[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10498: RSS widget filters some characters

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#10498: RSS widget filters some characters
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 Reporter:  pavelevap                         |       Owner:  azaozz
     Type:  defect (bug)                      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                            |   Milestone:  Future
Component:  Widgets                           |  Release
 Severity:  normal                            |     Version:  2.8.2
 Keywords:  simplepie has-patch dev-feedback  |  Resolution:
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Changes (by solarissmoke):

 * keywords:  simplepie needs-patch => simplepie has-patch dev-feedback


Comment:

 The problem is that SimplePie tries to use `mb_convert_encoding()` without
 checking whether the encoding is supported. In this case, Windows-1250
 isn't supported, so you lose all the special characters. You can check
 what is supported by calling `mb_list_encodings()`.

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