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Custom Modules / Components can't save HTML

I have a problem, with my custom components and modules. In the form XML i created this field

<field name="bio" type="editor" height="250" label="Biography"
            description="Intro To The Artist"  buttons="true" />

Now the data loads correctly from the DB. I output the Wyswig editor and the correct html with this code in the view $this->form->getInput('bio'); However when I save, the form. everything is saved as expected except, all html is stripped.

I don't know where this usually happens, even when I add the XML to a module (the module takes care of all the rendering usually). All displays fine, but the HTML get's stripped.

The Joomla wiki seems incomplete on and I can't find helpful information on how to solve this issue.

Thanks

Solution

  • The solution was found on google groups. I needed to add filter="safehtml" to the field

    <field name="bio" type="editor" height="250" label="Biography" filter="safehtml" 
            description="Intro To The Artist"  buttons="true" />

    I believe this is Joomla 1.6 specific, also another setting might be filter="raw"