[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44085: url_encode($string) does not encode dashes properly

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#44085: url_encode($string) does not encode dashes properly
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 Reporter:  sjcglads                             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:
Component:  General                              |     Version:  4.9.5
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  needs-screenshots needs-patch        |     Focuses:  coding-
  needs-testing                                  |  standards
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Changes (by johnbillion):

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


Comment:

 Hi @sjcglads , welcome to WordPress Trac.

 Are you talking about the `urlencode()` function? If so, this is part of
 PHP, not WordPress.

 Regardless, the problem is actually because your post title has had its
 entities HTML encoded before being passed to the email link. You need to
 run `html_entity_decode()` on the post title beforehand.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44085#comment:1>
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