Search Field Shows HTML Character Code

[reelrock]

Hi there,

I’m implementing The Events Calendar PRO for a client on their site, and one small issue we’ve run into is that when you enter a search term into the field (City/Zip in this case), then use the browser’s back button, THEN use the Browser’s Forward Button, it populates the field with HTML characters for spaces.

I know this is due to HTML escaping, and my guess is that the field is repopulated with the variable as stored (which is filtered), rather than “As Typed”. Is there a way to have it run through a filter on the way back, before repopulating the field, so that it displays the plaintext instead of the filtered text?

Thanks,
Khaled

[George]

Hey Khaled,

Thanks for reaching out!

1. I tried recreating the problem you describe but was not able to. Can you confirm that you are referring to the search/filter fields shown in the following screenshot:

2. Also, are you referring to the “Search” field specifically, or the “Near” field?

3. Can you share an exact term that you try searching that creates this problem? I will use the exact term that you use to see if I get the same result.

Thank you!
George

[reelrock]

1. It is those fields.

2. It would be the “Near” field (though we have styled it so that the label is “Search” and the placeholder text is “City/Zip” and we have hidden the rest). Geoloc in the code.

3. The term we have been using is New York. The spaces are causing issues. It’s on Chrome.

Here’s a screenshot.

[George]

Thank you for confirming these details! With these details in hand, I was able to recreate the problem on my own site, as shown in this screenshot:

Now that I have confirmed this bug exists, I will make a ticket for our developers to fix this. While I cannot specify an ETA for when a fix will arrive in a plugin update, I can assure you that it should not be more than a few weeks from now before a fix for this arrives in our plugins.

I will mark this thread as “Pending Fix” and post when there is more information about the fix.

Sorry for the trouble here!
George

[reelrock]

OK thanks.

[George]

No worries—stay tuned!

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[George]

Hello!

I wanted to post a quick note here that we have published a new Maintenance Release today that should address some of the problems reported in this thread.

You can read about the details of this release here → https://theeventscalendar.com/maintenance-release-events-calendar-4-3-2-event-tickets-4-3-2-premium-plugins/

I hope this update helps!

If issues persist, open a new thread in the forums and be sure to include your site’s complete, un-edited “System Information” as per the instructions in this knowledgebase guide.

Cheers,
George

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