GeoDirectory SupportSpecial Characters In Listing Name – GeoDirectory Support https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/special-characters-in-listing-name/feed Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:07:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.5.14-6684 en-US https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/special-characters-in-listing-name/#post-9106 <![CDATA[Special Characters In Listing Name]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/special-characters-in-listing-name/#post-9106 Sat, 19 Jul 2014 15:26:58 +0000 jltrinka I had a user who tried to add wacky ASCII characters to their listing name, and the Add Listing form let them submit it, which broke the permalink to the listing and redirected them to a 404 page.

I would think crazy ASCII characters should be omitted from any listing forms, since WordPress is relatively finicky when it comes to special characters and permalinks, no?

]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/special-characters-in-listing-name/#post-9150 <![CDATA[Reply To: Special Characters In Listing Name]]> https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/special-characters-in-listing-name/#post-9150 Sat, 19 Jul 2014 18:29:16 +0000 Simone Hello, could you please define the “wacky” character?
I tried with some random not alpha-numeric character and it is fine on my side.
Thanks,
Simone

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