Wrap navigation events in withSyncEvent HOC to allow preventDefault - #51
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Since WP 6.8, calling event.preventDefault inside of an Interactivity API router is deprecated and unpredictable. In order to use a link inside an interactive router and prevent its default behavior, we have to wrap the handler in the wp.interactivity.withSyncEvent HOC.
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Since WP 6.8, calling
event.preventDefault()inside of an Interactivity API router is deprecated and unpredictable. In order to use a link inside an interactive router and prevent its default behavior, we have to wrap the handler in thewp.interactivity.withSyncEventHOC.See #49.