[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21550: Plugin changelog truncation can break WordPress.org site layout

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#21550: Plugin changelog truncation can break WordPress.org site layout
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 Reporter:  JohnLamansky        |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  WordPress.org site  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal              |   Keywords:
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 WordPress.org appears to truncate plugin changelogs after a certain number
 of characters. However, if the truncation occurs in an inconvenient place
 -- such as the middle of an HTML tag -- it can cause browser rendering
 issues in other parts of the page.

 For example, on the [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/seo-
 ultimate/changelog/ changelog page] for my plugin SEO Ultimate, the plugin
 page sidebar is currently showing up below the changelog
 ([http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7557/brokenchangelogscreen.png
 screenshot]). This is because the changelog is being truncated in the
 middle of an <li> tag, apparently leading my browser (Chrome) to fail to
 recognize a </div> closing tag:

 {{{
 <l</div><!-- block-content--></div>
 }}}

 I would suggest that the easiest and perhaps best solution would be simply
 to stop truncating plugin changelogs. Layout breakage possibilities aside,
 I would prefer it if my plugin's changelog were not cut off after a
 certain point.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/21550>
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