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Allowing more elements in comments via functions.php

I would like to allow certain HTML elements in my comments and have edited kses.php directly in the past. However, I have been hacked recently and replaced all the core Wordpress files and feel I ...
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What is the difference between strip_tags and wp_filter_nohtml_kses?

What is the difference between strip_tags and wp_filter_nohtml_kses. I tried to figure wp_filter_nohtml_kses from the source but it looks like it does something a bit more complex than strip all html ...
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WP Editor strips input placeholder attribute

Why WP Editor also strips the "placeholder" attribute of the input text element ? Ofcourse, i am using the HTML mode. Here is the input: <input type="text" value="" name="s" style="width: 550px;" ...
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Typical wp_kses $allowed

I have a custom post textbox that I want to sanitize using wp_kses before I update my post meta. I was looking for examples of common $allowed settings, but I have only seen this example: $allowed = ...
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Make WordPress process admin group comments using $allowedtags

WP uses $allowedtags to limit the set of allowable tags for comments.However, comments from administrators are unfiltered. What's the easiest way to ensure admin comments are also constrained to the ...
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Only allow site url in text field using wp_kses/wp_filter_nohtml_kses?

I'm working on validation for a theme options page. Is there a built in way to add an argument to wp_kses/wp_filter_nohtml_kses that will allow a specific link to be entered(wrapped in a tags) but ...
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sanitize vimeo embed code?

I have a custom meta box with a textarea where users can drop in vimeo embed code. Should I sanitize this code before I update_post_meta, and, if so, how should I go about it? I don't want to strip ...
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Why is `--` converted into ndash and how can I get rid of it?

I have a blog where I publish Linux tutorials. Some of the commands I listed have a -- before command-line arguments. e.g.: dpkg --get-selections. The problem is that WordPress automatically switches ...