whether it supports HTML5 tags

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Created on 28 February 2015, over 10 years ago
Updated 10 July 2025, 3 days ago

Problem/Motivation

It would be great if Views used HTML5 tags like <section> wherever appropriate.

Proposed resolution

1. Determine which parts of the views UI need to support HTML5 tags ( this attached flowchart could help → ) and update this issue summary accordingly:

  • Field style settings
  • Rewrite output in fields
  • Custom field
  • Custom header/footer
  • ... think of more examples..

2. When we're done with specifying, implement new markup.
3. Check resulting styling in all core themes.

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User interface changes

No immediately visible changes; the use of tags like <nav> (unlikely?) would mean that assisted technology (screenreaders etc.) might experience some progressive enhancement which shouldn't affect existing functionality.

API changes

This could affect styling in third-party themes, so could constitute a much bigger change to the wider community, than it looks when seen within just Drupal core on its own.

📌 Task
Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

views_ui.module

Created by

🇩🇪Germany dawehner

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  • VDC

    Related to the Views in Drupal Core initiative.

  • Needs manual testing

    The change/bugfix cannot be fully demonstrated by automated testing, and thus requires manual testing in a variety of environments.

  • Needs issue summary update

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  • Comment 3 days ago →
    🇺🇸United States smustgrave

    Thank you for creating this issue to improve Drupal.

    We are working to decide if this task is still relevant to a currently supported version of Drupal. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or is no longer relevant. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.

    Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.

    Thanks!

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