[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50692: WordPress v5.4.2 Escaping Problem in the Edit Media Screen

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#50692: WordPress v5.4.2 Escaping Problem in the Edit Media Screen
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 Reporter:  rafaelcardero   |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor          |    Version:  5.4.2
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  administration  |
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 **Summary**:
 WordPress v5.4.2 escapes the content of the Description field in the Edit
 Media screen if the filter {{{'user_can_richedit'}}} returns {{{false}}}.


 **How to Replicate**
 1) Upload an attachment and open the Edit Media screen
 2) Add a simple HTML markup to the Description field. Example: {{{<p>Hello
 World!</p>}}}
 3) Save changes and check that the content of the field is not HTML
 escaped
 4) Add the following line to the current theme

 {{{add_filter('user_can_richedit', '__return_false', 999, 0);}}}

 5) Go back to the Edit Media screen and save changes again
 6) Problem: The content of the field Description is HTML escaped

 **Context**
 I administer a WordPress website since many years ago and I disabled the
 WYSIWIG editor setting the value of the filter {{{'user_can_richedit'}}}
 to {{{false}}}. I like to enter HTML code directly. Now I am unable to use
 HTML code in the Description field as I did previously.

 Probably other users are also facing this problem.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50692>
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