Glossary Entry: Handling HTML Entities in Translations

**Term:** HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites. Entities

**Description:**

• When translating WordPress plugins and themes, certain HTML entities must be preserved exactly as in the original source.
• Do **not** replace these entities with normal quotation marks (`”`) or apostrophes (`’`) or other characters during translation.
• Reason: These entities ensure safe and correct rendering and parsing of HTML markup. Incorrect substitutions can lead to XSS vulnerabilities, broken rendering, JSONJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. parsing errors, or other technical issues.

**Common HTML Entities to Preserve:**

• &`#8220;` — Left double quotation mark (“)
• &`#8221;` — Right double quotation mark (”)
• &`#8217` — Right single quotation mark / apostrophe (’)
• &`lt;` — Less than sign ()
• &`amp;` — Ampersand (&)

**Example:**
Original stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings.:
`Note: If “Blog profile only” mode is enabled…`

Correct translation must keep the entities intact:
`참고: “블로그 프로필만” 모드가 활성화된 경우…`

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Adding this glossary entry helps translators and reviewers avoid technical errors caused by incorrect substitution of HTML entities, especially when using machine translation or automated tools.

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