[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63611: wp_widget_rss_output: HTML entities that are part of HTML tags should be removed

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#63611: wp_widget_rss_output: HTML entities that are part of HTML tags should be
removed
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 Reporter:  wildworks                               |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                                  |   Milestone:  6.9
Component:  Widgets                                 |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  good-first-bug has-test-info has-patch  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by sachinrajcp123):

 Decode HTML entities before stripping tags in wp_widget_rss_output()
 titles to prevent escaped HTML tags (e.g., <em>) from appearing in
 RSS widget output.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63611#comment:21>
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