[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #7559: strip_tags() breaks category names with left angle brackets

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#7559: strip_tags() breaks category names with left angle brackets
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 Reporter:  squirreling                                                     |        Owner:  ryan 
     Type:  defect (bug)                                                    |       Status:  new  
 Priority:  high                                                            |    Milestone:  2.7.1
Component:  Taxonomy                                                        |      Version:  2.6  
 Severity:  minor                                                           |   Resolution:       
 Keywords:  category, bracket, special character, has-patch, needs-testing  |  
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Comment (by MattyRob):

 Can't we just encode special symbols when categories are created? Only
 issue here is how to rectify existing category names.

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