[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23605: esc_url() strips spaces instead of encoding them

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#23605: esc_url() strips spaces instead of encoding them
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 Reporter:  johnbillion   |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Formatting    |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by helen):

 Aren't we mixing up escaping for display and actual encoding here? PHPDoc
 for `esc_url()` does indicate that it removes characters, not encodes
 them. Seems like there are any number of characters that are stripped
 rather than encoded, not just spaces, for what it's worth.

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