[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53138: Convert special HTML entities in characters in widgets descriptions

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#53138: Convert special HTML entities in characters in widgets descriptions
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 Reporter:  justinahinon  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets       |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 Follow up of this issue
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/31023 on Gutenberg.

 WordPress doesn't decode the HTML entities in widgets descriptions, so
 these one show as that in Gutenberg widget screen.

 This appears in Archives, Recent posts, Meta, Recent comments widgets.

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