Title: Encoding issues only in entry-content
Last modified: June 5, 2019

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# Encoding issues only in entry-content

 *  Resolved [hitomiie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hitomiie/)
 * (@hitomiie)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encoding-issues-only-in-entry-content/)
 * Hi WP lovers,
 * My WP 5.0.4 is having encoding issues, but only in the entry-content markup. 
   I am not sure, but i think it happened when I installed a new plugin (Easy foot
   notes – no issues about encoding on the plugin page), that I deactivated and 
   deleted now.
 * So it means all the accents are good everywhere (menu, titles, ..) except in 
   the main content area.
 * I’ve tried different fixes, but nothing works so far:
 * – charset is indeed in UTF8;
    – i’ve checked and tried to change the collation
   of my DB in MySQL: UTF8_unicode_ci or UTF8_general_ci -> no changes; – i’ve checked
   and tried to change the collation of the wp_post table -> no changes;
 * My host only have PHP 5.5, i cannot update WP to 5.2.1.
 * Any new ideas..?
 * Thank you very much.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fencoding-issues-only-in-entry-content%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encoding-issues-only-in-entry-content/#post-11609712)
 * My recommendation is to move away from that hosting provider.
 * PHP 5.5 was discontinued in January 2016: [https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php](https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php)
 * That means your hosting provider has not been able to patch any PHP security 
   vulnerabilities on your server for the past 3 and a half years.
 * WordPress currently requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher, and recommends PHP 7.3.
 * All of our recommended hosting providers offer this: [https://wordpress.org/hosting/](https://wordpress.org/hosting/)
 * You can move WordPress following this guide: [https://wordpress.org/support/article/moving-wordpress/](https://wordpress.org/support/article/moving-wordpress/)
 *  Thread Starter [hitomiie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hitomiie/)
 * (@hitomiie)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encoding-issues-only-in-entry-content/#post-11610649)
 * Hi James,
 * thank you for your suggestion. Indeed, I have to find a new provider – and it
   has been my plans for the near future.
 * I’ve just started back debugging this issue, turns out it’s the Social Warfare
   plugin that has been messing up the encoding in entry-content. Don’t know why,
   though.
 * I was so sure it was a newly installed plugin that generate this problem, that
   I forgot the basics: deactivate all plugins and see what’s happening.
 * So this post is kinda resolved. Thank you!

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## Tags

 * [charset](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/charset/)
 * [db](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/db/)
 * [encoding](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/encoding/)
 * [utf8](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/utf8/)

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 * Last reply from: [hitomiie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hitomiie/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encoding-issues-only-in-entry-content/#post-11610649)
 * Status: resolved

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