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What’s the difference between esc_html, esc_attr, esc_html_e, and so on?
I got feedback from security guy and he pointed out that I should use proper escaping of user input in my code. So I've done some research and found escaping functions.
What’s the difference between ...
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Which WP functions do you need to use esc_html() or esc_url() on?
I've come across situations where people have used either esc_html() or esc_url() with certain WP functions such as home_url('/'). An example being in the opening anchor tag of <a> link back to ...
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Escaping a Single Quote in str_replace for Nav Function
I'm trying to modify a nav walker so that it displays the menu item's description. I'm basing my solution off of https://themefoundation.com/menu-item-descriptions/, and have provided the function ...
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mysql_real_escape_string() vs. esc_sql() in WordPress
Does mysql_real_escape_string() and esc_sql() in WordPress both do the same thing?
I tried the following:
$fetch_row='<p>And again for single posts</p>'
echo mysql_real_escape_string( $...
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site_url() returns with additional backslashes
I am using site_url() function and it returns the address as http:\/\/vip.local\/cc where I can see that WP automatically adds unnecessary backslashes. Is this for some escaping purpose? I tried using ...
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