[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:  2.7.2                  
Component:  Taxonomy      |     Version:  2.6                    
 Severity:  minor         |    Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing
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Changes (by Denis-de-Bernardy):

  * keywords:  has-patch, tested, 2nd-opinion => has-patch needs-testing


Comment:

 {{{
 $slug = wp_specialchars($category_nicename);
 }}}

 won't we end up with special chars in the slug?

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