Since then, GB has continued to use :where frequently, though we haven't updated any other CSS, nor have we added this to any of the other child themes. :where has strong support now:
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2021.
— MDN
Additionally the styles added by our workaround are impacting other layout options, like aligning content left.
With workaround, centered
Without workaround, left
I think it would be safe to remove this CSS, though if we need to still support non-:where browsers, we should find a way to update the code (and do we need to add this workaround to other places?)
In #111, CSS was added to fix the layout for browsers that don't support
:where
selectors.https://github.com/WordPress/wporg-main-2022/blob/baeab7fcf44f9225714c1e94ad5586df3dfdfbb1/source/wp-content/themes/wporg-main-2022/src/style/style.scss#L639-L663
Since then, GB has continued to use
:where
frequently, though we haven't updated any other CSS, nor have we added this to any of the other child themes.:where
has strong support now:Additionally the styles added by our workaround are impacting other layout options, like aligning content left.
I think it would be safe to remove this CSS, though if we need to still support non-
:where
browsers, we should find a way to update the code (and do we need to add this workaround to other places?)