[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40951: New Text Widget - Switching Between Visual/Text Editor Strips Out Code

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#40951: New Text Widget - Switching Between Visual/Text Editor Strips Out Code
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 Reporter:  dwrippe       |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  4.8.1
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:  4.8
 Severity:  major         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by programmin):

 To my knowledge TinyMCE has always done some odd stuff to html code (eg
 #41049 #20943 etc.), which is the reason many people plug code into the
 text widget in the first place! Seems MCE is taking out css class names,
 removing entire empty elements etc.

 https://www.zigpress.com/2017/06/14/the-wordpress-4-8-text-widget-will-
 destroy-your-content/

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