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Backslash removed from regex when GP Premium activated

5 replies · Started by Tanya on April 6, 2018

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April 6, 2018 at 7:05 pm #543426

Hi,

I have the following Java Script code on one of my pages
words = words .replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '')

As soon as I activate GP Premium theme and save the page, backslashes get removed and I am left with
words = words .replace(/^s+|s+$/g, '')

I tried 2 slashes. When I save the page 1-st time, regex works because I am left with 1 slash. When I save page 2-nd time, regex stops working because escape character is not there.
words = words .replace(/^\\s+|\\s+$/g, '')

Could this be a bug in the theme? I am using sections.

Thanks

April 6, 2018 at 11:19 pm #543501

Hi there,

Are you putting javascript directly into the content editor?

April 7, 2018 at 5:52 am #543678

Hi Tom. Yes. Other JavaScript code works fine. Just an issue with the slashes. Would you recommend another approach of inserting tha JavaScript?

Thanks

April 7, 2018 at 11:03 am #543946

Javascript shouldn't typically be added within the editor - it will strip parts of it and it will break.

However, this article has some options that might help: https://www.godaddy.com/garage/3-ways-to-insert-javascript-into-wordpress-pages-or-posts/

April 7, 2018 at 7:43 pm #544175

Hi Tom.
Thanks for the tip. I am using Scripts and Styles plugin now. Works great! :)

April 7, 2018 at 10:15 pm #544212

Awesome :)

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