BlueOwlCreative » Topic: WP 4.2.3 breaks sites with shortcodes http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/wp-4-2-3-breaks-sites-with-shortcodes/feed/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:37:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.5.3-5249 en-US http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/wp-4-2-3-breaks-sites-with-shortcodes/#post-22391 <![CDATA[WP 4.2.3 breaks sites with shortcodes]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/wp-4-2-3-breaks-sites-with-shortcodes/#post-22391 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 02:01:30 +0000 javierdealfonso Hi BlueOwl,

We have a multisite installation using your Aqua theme:
-English (www.massphoning.com)
-Spanish (www.massphoning.com/es/)
As soon as we update from 4.2.2 to 4.2.3, our English homepage (www.massphoning.com) breaks. We network-deactivated all plugins and restored our files and database several times, but the problem goes on. It seems to be a problem related to WP 4.2.3 colliding with many themes due to security changes and shortcodes:

https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/07/23/changes-to-the-shortcode-api/

https://wp-types.com/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3-fixes-a-security-problem-but-breaks-sites-with-shortcodes/

If you compare both pages: http://www.massphoning.com and http://www.massphoning.com/es/ there must be some difference (some say it has to be with the use of nested ” and ‘) but we are at a loss here.

Could you give a hand?

Regards

]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/wp-4-2-3-breaks-sites-with-shortcodes/#post-22392 <![CDATA[Reply To: WP 4.2.3 breaks sites with shortcodes]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/wp-4-2-3-breaks-sites-with-shortcodes/#post-22392 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:49:25 +0000 BlueOwl Hi there,

I am running 4.2.3 on my Demo, it just updated recently and so far all seems fine…

http://blueowlcreative.com/wp/aqua/elements/

I would think something particular with your installation/content is messing up the output.
Could you please try with some of the Demo code, for example import it on a localhost installation? Would like to help if something needs redoing, we need to find out what is causing it though. :)

]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/wp-4-2-3-breaks-sites-with-shortcodes/#post-22393 <![CDATA[Reply To: WP 4.2.3 breaks sites with shortcodes]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/wp-4-2-3-breaks-sites-with-shortcodes/#post-22393 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:45:45 +0000 javierdealfonso Hi,

The problem was an incorrect comment closing tag (the final exclamation sign in excess):

<!–[message type="attention"]HURRY UP! – We are giving away €10.00 of credit to those who signup to test for FREE the power of MASSPHONING.[/message]!–>

WP 4.2.2 worked fine but for security reasons it seems that 4.2.3 in much more restrictive as to html tags combined with shortcodes.

Thank you anyway,

Javier

]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/wp-4-2-3-breaks-sites-with-shortcodes/#post-22395 <![CDATA[Reply To: WP 4.2.3 breaks sites with shortcodes]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/wp-4-2-3-breaks-sites-with-shortcodes/#post-22395 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:13:30 +0000 BlueOwl Hi Javier,

Indeed, an HTML closing tag should end in –> instead of !–>.
Glad to hear you worked it out. :)

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