Angle brackets of links in profile fields are escaped

[dowen777]

Email addresses, profile images and websites no longer display as links due to the escaping of < and > (left and right angle brackets).

For example, the email line on the page:
​http://thelincolnacademyofillinois.org/members/robert_easter/

now reads as HTML code instead of as a clickable link. This is due to the left angle brackets, <, being replaced by & l t ; (spaces added) and the right angle bracket, >, being replaced by & g t ; (spaces added). This effectively breaks all profile images, email addresses and web URLs.

Also view:
view-source:http://thelincolnacademyofillinois.org/members/robert_easter/
line 671.

So, what should be HTML code is displayed as simple text.

[DJPaul]

@dowen777 Thanks for getting in touch with us.

I can't see the values in the HTML, probably because we're accessing the site logged-out.
For an affected user, can you go in and Edit their profile, and copy/paste the exact email address or other profile field value that causes the problem, please?

I'm interested to see where the < > characters are coming from, so we need to see what value you're putting into these fields.

[dowen777]

I just updated my BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Fields Type plugin to version 2.4.6 and the problem has been fixed. Sorry I couldn't identify the source and thank you for taking my problem seriously. You guys are great. BuddyPress rules!

[boonebgorges]

Replying to dowen777:

I just updated my BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Fields Type plugin to version 2.4.6 and the problem has been fixed. Sorry I couldn't identify the source and thank you for taking my problem seriously. You guys are great. BuddyPress rules!

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