[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #36699: Caption (maybe shortcodes in general) break when "lower than" character is inserted manually

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#36699: Caption (maybe shortcodes in general) break when "lower than" character is
inserted manually
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 Reporter:  zodiac1978    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Shortcodes    |     Version:  4.5
 Severity:  minor         |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Changes (by aaroncampbell):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 This isn't a bug. The less than character needs to be encoded because
 shortcodes are not parsed if they're inside an HTML tag. The un-encoded
 less than is really the opening of an HTML tag that you just never close,
 causing the closing caption shortcode tag to not be seen.

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