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namespace Yoast\WP\SEO\Helpers;
* A helper object for sanitization.
class Sanitization_Helper {
* Emulate the WP native sanitize_text_field function in a %%variable%% safe way.
* @codeCoverageIgnore We have to write test when this method contains own code.
* @param string $value String value to sanitize.
* @return string The sanitized string.
public function sanitize_text_field( $value ) {
return WPSEO_Utils::sanitize_text_field( $value );
* Sanitize a url for saving to the database.
* Not to be confused with the old native WP function.
* @codeCoverageIgnore We have to write test when this method contains own code.
* @param string $value String URL value to sanitize.
* @param array $allowed_protocols Optional set of allowed protocols.
* @return string The sanitized URL.
public function sanitize_url( $value, $allowed_protocols = [ 'http', 'https' ] ) {
return WPSEO_Utils::sanitize_url( $value, $allowed_protocols );