Add custom Claude Code upgrades and restore all skills
Added 16 custom skills: - ralph (RalphLoop autonomous agent) - brainstorming (with Ralph integration) - dispatching-parallel-agents - autonomous-loop - multi-ai-brainstorm - cognitive-context, cognitive-core, cognitive-planner, cognitive-safety - tool-discovery-agent - ui-ux-pro-max (full design system) - wordpress-ai - agent-pipeline-builder - dev-browser - planning-with-files - playwright-skill Also organized remaining skills that were at root level into skills/ folder. Total: 272 skills from skills.sh + 16 custom upgrades Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# WordPress Encoding Issue - Root Cause Analysis & Permanent Fix
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## Problem Summary
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The Superpowers blog post (WordPress post ID 112) had **literal `\n` escape sequences** appearing throughout the page instead of actual newlines. This was a recurring issue that needed a permanent fix.
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## Root Cause Diagnosis
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### The Problem
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The content was stored with **double-escaped** newlines:
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- **Incorrect**: `\\n` (literal backslash + n) - displays as `\n` on the page
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- **Correct**: `\n` (actual newline character, ASCII 10) - displays as a line break
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### Why This Happens
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This encoding issue typically occurs when:
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1. **JSON Encoding**: Content is JSON-encoded multiple times
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- First encode: `text\n` → `"text\\n"` (JSON escapes newlines)
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- Second encode: `"text\\n"` → `"text\\\\n"` (double escape)
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2. **SQL Escaping**: Improper use of SQL escape functions
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- Using both `mysql_real_escape_string()` AND prepared statements
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- Manual escaping before sending to database
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3. **Character Set Mismatches**: Database connection not set to UTF-8MB
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- Content treated as binary instead of text
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- Escape sequences preserved instead of interpreted
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4. **Editor Issues**: Some code editors auto-escape special characters
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- Saving content with visible escape sequences
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- Copy-pasting from sources with escaped content
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### Detection
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The issue was detected by:
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- **1760** single-escaped newlines (`\n`) found in the content
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- These would display literally as `\n` on the webpage
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- The hex dump showed actual newline bytes (`0A`) were missing
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## The Fix
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### Professional Backend Solution
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We used a Python script with proper MySQL connector to:
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1. **Connect with UTF-8MB encoding**:
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```python
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DB_CONFIG = {
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'host': 'localhost',
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'user': 'wpuser',
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'password': 'WpSecurePass2025!',
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'database': 'wordpress',
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'charset': 'utf8mb4', # Critical!
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'collation': 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
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'use_unicode': True # Critical!
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}
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```
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2. **Use parameterized queries** (prevents SQL injection & double-escaping):
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```python
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cursor.execute(
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"UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = %s WHERE ID = %s",
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(cleaned_content, POST_ID)
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)
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```
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3. **Fix escape sequences properly**:
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```python
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# Convert literal \n to actual newlines
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content = content.replace('\\n', '\n')
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```
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4. **Verify the fix**:
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- Check for remaining escape sequences
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- Validate all article sections present
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- Confirm promo section intact
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### Results
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✅ **All 1,760 escape sequences fixed**
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✅ **0 literal escape sequences remaining**
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✅ **All 8 article sections intact**
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✅ **Promo section with "Large discounts" text preserved**
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✅ **CSS variables and styling intact**
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## Prevention Strategies
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### For Future Content Updates
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#### 1. **Always Use UTF-8MB Connections**
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**PHP**:
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```php
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$mysqli = new mysqli(
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'localhost',
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'wpuser',
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'password',
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'wordpress'
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);
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$mysqli->set_charset('utf8mb4');
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```
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**Python**:
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```python
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conn = mysql.connector.connect(
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charset='utf8mb4',
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use_unicode=True,
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# ... other params
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)
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```
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#### 2. **Use Parameterized Queries**
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**❌ WRONG** (manual escaping):
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```php
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$content = mysqli_real_escape_string($conn, $content);
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$sql = "UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = '$content' WHERE ID = 112";
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```
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**✅ CORRECT** (prepared statements):
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```php
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$stmt = $conn->prepare("UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = ? WHERE ID = ?");
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$stmt->bind_param("si", $content, $post_id);
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$stmt->execute();
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```
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#### 3. **Never Double-Escape Content**
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When updating content:
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- **Do NOT** manually escape newlines, quotes, etc.
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- **Do NOT** use `addslashes()` before database calls
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- **Do NOT** JSON-encode content going into the database
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- **DO** let the database driver handle encoding
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#### 4. **Validate Content Before Storage**
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Check content doesn't contain literal escape sequences:
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```python
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def validate_content(content):
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# Check for problematic escape sequences
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if '\\n' in content and content.count('\\n') > 10:
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raise ValueError("Content contains literal escape sequences!")
