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Wordpress - Problem w/ Backslashes & Apostrophes

by NDContrarian
3 replies
A user is trying to enter an apostrophe into a custom field and they are getting a bunch of backslashes instead.

Anyone know how to fix this??

TIA, Nick
#apostrophes #backslashes #problem #w or #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author KirkMcD
    You need to fix the plugin that is pulling in the data so that it will "strip slashes"
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  • Profile picture of the author kevinclanton
    It might be worth trying to preceed the apostrophe with a \ (so it would look like don\'t )
    It isn't likely that it will work but if fixing the theme/plugin isn't and option it is worth a shot.
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  • Profile picture of the author wipeoutmedia
    What Kirk and Kevin said is right. Another thing you could try in the meantime is use a HTML ASCII character for an apostrophe, which is this:
    '
    I know this is not ideal.
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