wp_kses_normalize_entities( string $string )

Converts and fixes HTML entities.

Description

This function normalizes HTML entities. It will convert AT&T to the correct AT&T, : to :, &#XYZZY; to &#XYZZY; and so on.

Parameters

$string: (string) (Required) Content to normalize entities

Return

(string) Content with normalized entities

Source

File: wp-includes/kses.php

function wp_kses_normalize_entities($string) {
	// Disarm all entities by converting & to &amp;
	$string = str_replace('&', '&amp;', $string);

	// Change back the allowed entities in our entity whitelist
	$string = preg_replace_callback('/&amp;([A-Za-z]{2,8}[0-9]{0,2});/', 'wp_kses_named_entities', $string);
	$string = preg_replace_callback('/&amp;#(0*[0-9]{1,7});/', 'wp_kses_normalize_entities2', $string);
	$string = preg_replace_callback('/&amp;#[Xx](0*[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,6});/', 'wp_kses_normalize_entities3', $string);

	return $string;
}

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Used By

Used By
Used By	Description
wp-includes/kses.php: wp_kses()	Filters content and keeps only allowable HTML elements.
wp-includes/formatting.php: esc_url()	Checks and cleans a URL.
wp-includes/formatting.php: _wp_specialchars()	Converts a number of special characters into their HTML entities.

Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
WP-1.0.0	Introduced.