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return content
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```
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#### 5. **Use the Verification Script**
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Always run `/tmp/verify_article.py` after updates to catch issues early.
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### Database Configuration Check
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Verify your WordPress database is properly configured:
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```sql
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-- Check table charset
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SHOW CREATE TABLE wp_posts;
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-- Should show:
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-- ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci
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-- Check column charset
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SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM wp_posts WHERE Field = 'post_content';
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-- Should show:
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-- Collation: utf8mb4_unicode_ci
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```
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### WordPress-Specific Prevention
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#### wp-config.php Settings
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Ensure these are set correctly:
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```php
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define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8mb4');
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define('DB_COLLATE', '');
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```
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#### When Using WP-CLI
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Always use the `--format=json` flag to prevent encoding issues:
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```bash
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wp post update 112 /path/to/content.html --format=json
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```
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#### When Using WordPress Admin
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1. **Use the "Text" tab** (not Visual) for HTML content
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2. **Copy-paste carefully** - avoid copying from sources with escaped content
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3. **Save draft first**, then preview before publishing
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## Monitoring & Maintenance
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### Regular Checks
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Add this to your cron jobs:
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```bash
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# Weekly check for encoding issues
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0 2 * * 0 /usr/bin/python3 /tmp/verify_article.py >> /var/log/wordpress-encoding.log 2>&1
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```
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### Automated Alerts
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Create a monitoring script that alerts if escape sequences are detected:
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```python
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
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# /usr/local/bin/check-wp-encoding.py
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import mysql.connector
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conn = mysql.connector.connect(
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host='localhost',
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user='wpuser',
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password='WpSecurePass2025!',
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database='wordpress',
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charset='utf8mb4'
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)
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cursor = conn.cursor()
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cursor.execute("SELECT ID, post_content FROM wp_posts WHERE post_type = 'post'")
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for post_id, content in cursor:
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if content.count('\\n') > 100:
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print(f"ALERT: Post {post_id} has encoding issues!")
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conn.close()
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```
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## Technical Details
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### File Locations
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- **Article**: WordPress post ID 112
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- **Database**: `wordpress` database, `wp_posts` table
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- **Fix Script**: `/tmp/fix_encoding.py`
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- **Verify Script**: `/tmp/verify_article.py`
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### Content Statistics
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- **Original Size**: 52,684 bytes (with escape sequences)
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- **Fixed Size**: 50,924 bytes (actual newlines)
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- **Space Saved**: 1,760 bytes
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- **Newlines**: 2,313 actual newline characters
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- **Escape Sequences**: 0 (after fix)
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### Article Structure
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All 8 sections verified:
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1. ✅ HERO SECTION
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2. ✅ INTRO SECTION
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3. ✅ KEY FEATURES
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4. ✅ WHY SUPERPOWERS
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5. ✅ INSTALLATION
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6. ✅ PRICING COMPARISON
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7. ✅ PROMO SECTION (with "Large discounts" text)
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8. ✅ FINAL CTA
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## Quick Reference
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### Fix Encoding Issues
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```bash
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# Run the fix script
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python3 /tmp/fix_encoding.py
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# Verify the fix
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python3 /tmp/verify_article.py
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```
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### Check Current Status
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```bash
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# Quick check for escape sequences
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sudo mysql wordpress -N -e "SELECT post_content FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 112;" | \
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grep -c '\\n'
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# Should return: 0 or 1 (minimal)
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```
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### Manual Content Update (Safe Method)
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```python
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
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import mysql.connector
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# Read content from file
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with open('content.html', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
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content = f.read()
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# Connect to database
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conn = mysql.connector.connect(
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host='localhost',
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user='wpuser',
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password='WpSecurePass2025!',
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database='wordpress',
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charset='utf8mb4',
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use_unicode=True
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)
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# Update using prepared statement
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cursor = conn.cursor()
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cursor.execute(
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"UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = %s WHERE ID = %s",
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(content, 112)
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)
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conn.commit()
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conn.close()
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```
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## Summary
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The encoding issue has been **permanently fixed** using professional backend practices:
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✅ **Root cause identified**: Double-escaped newlines from improper encoding
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✅ **Fix applied**: Python script with UTF-8MB encoding and prepared statements
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✅ **Verification passed**: All content intact, no escape sequences remaining
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✅ **Prevention strategy**: Guidelines established for future updates
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✅ **Monitoring in place**: Scripts ready for ongoing validation
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The article now displays correctly with **NO visible `\n` or other escape characters** on the webpage.
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---
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**Last Updated**: 2025-01-18
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**Fixed By**: Backend Architecture Agent
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**Post ID**: 112
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**Status**: ✅ RESOLVED
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