[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10823: Bad handling of ampersand in post titles

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#10823: Bad handling of ampersand in post titles
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 Reporter:  Commeuneimage  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Formatting     |     Version:  2.8.4
 Severity:  minor          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch      |
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Comment (by nacin):

 I imagine we have a regex somewhere that deals with killing entities.

 Of note I also see this regex used here:
 {{{
 ./wp-includes/formatting.php:758:       $username = preg_replace(
 '/&.+?;/', '', $username ); // Kill entities
 }}}

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