[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24661: remove_accents is not removing combining accents

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#24661: remove_accents is not removing combining accents
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 Reporter:  NumidWasNotAvailable  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Formatting            |     Version:  1.2.1
 Severity:  normal                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch             |     Focuses:
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Comment (by rodrigosevero):

 Replying to [comment:39 zodiac1978]:
 > Replying to [comment:38 rodrigosevero]:
 > > Well, we are at 5.7.2 five years later and it seems that this issue
 haven't been solved yet.
 > >
 > > Either the solution proposed here or the solution proposed at
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/35951 seems to work.
 > >
 > > How can I help move this issue forward?
 >
 > I think there is a working solution mentioned in
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/35951#comment:4
 >
 > I am waiting for feedback on this approach for months now.


 I tried this solution. It didn't work for me: the UTF-8 expanded accented
 characters were still  not substituted.

 I just provided a small patch inspired by the above solution you mentioned
 that worked for me.

 > The hosting team is officially recommending the `intl` PHP extension
 which is needed to use this patch:
 > https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2021/05/20/why-hosters-should-
 install-the-php-intl-extension/


 Yes. That's great!

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