Unable to post comments with <code> tags that include HTML
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Description
I've tried posting this comment on multiple P2s on WordPress.com (both a8c-flagged, and not, and the comment never publishes. @lancewillett has tested and confirmed this also happens on P2s hosted outside of WordPress.com
`</code>`
(replacing `<code>` with backticks has the same effect.)
Here's a video of what I see just in case it's helpful:
https://cloudup.com/clP72kPU4nd
And an error from the console:
```
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token <
at eval (<anonymous>)
at s2.wp.com/:2
at Function.globalEval (s2.wp.com/:2)
at Ha (s2.wp.com/:3)
at a.fn.init.prepend (s2.wp.com/:3)
at n.render (s2.wp.com/:7529)
at _ (s2.wp.com/:2089)
at m (s2.wp.com/:2089)
at f (s2.wp.com/:2089)
at n.u.trigger (s2.wp.com/:2089)
```
OS: macOS Sierra 10.12.3 (16D32)
Browser: Chrome Version 56.0.2924.87 (64-bit)
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the failed comment submission with HTML inside code tags in the comment UI, using the Chrome console trace provided in the issue. Trace the rendering path shown in the stack and verify that the comment publishes successfully without the Unexpected token error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100