Title: backslash issue
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# backslash issue

 *  Resolved [kalmarnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalmarnet/)
 * (@kalmarnet)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backslash-issue/)
 * Excellent plugin, thank you. All testimonials, whether submitted through the 
   web form or the backend are showing a backslash before apostrophes:
    Ex: _I\’
   m an 86 year old woman who\’s had_
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/hms-testimonials/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/hms-testimonials/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Jeff K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreitje/)
 * (@kreitje)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backslash-issue/#post-4077666)
 * Hey kalmarnet,
 * I am looking into this. What version of the plugin are you using?
 *  Thread Starter [kalmarnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalmarnet/)
 * (@kalmarnet)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backslash-issue/#post-4077673)
 * Awesome, thank you for speedy reply. Version 2.1.7.
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreitje/)
 * (@kreitje)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backslash-issue/#post-4077678)
 * I see where the web form would not escape remove the the backslashes but the 
   backend should have been doing it.
 * Can you change the testimonial in the backend to
 * > I’m an 86 year old woman who’s had
 *  and save it to see if the backslashes are gone.?
 *  Thread Starter [kalmarnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalmarnet/)
 * (@kalmarnet)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backslash-issue/#post-4077689)
 * Yes, I can fix it. Here’s the weird part, if I create testimonial in the backend
   but leave the Source of Testimonial blank so that it throws an error, the testimonial
   text gets the backslash escape character on the apostrophes.
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreitje/)
 * (@kreitje)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backslash-issue/#post-4077693)
 * Fixing that as we speak. I will be pushing an update in the next 5 – 10 minutes
   fixing these issues.
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreitje/)
 * (@kreitje)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backslash-issue/#post-4077696)
 * v.2.1.8 is now out that should fix these issues.
 * Thanks for letting me know of this bug.
 *  Thread Starter [kalmarnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalmarnet/)
 * (@kalmarnet)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backslash-issue/#post-4077699)
 * Wow, I wish you authored all my plugins!
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreitje/)
 * (@kreitje)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backslash-issue/#post-4077704)
 * 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [Jeff K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreitje/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backslash-issue/#post-4077704)
 * Status: resolved