Nothing to fix – %20 is a perfectly good way to handle spaces in URLs.
Are your URLs working okay?
Thanks, vkaryl, for your reply.
Before I could test the affected URL, I changed it and put in the “correct” URL without the characters.
After getting your reply, I tried to duplicate the problem: I “Pressed” the National Geographic article again. … The first time I tried this the “20” character appeared in the title of the post, as well as the URL.
This time there was no problem at all: no “20” anywhere. … So I think I’m OK now, but I can’t imagine why all those 20s first appeared.
Maybe it has something to do with “first pancake” factor: my wife tells me to throw the first pancake to the birds: the first time never comes out right.
Thanks again for the quick reply … RB
It’s odd that it showed the %20s once and not again, but as long as your links are working, that’s what counts!
I’ve had a similar problem. It was when I’ve used the PressIT bookmarklet in Firefox _AND_ when I wasn’t logged into WordPress at the time. It opens the login box, and then I’ve logged in. Then the spaces are 20%, and : / are also replaced. However, if I’m logged into WordPress at the time, and I don’t get the login box, but go straight to the pressit popup, then it’s fine.
I’ve also mentioned it in this thread
