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[DevHub] Fixing escaping and internationalization mistakes in user contributed notes

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Description

I'm creating and updating this issue and plan on collecting issues with user contributed notes in the code reference.

Contributing
This issue will frequently be updated and I encourage you to add mistakes you find in the comments with the following format:

( checkbox ) - Brief issue description - link to comment
( larger issue description if warranted ).

Progress
Currently i've scrubbed function references pages 1 and 2 (of 111 😅). Feel free to start at page 3:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/page/3/

Missing escapes and sanitation:

Strings requiring internationalization:

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at the function reference pages, beginning with page 3, and inspect the linked user-contributed comments listed in the checklist. Work through a focused subset of the unchecked escaping and internationalization items, using each linked reference as the entry point. Done means the selected checklist items are corrected and marked complete.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
documentation, internationalization, security
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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