Apostrophes and Backslashes Problem With WordPress
January 13, 2010
It looks like the problem with quotes and apostrophes in WordPress is back. It seems to be striking at random. Not all sites are affected, but many people are having issues with unwanted back slashes proliferating when they edit their posts.
It’s hard to say if it’s the server’s problem or WordPress’s. I’ll post information if I find a solution that people who aren’t PHP developers by trade can use.
So far, two of my WordPress sites are affected, but the rest aren’t. It’s strange.
Update, January 22, 2010
In order to fix the problem, my host had to turn off magic_quotes on the whole server, not just my directory. I still don’t understand why some sites were affected and some weren’t.
April 23rd, 2010 at 4:22 am
This has been driving me nuts for a week. I can’t post because of it. Please post a solution if you fine one. Thanks!
December 22nd, 2010 at 10:40 pm
I’m experiencing a similar issue on a client site using the BP Album+ plugin (note that magic_quotes is off on the whole server). It appears to be a result of calling wp_filter_kses() on the submitted data. No solution as of yet, but at least this is one potential source for the problem.