[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49044: Links int he text widget now require quotes

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#49044: Links int he text widget now require quotes
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 Reporter:  spherman          |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets           |    Version:  5.3.1
 Severity:  critical          |   Keywords:  needs-patch
  Focuses:  coding-standards  |
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 Up until this release, if I had a link a text widget like this it would
 work.

 <a href=/wp-content/uploads/lockport-new-patient-form.pdf
 target=_blank>New Patient Packet</a>

 the recent updated made the same link format like this when you click on
 it:
 https://www.aspirefamilydental.com/%22/wp-content/uploads/NT-transfer-
 records-to-sister-office-form.pdf/%22

 I had to go in and change the text to this in order to make it work.

 <a href="/wp-content/uploads/lockport-new-patient-form.pdf"
 target=_blank>New Patient Packet</a>

 I manage over 200 sites.  I have easy way of finding every link in every
 widget on all the sites I manage.  Please fix the text widget to accept
 links without quotes like it used to.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49044>
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