[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:  Future Release
Component:  Formatting    |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by bfintal):

 Since `esc_url` is also used when printing out links & `href` attributes,
 My opinion is that it should not make the inputted url wrong, so I would
 prefer that spaces were encoded to perhaps `%20` or `+`

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23605#comment:13>
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