[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42605: category_description() does not work properly since 4.9

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#42605: category_description() does not work properly since 4.9
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 Reporter:  torben.tschechne@…  |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Taxonomy            |    Version:  4.9
 Severity:  normal              |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                      |
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 Hello,
 since upgrading to 4.9 the category_description() function stopped working
 properly in my case. I use category_description() outside the loop and it
 returns an empty string.

 I tracked down
 {{{
 get_term_field()
 }}}

 in wp-includes/taxonomy.php and

 {{{
 sanitize_term_field( $field, $term->$field, $term->term_id,
 $term->taxonomy, $context );
 }}}

 Does return only a string of the Category, but no description.

 When I use 4.8.3 - I get the description.

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