v1.5.5 added some security guards.
A temporary fix for this is:
Copy:
/ADMIN_FOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_sanitize.php
To:
/ADMIN_FOLDER/includes/init_includes/overrides/init_sanitize.php
On or around line: 216
Find:
$group = array('products_description', 'coupon_desc', 'file_contents', 'categories_description', 'message_html', 'banners_html_text', 'pages_html_text', 'comments');
Change to:
$group = array('products_description', 'coupon_desc', 'file_contents', 'categories_description', 'message_html', 'banners_html_text', 'pages_html_text', 'comments'[B], 'col_html_text'[/B]);
Originally posted in the Flexible Footer Columns Menu for 1.5.x thread
buildingblocks:
using this patch will render the html properly on the front end
INSERT INTO flexible_footer_menu (page_id, language_id, page_title, page_url, col_header, col_image, col_html_text, status, col_sort_order, col_id, date_added, last_update) VALUES
(15, 1, 'Discount Coupons', 'index.php?main_page=discount_coupon', '', '', 'Get <font color="red">5% off</font><br />\r\nyour <u>first purchase</u><br />\r\nat my <i>demo site</i>!', 1, 24, 2, '2013-06-24 09:20:12', '2013-06-24 16:55:10');
>
> but if I edit and update it in admin the html breaks and is rendered in phpmyadmin, col_html_text, as
>
> Get <font color="red">5% off</font><br />
> your <u>first purchase</u><br />
> at my <i>demo site</i>!