[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:  reopened
 Priority:  high                     |    Milestone:  2.8     
Component:  Taxonomy                 |      Version:  2.6     
 Severity:  minor                    |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  needs-patch 2nd-opinion  |  
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Comment(by MattyRob):

 Hold the phone! I may be smarter than I thought!!

 I've messed about with default-filters in wp-includes and this patch works
 for categories, tags and link names. The down side is that embedded HTML
 is now escaped into the name.

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