Notifications - HTML is displayed for mentions in Microblogs and Blogs

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.0.0 DXP SP1, Master
• Fix Version/s: 7.0.0 DXP FP5, 7.0.0 DXP SP1, 7.0.3 CE GA4, 7.1.X, Master
• Component/s: Collaboration, Collaboration > Blogs, Collaboration > Microblogs
• Labels:
  • front-end
  • liferay-digital-enterprise-70-sp1
  • liferay-fixpack-de-5-7010
• Branch Version/s:
  7.0.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Fix Priority: 3
• Sprint: Jasponyx, Manganbabingtonite
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/42247

Steps to reproduce

1. Add a new user
2. Add Contacts Center portlet to page
3. Connect to new user via Contacts Center
4. Login as new user
5. Navigate to Notifications > Requests List
6. Confirm connection request of Test Test
7. Login as Test Test
8. Add Microblogs portlet to page
9. Update status and mention new user
10. Login as new user
11. Navigate to Notifications > Notifications List

Expected result: A hyperlink to username displays
Actual result: The href syntax for the username displays. Please see attached screenshot.

Also reproducible in Blogs when adding a comment. & #64;username appears instead of @username

Reproduced on:
Tomcat 8.0.32 + MySQL 5.6
Portal master GIT ID: f535e13ab98e7eb800786cc75d2f1b72d1eee04b
Portal ee-7.0.x GIT ID: 670b8c4169c4bcfefbd50a8f5dd549f85555ddf9
Liferay Portal GA3