[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #9935: Quick editor for comments converts encoded HTML entities back into plain form

[WordPress Trac]

#9935: Quick editor for comments converts encoded HTML entities back into plain
form
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 Reporter:  michaeltyson  |       Owner:                                                           
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new                                                      
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Unassigned                                               
Component:  Comments      |     Version:  2.7.1                                                    
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:  comments quick edit html entities encode htmlspecialchars
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 If there are any encoded HTML entities in a comment, such as >, <,
 etc, these are evaluated and converted into their original characters in
 the Quick Edit view.  For example, if a commenter enters:

 <Files wp-config.php>
 ..
 </Files>

 This will appear as:

 <Files wp-config.php>
 ...
 </Files>

 Under 'Quick Edit'.  This  means that a subsequent save will store the
 original unescaped characters.

 Note that this does not occur in the full comment editor - HTML entities
 are kept as-is, correctly.

 Two in-use plugins that may be relevant:  Markdown for Wordpress, and
 Peter's Literal Comments.

 Tested under Safari and Firefox

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