[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40951: New Text Widget - Switching Between Visual/Text Editor Strips Out Code

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#40951: New Text Widget - Switching Between Visual/Text Editor Strips Out Code
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 Reporter:  dwrippe       |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  4.8.1
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:  4.8
 Severity:  minor         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by synavista):

 In 4.7.x, having the autop checkbox ticked doesn't really prevent people
 from embedding forms via <script> tags into the Text Editor, and
 extraneous inline elements such as empty <a> or <span> tags still flow
 through to the front end. At least, the MailChimp form I just tried in
 4.7.x, pasted into a Text Widget with the autop checkbox ticked came
 through just fine on the front end, as did the example scenario from my
 initial ticket description.

 That being said, I also have no problem pasting MailChimp form code into
 the new TinyMCE Text Widget and flipping between the Visual and Text
 editors, an issue @carasmo was seeing but I'm unable to replicate.

 If the status of the autop checkbox was used to determine what editor in
 the TinyMCE Text Widget was displayed, users may still find themselves in
 a situation where they had unrecoverable content.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40951#comment:19>
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