From 2b5493675b149d2bd6e2714250e56772149df47e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: adamsilverstein <adamsilverstein@earthboundhosting.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:40:52 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Media: only add required attribute to media_upload_form
 on media screen

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/media.php | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
index bd2f4f687234f..a02c6ba8cbde9 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
@@ -2276,7 +2276,7 @@ function media_upload_form( $errors = null ) {
 	 * @since 2.6.0
 	 */
 	do_action( 'pre-html-upload-ui' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores
-
+	$required = 'media' === get_current_screen()->id ? ' required' : '';
 	?>
 	<p id="async-upload-wrap">
 		<label class="screen-reader-text" for="async-upload">
@@ -2285,7 +2285,7 @@ function media_upload_form( $errors = null ) {
 			_ex( 'Upload', 'verb' );
 			?>
 		</label>
-		<input type="file" name="async-upload" id="async-upload" required />
+		<input type="file" name="async-upload" id="async-upload"<?php echo $required; ?>/>
 		<?php submit_button( _x( 'Upload', 'verb' ), 'primary', 'html-upload', false ); ?>
 		<a href="#" onclick="try{top.tb_remove();}catch(e){}; return false;"><?php _e( 'Cancel' ); ?></a>
 	</p>

From 4e924eba4135f35d2757e8e25f7b0249d640a1d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: adamsilverstein <adamsilverstein@earthboundhosting.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:50:17 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Ensure current_screen set before using

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/media.php | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
index a02c6ba8cbde9..21142e38b63d0 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
@@ -2276,7 +2276,8 @@ function media_upload_form( $errors = null ) {
 	 * @since 2.6.0
 	 */
 	do_action( 'pre-html-upload-ui' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores
-	$required = 'media' === get_current_screen()->id ? ' required' : '';
+	$current_screen = get_current_screen();
+	$required       = $current_screen && 'media' === $current_screen->id ? ' required' : '';
 	?>
 	<p id="async-upload-wrap">
 		<label class="screen-reader-text" for="async-upload">

From dbe189aa4faa86465e6f71879944014145283227 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: adamsilverstein <adamsilverstein@earthboundhosting.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:06:48 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] address feedback

---
 src/wp-admin/includes/media.php | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
index 21142e38b63d0..c06719c6848d3 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
@@ -2276,6 +2276,7 @@ function media_upload_form( $errors = null ) {
 	 * @since 2.6.0
 	 */
 	do_action( 'pre-html-upload-ui' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores
+
 	$current_screen = get_current_screen();
 	$required       = $current_screen && 'media' === $current_screen->id ? ' required' : '';
 	?>
@@ -2286,7 +2287,7 @@ function media_upload_form( $errors = null ) {
 			_ex( 'Upload', 'verb' );
 			?>
 		</label>
-		<input type="file" name="async-upload" id="async-upload"<?php echo $required; ?>/>
+		<input type="file" name="async-upload" id="async-upload"<?php echo $required; ?> />
 		<?php submit_button( _x( 'Upload', 'verb' ), 'primary', 'html-upload', false ); ?>
 		<a href="#" onclick="try{top.tb_remove();}catch(e){}; return false;"><?php _e( 'Cancel' ); ?></a>
 	</p>