Title: PHP 8.1 compatibility replace FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING
Last modified: October 26, 2023

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# PHP 8.1 compatibility replace FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING

 *  [Austin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/austyfrosty/)
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 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-8-1-compatibility-replace-filter_sanitize_string/)
 * PHP 8.1 deprecates `FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING`. Suggested replacement is to use `
   FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS`

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