When do I need to use esc_html()? [duplicate]

What does escape mean?

1. esc_attr should be used when you want to escape an HTML attribute, such as class, placeholder, type, title, etc.
2. esc_html should be used when you want to escape HTML blocks.
3. esc_url should be used when you want to escape URL's (links).

1. What does Esc_html __ do?
2. What is Esc_html __ in WordPress?
3. What is Esc_attr?
4. How do I echo HTML in WordPress?

What does Esc_html __ do?

esc_html__( string $text, string $domain = 'default' ) is a function used by theme and plugin developers to return HTML code, translated according to the loaded text domain and properly escaped, in order to avoid client-side vulnerabilities (i.e. Cross-site scripting).

What is Esc_html __ in WordPress?

esc_html__ › WordPress Function

Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings. Default 'default'. Required: No Default: 'default'

What is Esc_attr?

esc_attr() is written specifically for escaping a string that is to be used as an html attribute, which means also escaping single and double-quote characters etc. In general, it's better to use the data validation API that WP provides rather than the generic PHP functions.

How do I echo HTML in WordPress?

php $counter = get_posts(); $i = 0; while ($i < count($counter)) $args = array( 'posts_per_page' => 1,'offset' => $i ); $i = $i + 3; $lastposts = get_posts( $args ); foreach ( $lastposts as $post ) : setup_postdata( $post ); $permalink = the_permalink(); $thumbnail = the_post_thumbnail_url(); echo '<a href="'.