[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41596: New Text Widget recognizes HTML but does not render it in the front end

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#41596: New Text Widget recognizes HTML but does not render it in the front end
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 Reporter:  mrfoxtalbot   |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets       |    Version:  4.8.1
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui            |
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 If you paste HTML code into the visual tab on the new text widget and
 press "save" it will automatically recognize it and render it properly
 inside the widget (including any inline CSS styles). The error comes when
 you go to the front end, where it will show the original HTML code instead
 of interpreting it.

 Here is a short video showing the error:
 https://youtu.be/KsCYbX5LSzM

 I first noticed this happening on wp.com (that´s where I made the video)
 but I was able to reproduce later it on a clean 4.8.1 installation (no
 plugins and using TwentySeventeen)

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