[Steven Zahm]

@ shanna

RE: would mind telling me what version of PHP and WP you tested with

Sure…

WP 4.8, Theme: Twenty Seventeen
PHP 5.3.29 – 7.1.2

RE: this problem is occuring only for the second and subsequent save of rich text

Ok, no matter how many times I click the “Update” button to save the ad, the double quotes are never escaped.

RE: i will try again, and this time remove all other plugins except the two that seem to be conflicting

Let me know what you learn.