I have version 3.5.3. My blog has many post titles that refer to coupon amounts and savings. I've noticed the homepage excerpts for some titles generate an error in the comment link/text. See attached image 'comments-link' which shows this
"/1 Dole Salads Coupon!">5 comments "
instead of
"5 comments"

Seems to happen when the title contains special characters like colon and dollar sign with a number:
e.g. COUPONS: Rare $1/1 Dole Salads Coupon!

Had a similar error on a post called COUPONS: $1/1 Horizon Dairy Product + More!

Is this a known error? What can be done until the software is fixed? Thanks

This post might help you. Be sure and do the rename of the original file just in case so you can go back if it doesn't work. I mentions it is for Atahualpa 3.4.6 but the files may be the same but all the more reason to no overwrite the original file.

Thanks lmilesw, but I'm reluctant to try since that thread from Mar 2009 also says
"This fix will be included in version 3.5.4 which should be out shortly "

Any other ideas that are more specific to the comments line on homepage?

what is the url?
I just put that title in a post on 353 and have no problem. Edit the post and what is in the 'Atahualpa Post Options' section of the post page?

url is http://couponproblog.com
the title problem does not show on individual page view, but only on homepage excerpt or if search results return that post (e.g. look at this search page to see it: http://couponproblog.com/?s=dole+salads

The page options are:
Footer homepage:
<image(comment-gray.gif)> %comments('Leave a comment', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% &nbsp; <image(folder-gray.gif)> %categories-linked(', ')% %tags-linked('&nbsp; <image(tag-gray.gif)> ', ', ', ' &nbsp; ')% %edit(' | ', 'Edit', '')%
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What happens if you use a dash instead of a slash?