[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37989: Unexpected change to media title behavior in WP 4.6.1

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#37989: Unexpected change to media title behavior in WP 4.6.1
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 Reporter:  arhenderson63  |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media          |    Version:  4.6.1
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  performance    |
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 Managing a media-heavy site that auto-upgraded to WP 4.6.1 overnight (8
 Sept 2016).  On new media uploads, WP is now changing the title to a
 concatenated string with escape characters rather than leaving the title
 as the original filename.  This is an issue as I have relied on clean
 original filenames as titles for images; now each image title must be
 individually edited after upload as the WP-assigned title is decidedly
 unfriendly to audience users.  This behavior occurs only on new uploads
 and does not effect already resident media.

 Example:
 Upload a file called 'Acer ×freemanii 'Jeffersred' (Autumn Blaze®); 2½
 in.jpg'

 BEHAVIOR IN WP 4.6.0 and lower
 WP Filename: %ROOT%/wp-content/uploads/Acer-×freemanii-Jeffersred-Autumn-
 Blaze®-2½-in.jpg
 WP Title:  Acer ×freemanii 'Jeffersred' (Autumn Blaze®); 2½ in

 BEHAVIOR IN WP 4.6.1
 WP Filename: %ROOT%/wp-content/uploads/Acer-×freemanii-Jeffersred-Autumn-
 Blaze®-2½-in.jpg
 WP Title: acer-xfreemanii-jeffersred-autumn-blaze-2%c2%bd-in

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