Title: Escaping <?php problems
Last modified: December 31, 2021

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# Escaping <?php problems

 *  [pavelberg1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pavelberg1/)
 * (@pavelberg1)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/escaping-php-problems/)
 * Hi! Your plugin is very good – it is simple and sufficient.
 * I have not studied PHP and I ask for help in solving my problem. The Code Editor
   requires escaping `<` for `<?php`. I have tried many escaping options, but I 
   have not achieved the result. What should I wrap `<` for the code to become correct
   for the shortcode?
 * This is my code:
 *     ```
       <div class="sitemap">
       	<h2 class="sitemap-series">Series</h2>
       		<?php $variable = wp_list_categories('taxonomy=series&echo=0&show_count=1&orderby=term_group&order=ASC&hide_empty=1&use_desc_for_title=1&child_of=0&feed=/RSS&title_li=&depth=0&current_category=0&pad_counts=1&walker=Walker&hide_title_if_empty=false&separator=');
       		$resultStr = str_replace(array("(", ")"), array("<font color='#000000'>", "</font>"), "$variable");
       		echo $resultStr;
       		?>
       </div>
       ```
   
 * Thanks!

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## Tags

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 * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/)
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 * Last reply from: [pavelberg1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pavelberg1/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/escaping-php-problems/)
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